Category: Links of Interest
Do We Need More Male Employment or a Mindset Shift?
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[Derek Thompson floats the theory that the low rates of male employment is due to the huge decline in construction and manufacturing jobs](https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/06/the-missing-men/488858/). At the same time we see a rise in traditionally female jobs like health care aide, medical secretary… He says that the US may need a huge construction project to get these
A reason not to purchase smart appliances
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While [Cory Doctrow’s Unauthorized Bread](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/01/unauthorized-bread-a-near-future-tale-of-refugees-and-sinister-iot-appliances/), is fiction it’s not far off what companies want if we let them. John Deer already does this by bricking their tractors, and while Apple is doing a bit better with their repair programs lately…they still don’t want anyone else touching their toys. Add to this the almost [weekly security
David Sparks on Task Lists and Calendars
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[David Sparks has a great post on the relationship between task managers and calendars](https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2020/10/the-relationship-between-task-lists-and-calendars). I’ve fallen into the same groove. Things 3 is handling my tasks, and I time block on my calendar at the end of every week. Then I check in each day to see what was planned and to make sure that
Bruce Johnson – Thoughts on the Moonlander From ZSA
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I’ve got one of these coming and the more I see of it the more I wish I had it already. 32 layers FTW and those thumb clusters make me drool.
10 Blocks of Time – How Matt Ragland Time Blocks
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Don’t think this is what works with me, but maybe Matt’s method of time blocking will work for you. I’d certainly recommend trying it if you’re not doing anything about time blocking right now. > I’ve got a course coming on time blocking too, [subscribe to make sure you hear about it](https://curtismchale.ca)
Three Methods of Task Management
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I like the observation around 5:00 about the issues with different types of systems. Paper systems are a bunch of management in flipping pages. Yes I know paper planner people say (and I agree) that if it’s feeling like too much management it’s because the tasks you’re moving around are of little value. The problem
Dave Lee – Secret Laptop Club
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Hrm, I wonder if these laptops run linux?
GTD in Under 8 Minutes
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Decent shortish video on how to do GTD.
Part 4 Chris Lawley iPad Hardware
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I’ve wanted that CalDigit dock since I saw him show it off a year ago. It’s expensive, then it’s much more expensive in Canada.
Justin OmniFocus Setup and Channels of Work
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I used to do something like Justin’s work channels in that I’d only allow myself 2 main projects. Usually that was one client project and one personal project. I’ve fallen a bit out of that. I usually have one “big” client project in a week. One “big” me project in a week, but then making