#Productivity
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Why Multitasking Is Bad For Our Brains
The post argues that multitasking feels productive because it rewards quick task-switching, but it raises stress, weakens problem-solving, and makes focused work harder.
Want better IT talent? Recruit remote workers
The article argues that remote work expands access to IT talent, helps productivity and retention, and can improve diversity by letting companies hire beyond local and traditional on-site pools.
How to Be More Productive: The Chunking Technique
The post explains a productivity method built around “chunks” of focused work, usually 10 to 60 minutes, with natural start and finish, no interruptions, and breaks between chunks.
Why I Wake Up at 4:22 AM
The author explains a 4:22 A.M. morning routine built around chores, learning, reading, house logistics, planning, exercise, and sleep habits, arguing that small changes and better sleep quality make mornings more productive.
8 Small git tips
The post collects eight practical Git tips: partial staging, interactive rebase, stashing, a global ignore file, whitespace warnings, autosetuprebase, clearer logs, and amending commit messages.
O que significa parar e prestar atenção
A autora relata como a atenção plena, o silêncio e momentos de parar a ajudam a estar mais concentrada, produtiva e compassiva, mesmo numa rotina muito ocupada.
10x engineer: 10% of the time
The post argues that perceived productivity in software engineering comes from a few practiced habits: debugging well, staying unblocked, choosing between manual work and tools, and reading code effectively.
Programmer Momentum
The piece argues that coding progress depends on momentum built by keeping context loaded, planning the next steps, and avoiding interruptions, bugs, and stopping mid-flow.
A revisão semanal ~ The weekly review
The post explains a weekly GTD review: clear inboxes, check the tickler file, review last week’s calendar, review the coming week, and scan action lists for items to schedule or do.
The Delightfully Short Guide to Reading More Books
Leo Babauta says online reading cut into his book reading, and argues that simple habits like triggers, enjoyment, choosing books you like, carrying a book, and hiding devices can help you read more.
Jerry Seinfeld's Productivity Secret
Brad Isaac says Seinfeld’s productivity trick is to write every day, mark each day with a red X on a yearly calendar, and avoid breaking the chain so daily action compounds into results.
How to Better Retain Information from Books, Articles, and More
The piece argues that people forget most of what they read or hear, so retention depends on a system: take notes, review them regularly, and use objects or mementos to trigger recall.
3 Evernote Writing Tips from Best-Selling Author Tim Ferriss
The post revisits how Tim Ferriss used Evernote to research and write The 4-Hour Chef, with examples of clipping online research, capturing field notes, and staying paperless.
Finding Focus
Leo Babauta says focus returns when you step back, choose one important task, clear away distractions, and work for 10 minutes before giving yourself a short reward and starting again.
6 Subtle Things Highly Productive People Do Every Day
Tim Ferriss says productivity comes from managing mood, avoiding morning email, questioning whether a task should exist, reducing distractions, building a personal system, and defining goals the night before.
Toodledo: How to use access Toodledo via email
Explains how to add and retrieve Toodledo tasks by email using symbols for priority, dates, folders, contexts, tags, reminders, location, and task bodies, with replies sent to the registered account.
Por que o Toodledo é a ferramenta perfeita para o GTD
A autora explica por que considera o Toodledo o melhor aplicativo para GTD, destacando interface, filtros, estatísticas, planejador, integração com calendário e recursos de customização.
6 Life Habits That Programming Could Teach You Today
The article argues that programming habits map onto daily life: plan with flow charts, organize things by place, reuse what works, document decisions, plan escape routes, and clean up after yourself.
Why a medieval peasant got more vacation time than you
The piece argues that medieval peasants often had more leisure than modern American workers, then links falling vacation time to insecurity, overwork, lower productivity, and worse health.
10 ways to get the most out of Evernote
The article lists ten practical ways to use Evernote well: access notes on any device, record audio, add searchable images, use extras, tags, saved searches, sharing, and Premium features.
Thomas Edison, Power-Napper: The Great Inventor on Sleep & Success
The page contrasts Edison’s public disdain for sleep with his actual habit of power-napping, then links his productivity obsession to his idea that success comes from sustained, single-minded application.
Como implementar o GTD sem tecnologia
A autora descreve como adaptou o GTD ao papel, usando caderno, agenda e pastas para captar, processar, executar e revisar tarefas, projetos, referências e itens em espera.
Quotas, What Are They Good For?
The post argues that quotas often reward hitting a number instead of producing the desired result, and that they can invite gaming unless they clearly improve outcomes with little unintended harm.
Code Like a Chef: Work Clean
The post compares a chef’s mise en place with programming and argues that keeping a clean workspace, a reset routine, and organized code helps avoid distractions, mess, and slowdowns.
Are You a Zen Coder or Distraction-Junkie?
The article contrasts focused coding blocks with distraction-driven habits and argues that short waits during compiling are best used for micro-breaks, not email, news, or social media.
12 resolutions for programmers
The page proposes twelve month-long resolutions for programmers, covering health, discomfort, new languages, automation, security, backups, theory, the arts, software, and personal projects.