There’s a ton of information being produced now. Having an effective filter is useful. That’s why I like have a newsletter with a digest of news stories where I can skim quickly to see what’s there and anything that catches my eye. My favourites: The Skimm Morning Brew The Hustle The Information Netwealth Morning Business Roundup […]
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I’ve noticed that having the place where you take notes in the same place where you write your articles/blog posts, newsletters and books can make things much easier. There’s some time that needs to be invested in learning the system and then getting use to the system, sure. In my case, that means learning the
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Otter Notes is a great application for note taking. It’s an automatic transcription software (available in desktop and for iPhone/Android) — it does the transcription in real time and while it’s not perfect, it’s pretty accurate and very useful. I use it for taking personal notes (which I’ll put into Roam Research) instead of having
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I’ve never done graphics design before. I always thought it not within my field of expertise (it always seemed to “artsy” for me) and Adobe Photoshop just seems really intimidating requiring hundreds of hours of training. So for the last 10 years, I’ve always used a specialist graphics designer… until Canva that is. Produce Graphics
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The Benchmark Warren Buffett once mentioned in a TV interview that he doesn’t listen to podcasts because he can’t consume the content as fast as he can read. He reads 20–25 books a week. Imagine that. That’s more than what most people read in a year. But then again, Warren is not like most people. Charlie Munger,
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There’s a certain pride that comes with pulling all nighters not only in Silicon Valley but also in most other industries too like investment banking, accounting, legal, publishing, consulting, etc. It seems to be even more the case now in today’s fast paced, constantly digitally connected world where we’re always on the go. Arianna Huffington
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Is your browser cluttered with lots of tabs? Annoying, isn’t it? Just like emails, each tab represents a to-do item. When you have over 20 tabs open filled with blog articles to read, work related tabs, Facebook friends you have with chats open, Twitter… important tabs or tasks will get lost in the mess. Not to mention
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A question that I noticed pop up a lot when speaking with entrepreneurs is about how to stay productive or how to manage time wisely. After getting variations of the same questions, I decided to write these posts so I could refer people to it: https://ruizhidong.com/5-roadblocks-to-productivity/ https://ruizhidong.com/6-time-management-hacks/ Since then, I’ve made some changes to my
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Thinking of time as money is a good way to allocate your time when you’re working. Now I did say while you’re working. Not when you’re with your family/kids/loved ones/on dates etc. While it’s true that lost money can indeed be recouped but time cannot; lost money is actually more difficult to make back as an
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I’m reading a fantastic book by Chet Holmes, The Ultimate Sales Machine Are you struggling to find enough time to do what you want? Are you not as productive as you want to be? Most people spend their day being reactive, not proactive. They are reacting to their businesses, to constant distractions. Instead of focusing efforts on the
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