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I’ve been asked enough times now how to calculate rates for freelance work, that I went ahead and made a little tool for beginning to dial that question in. Enjoy! Simple Freelancing Rate Calculator
The following eight steps will help you overcome e-mail overload. 1. Set up an auto-responder, kindly thanking them for their email, and setting reasonable expectations about a reply timeframe. Thanks for your e-mail. I have received it and will respond as soon as possible. In an effort to provide better customer service and higher quality […]
Matt Perman’s new book has me re-examining my time and task management systems. I have seen some questions floating around about optimal OmniFocus setup, so I thought I’d share mine. I don’t know that it’s optimal, but perhaps this will be helpful, and if anyone has any insights to optimizing, that would be great!
Do your daily tasks include handling a large amount of incoming information that you are expected to process, act on, and keep track of? Â Do you feel like you are constantly getting busier, with more responsibilities, with no end in sight, and cannot currently handle it all? Would you like to boost your effectiveness at […]
I love ebooks. The functionality of full text search, copy/paste/highlight/etc, social sharing, auto-generated highlights indexes, the space savings, all work together to make it a functionally superior format for reading an individual book, but I noticed something important last night while doing some research for a paper.
Even with an iPad, I still use a physical journal to capture most things. I haven’t yet found an app (or perhaps I’m not practiced enough with the tool) to quickly capture thought on paper, including sketches, doodles, and other free-form type text that helps me put my brain on paper. My favorite journal, like […]
As a follow-up to my “empty your inbox” folder, I thought I’d respond to a question in the comments with another post. I struggle with how to file things for my work email because there are so many moving pieces that require attention. I’d be interested to hear what you have as your folder structure […]
You will probably not question the fact that e-mail causes you stress. Anecdotal evidence, nascent research, and my own personal experience is saying that it is currently one of the greatest causes of stress in the workplace. I have a suggestion. It’s not the email itself that causes the stress, it’s the fact that you […]
Oh wow, I’ve been waiting for this for a long time! Built in syncing of iCal and gCal. It’s been possible to do it third party apps but I’ve always been a little suspicious of their efficacy (I have no data, only superstition there). Christian Warren posted about it on TUAW. Ahhh TUAW, not only […]
So I’m on my way to becoming a full out Lifehack link blog. Sweet. Maybe someday I’ll get back to writing about Web design. There is much to be said. Until then: 12 Essential Rules to Live More Like a Zen Monk Living like a Zen Monk is not a big deal for me, however, […]
It’s Spring cleaning time. This weekend I was busy uncluttering my life and minimalising my surroundings (starting with my desk). I tightened down my schedule, started a good To Do list system with Things (and pen and paper), reconciled my bank accounts for the last year (I use Mvelopes to keep track of my finances. […]
Download Sample Excerpts of “Upgrade Your Life” I got to meet Gina Trapani at SXSW, very cool. Oddly, motivating to get GTD working for me. I’m going to pick up her book, here are some links to some free excerpts. speaking of… The Best of Lifehacker in Upgrade Your Life From the post: > I’ve […]