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| bio | website | gplus.to/asfallows |
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| location | Philadelphia, PA | |
| age | 25 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 9 months |
| seen | May 2 at 15:18 | |
| stats | profile views | 6 |
My name is Andrew Fallows - I'm a Software Engineering Major at RIT. Currently on co-op in the Boston area. Particular areas of interest are programming languages and personal productivity but I'm still very much in "learn everything, try anything once" mode when it comes to technology.
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Mar 28 |
answered | What physical actions can trigger psychological and physiological changes to be more productive? |
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Mar 28 |
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What physical actions can trigger psychological and physiological changes to be more productive? I have a feeling that this is very personal and varies depending on circumstances. I've recently begun to experience dramatic benefits from mindfulness meditation because I have a tendency to let my mind race a mile a minute, and when that happens I have trouble focusing in on a single task. You're right that meditation is low arousal, but for some, like myself, the key to engaging in a task at a high arousal level is to first do a "reboot" of sorts, clearing out the arousal from other thoughts and activities. |
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Dec 29 |
awarded | Necromancer |
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Aug 16 |
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Stop avoiding bad news Motto: Don't Panic. |
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Aug 15 |
answered | What's the best task manager with sync with Android? |
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Aug 15 |
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What's the best task manager with sync with Android? I made a sincere attempt at using Evernote for task/to-do management a while ago and I really couldn't do it. Evernote is an -awesome- program, but it's not build to be a task manager and it falls way short on features for that particular goal compared to programs which have task management first in mind. |
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Aug 8 |
answered | Can someone help me speed up my workflow (accessing spreadsheets) |
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Aug 8 |
answered | Improve 10 finger typing: app to force the correct shift-key |
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Aug 8 |
answered | A time-management watch with alarms, timers and vibration? |
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Jul 27 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Jul 24 |
answered | New and interesting ways of getting up in the morning? |
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Jul 6 |
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Why am I not able to motivate myself to code? Intrinsic motivation > extrinsic motivation |
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Jul 6 |
answered | Why am I not able to motivate myself to code? |
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Jul 3 |
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Is it possible to learn foreign languages effectively by watching tv series? Not an answer to the direct question, so I'll leave a comment: An important thing to consider with TV shows and movies is that the shows might have a narrow vocabulary because of their setting (crime shows will talk about violence, laws, etc, and sports shows will talk about sports, and so on), so if you want to use TV shows and movies to learn a language, it is very advisable to use material with a wide range of subject matter and style, so that you don't get all your learning from a subculture. |
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Jul 2 |
answered | How to correctly resume yourself with the same enthusiasm after sleep? |
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Jun 27 |
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Touch typing Catch-22: How do I switch from hunt-and-peck without losing too much productivity during the switch? I like this sentiment; generally I agree with "use what works and don't worry too much about it being proper." But, speaking as someone who used to use a free-form way of typing and now uses touch-typing, I am much faster and more comfortable now that I'm using this method. The biggest benefit isn't speed, either, it's the fact that I can be paying attention to what's on my screen while I'm typing, not only to better catch typos but to look out for dialogs or other things that might make the keys I type do something unexpected. |
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Jun 27 |
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Touch typing Catch-22: How do I switch from hunt-and-peck without losing too much productivity during the switch? Not specifically related to switching to TT without a productivity hit, but here's something that really helped me improve my touch typing: Spend some of your practice time typing with your eyes closed. The instinct to look down at the keyboard starts to go away when looking down doesn't help. |
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Jun 25 |
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How can we use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to code more efficiently? For mouse clicking, an option you might want to consider is AutoHotkey - it's a system that allows you to write simple scripts including hotkeys that replace some keystrokes with others. You should be able to find a hotkey that you can map to send left-click, right-click, etc. |
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Jun 25 |
answered | How can we use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to code more efficiently? |
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Jun 21 |
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Does sitting with back straight really improve focus (and productivity)? I'd be inclined to agree with this in general, with the caveat that, as @RUPASHREE mentioned, any posture which measurably decreases the quality of your breathing or circulation will have a negative effect. And obviously, if you have bad posture by habit, spending time consciously working on posture will be detrimental to your productivity during that time, but if the end result (once proper posture is habitual) provides a marked increase in productivity, then there's an argument in favor of it. |
