30: Decision Analysis Paralysis
When you have a large amount of data available, it's easy to be paralyzed in making a decision about how to analyze it. The same is true when you have a lot of tasks and little clarity.
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When you have a large amount of data available, it's easy to be paralyzed in making a decision about how to analyze it. The same is true when you have a lot of tasks and little clarity.
"5 Flexible Work Strategies – and The Companies Thriving With Them" https://open.buffer.com/flexible-work-strategies/ by @AnnDiab
"The iPhone, a Camera Always With You – Tech That Makes Us Better" http://extratextuals.com/the-iphone-a-camera-always-with-you/ by @drewcoffman
OmniFocus 2.13 (out today) for iOS adds a way for us to let you know about important updates, and fixes bugs: https://www.omnigroup.com/releasenotes/omnifocus-ios/2.13
"Engineers and Ecologists: Which One Are You?" http://productivityist.com/engineers-and-ecologists/ by @mikedariano
I couldn't agree more. Drives me nuts when you can't give credit to someone's work. https://twitter.com/mattgemmell/status/714768710989426692
"Managing Others’ Perceptions" http://www.productivity501.com/managing-others-perceptions/9224/ by @Productivity501
"Markdown to LaTeX via Pandoc" http://www.practicallyefficient.com/home/2016/3/15/markdown-pandoc-latex by @practeff
"Crushing Work Marathons: a 3-Step Productivity Method for Avoiding All-Nighters" http://www.asianefficiency.com/productivity/a-3-step-productivity-method-for-avoiding-all-nighters/ by @worklifefitness
"A Harvard psychologist says people judge you based on 2 criteria when they first meet you" http://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-psychologist-amy-cuddy-how-people-judge-you-2016-1 by @Jenna
It's not a bad idea to review your app settings on occasion. That's what I recently did with @OmniFocus. http://joebuhlig.com/choosing-omnifocus-settings/
New Post: Choosing @OmniFocus Settings http://joebuhlig.com/choosing-omnifocus-settings/
"What Is An Enough List And How it Helped Me Enjoy Everyday" http://storylineblog.com/2016/03/16/enough/ by @alsomelissa
Between services and keyboard shortcuts, Automator does quite a bit for me. https://twitter.com/simplicitybliss/status/714371873551855616
"Finding Good Relationships In Adulthood" http://www.artofmanliness.com/2016/03/21/the-3-encounter-rule/ by @artofmanliness
No application setup is complete without tweaking the settings to your liking. This is the power (and struggle) of OmniFocus. Some of the available options make drastic changes while others lead to subtleties you may not notice.
I've never had an issue with Fantastical but this makes me think twice. https://twitter.com/drdrang/status/714165606514167808
"Twitter, a Space for Friendship – Tech That Makes Us Better" http://extratextuals.com/twitter-a-space-for-friendship-tech-that-makes-us-better/ by @drewcoffman
"Slack, I’m Breaking Up with You" https://medium.com/better-people/slack-i-m-breaking-up-with-you-54600ace03ea by @samuelhulick
"The Best Way To Prioritize" http://listproducer.com/2016/03/the-best-way-to-prioritize/ by @listproducer
"How I Test Ideas (Or: Discerning Good From Great)" https://shawnblanc.net/2012/01/idea-discernment/ by @shawnblanc
"7 Things Every Homeowner Should Know the Location Of" http://www.artofmanliness.com/2016/03/23/7-things-every-homeowner-should-know-the-location-of/ by @artofmanliness
Kudos to @1Password are well deserved. It's hard to imagine a digital world without it. https://twitter.com/jcenters/status/712380218829316096
"An Index of Ideas" http://shawnblanc.net/2016/03/an-index-of-ideas/ by @shawnblanc
"How to Develop Leadership Qualities: Advice from Bodybuilding Legend Joe Weider" http://www.artofmanliness.com/2016/03/23/how-to-develop-leadership-qualities-advice-from-bodybuilding-legend-joe-weider/ by @artofmanliness
Good article about acting on your intuition. https://twitter.com/bkkkk/status/712994921322586112
@hover I have an outstanding valet transfer that your team has been silent on for 10 days. I can't get a response. How do I get an update?
I wrote a script that automatically creates a report of completed tasks from @OmniFocus. http://joebuhlig.com/a-record-of-completed-tasks/
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