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How to automate your life instead of your code Pieter Lemmens - Dropsolid Todays challenges: Survive todays modern lifestyle Manage a constant stream of impulses Goal: How to reach a Zen state of mind? Nothing

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Pieter Lemmens - Dropsolid

How to automate your life instead

  • f your code
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Today’s challenges:

  • Survive today’s ‘modern’ lifestyle
  • Manage a constant stream of

impulses Goal:

  • How to reach a Zen state of

mind?

  • Nothing on your mind
  • Enjoy life
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About me

Service Delivery Manager @ Dropsolid Firefighter / Fire Prevention Officer / Teacher Paramedic 112 / responsible for the planning of our emergency medical service Actor in amateur theatre groups

We all have a lot going on… Therefore you need a system to manage all of this.

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Example

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Second brain (Getting Things Done)

Collect Organize Review Engage

(Action list)

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Collect Organize Review Engage

(Action list)

Second brain (Getting Things Done)

ACTIONABLE?

  • NO = DELETE / ARCHIVE
  • YES = TO ACTION LIST (< 2’ = DO NOW)
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Collect Organize Review Engage

(Action list)

ACTION LIST

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Second brain (Getting Things Done)

ACTIONABLE?

  • NO = DELETE / ARCHIVE
  • YES = TO ACTION LIST (< 2’ = DO NOW)
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Collect Organize Review Engage

(Action list)

ACTION LIST

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Second brain (Getting Things Done)

ACTIONABLE?

  • NO = DELETE / ARCHIVE
  • YES = TO ACTION LIST (< 2’ = DO NOW)
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Collect Organize Review Engage

(Action list)

ACTION LIST

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Second brain (Getting Things Done)

ACTIONABLE?

  • NO = DELETE / ARCHIVE
  • YES = TO ACTION LIST (< 2’ = DO NOW)
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ENGAGE = FOCUS

“It takes 23 minutes to get in to focus mode”

Pomodoro Technique = Focus block of 25 minutes of focus without interruptions.

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ENGAGE = FOCUS

Dare to say ‘No’ when focussing.

  • Do I have to do this immediately?
  • Do I have to drop everything?
  • Is this really urgent? If so, is it really important?
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Tools

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Tools : Gmail

  • Empty inbox

○ All mails = collect, organize, review, engage ○ Rules for automated labeling ○ Plugin: Move mails to GQueues

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Tools : gQueues

  • Projects (work):

○ project name, internal, operations, team,...

  • Time (work):

○ All tasks have a (recurring) date > Daily task list

  • Context (work):

○ call, read, think, write

ACTION LIST

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Tools : Google Calendar

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Tips & Tricks : REVIEW

  • Clean files/folders (Put files in the correct folder immediately, will save you time in the end)
  • Clean bookmarks (use folders)
  • Clean desktop (don’t store files locally, keep everything in one place)
  • Clean OS menu/dock (what do you really use?)
  • Clean desk

= clean mind

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Tips & Tricks : SHORTCUTS

  • Use custom search engines
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Tips & Tricks : SHORTCUTS

.NEW feature by Google Docs. Type this into any browser...

  • http://doc.new (New Doc)
  • http://sheet.new (New Sheet)
  • http://slide.new (New Slide)
  • http://form.new (New Form)
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Tips & Tricks : SHORTCUTS

Quickly open apps

  • CMD + space (Mac) / windows button (PC) = Search.
  • Use to open apps, calculate, …
  • Other tools to quickly open

apps/commands:

  • https://qsapp.com (mac)
  • https://www.alfredapp.com (mac)
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Tips & Tricks : SHO

Make screenshot on mac:

  • SHIFT + CMD + 3 = Make screenshot of full screen
  • SHIFT + CMD + 4 = Make screenshot of part of screen
  • SHIFT + CMD + 4, select area + press space bar = Drag selection area
  • SHIFT + CMD + 4, then press space bar = Make screenshot of 1 window
  • (Mojave only) SHIFT + CMD + 5 = Show menu with above options

> Hold CTRL to copy to clipboard instead of saving file on desktop

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Tips & Tricks : Slack

  • CMD + K (PC: CTRL + K) = switch to other person
  • /remind me to do this tasks in one hour

(or ‘More actions’ > ‘Remind me about this’)

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Tips & Tricks : Chrome

  • GQueues for Gmail / GQueues for Google Calendar
  • Linkclump: Lets you open multiple links at the same time.
  • Full Page Screen Capture Chrome plugin
  • Better History: A better look at your browsing history.
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In closing Optimize personal organisation = Clear mind, no worries and more time for fun stuff

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Books that might help you

https://www.bol.com/nl/f/getting-things-don e/39492293/?country=BE https://www.amazon.com/Procrastina tors-Handbook-Mastering-Art-Doing/ dp/0802775985

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The end

Questions?

pieter.lemmens@dropsolid.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/pieterlemmens/ https://twitter.com/pieterlemmens

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