Look at [tag:time-management]
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How do you fill in the “dead” time when using a computer?
Working with a computer generates periods of "wasted" or "dead" time. I'm talking about the time during which the computer compiles your program, performs a sophisticated computation or downloads an ...
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How do other parents find the time?
I've been a father for several years and I find that my most productive personal hours outside of typical work day are between the hours of 9:30-11pm. Everything before that is consumed by work, ...
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How to use bathroom time effectively
I spend a non-neglible time in the bathroom, sitting on the pot.
It occured to me that I could be using the time better and not let precious productivity time literally go to waste.
So, how do I ...
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How can I decide when it's worth it to spend money to save time?
I've recently started thinking that I should spend more money in order to save time. Examples of this include:
paying to get my laundry done instead of doing it myself
sometimes taking a taxi ...
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Is there such a thing as a package receiving service?
Is there such a thing as a monthly fee/rent-based service that gives you a "virtual" address to which you can ship your packages, and pick them up at your convenience? Something that would eliminate ...
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How to use the second brain of the Stack Exchange network in a productive way?
This network is full of up-to-date knowledge regarding more and more different topics. I don't know any other knowledge base (global brain) with similar properties and options and minimal redundancy. ...
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Do it yourself or delegate? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I decide when it's worth it to spend money to save time?
I found out that I'm a person who likes to do many things self but I found out that many people ...
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How to keep a task from taking up all available time
I will often arrive at work knowing that some task is the single most important thing I need to get done that day. I also know that it should not take all day, yet I always manage to drag it out such ...
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Desktop app/group of apps for todo list/time management
I use Listhings in my browser to make sticky notes and remind myself about stuff.
I am looking for an app/group of desktop apps for the same purposes.
What I want the app to be like:
Desktop ...
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Sleep quality depending on daytime
Let's say you do everything well to have a good sleep: no excitation before, light diner, good position in bed, ...
Also given you sleep as much as you need too and wake up naturally, is it better to ...
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Is it really useful to know too many things?
Recently I had a very strong thought about preventing myself from using the Internet. I found that I knew too many things - from daily news to facebook, twitter, and all kinds of garbage information ...
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How do you usually look for inspiration to move on?
Imagine the situation when you stuck with your everyday duties: you have a clear ultimate goal for this week/year/life, but the initial motivation you had when a project started is totally used up. In ...
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How to spend less time in compositions correction?
My girlfriend is an Italian teacher in an italian school. She usually takes quite a long time to correct the compostions.
Let's say at least 30-40 minutes each, and this is quite problematic because ...
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Reusability to enhance efficiencies
All of us are dealing with numerous presentations and documents in our day-to-day work life, and I am sure that with the process-oriented culture that runs in most organizations today, at least 70-75% ...
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Is It Worth The Time?
There was an xkcd recently that raises an interesting question, which I would like to pose to Productivity.SE.
The math of the chart is undeniable, so I am not asking "how much time is saved by doing ...
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How to conduct update status meetings, that are productive and time efficient [duplicate]
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Methods for reducing time spent in meetings
In my organization there is a priority project that has a status update meeting every Wednesday, and the only subject is to ...
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Good last hour gift ideas for friends or family? [closed]
What would be some innovative or useful gift ideas when you have only very limited time to eg: go buy, build, or compose ?
