The Life-Changing Magic of Lazy-ing Up
I have a secret.
I’m really lazy.
Because I’m lazy, I’m always trying to figure out how to get out of doing things.
For instance, I hate typing my email address on my iPhone. I mean, come on, you have to change keyboards twice just to get to the @ and symbols.
So, I set up a keyboard shortcut for my email address: When I type in my initials “ky” the keyboard spits out my email address. When I type in “oad” (short for: office address) it types out my full work address.
I also have a keyboard shortcut for long names. My wonderful editor at Harper Collins is Soyolmaa Lkhagvadori. When I type “sl” the keyboard magically types out her first name (correctly, each time).
Want to know how to be lazy and get away with it? Read on!
XO
Kalika
“Think of many things; do one.”
— PORTUGUESE PROVERB
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Don’t you hate leaving the store only to realize that you forgot the actual thing you went there for?
Well, there’s an app for that.
In the Reminders app, you can set a reminder to notify you when you arrive at or leave a location (For example, I have reminders that go off when I arrive at my daughter’s“ school. Drop off-field trip form? Check!)
GETTING THINGS DONE
BY DAVID ALLEN
David Allen is the guru of hyper-productivity & Getting Things Done (GTD)
He’s also a former heroin addict.
I learned that when I took his advanced GTD course a few years ago.
Keeping stuff in his head, he said, led to anxiety, drugs and a stint in a mental institution.
GTD gist? Get things out of your head and keep your mind clear for real creative work.
His book was and is a massive best seller and has led to a cult following. Getting Things Done
One of his best tips is to never put anything on a to-do list that isn’t clear or specific.
Don’t write “Mom’s birthday present,” Instead, write “order mom birthday present (candle from Diptyque) by Monday.”
When you have unanswered questions, “it’s like having a monkey on your back that won’t shut up.”
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