The Blog at the End of the Universe http://jeffangelini.com/ Technology, Efficiency, Mindfulness Tue, 07 Jan 2020 22:14:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 3 Ways I Use Trello http://jeffangelini.com/3-ways-i-use-trello/ Tue, 28 Apr 2015 22:53:16 +0000 http://jeffangelini.com/?p=2377 I had a friend that was downsizing his life and moving into a studio apartment, which required him to take stock and organize his entire life. He had to sort through all of his belongings to decide what to keep or throw out, pack everything that he was taking with him, and then finally make […]

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]]> Instantly Email Yourself a Message on Android http://jeffangelini.com/instantly-email-yourself-a-message-on-android/ Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:44:06 +0000 http://jeffangelini.com/?p=2297 When I first got into Getting Things Done (GTD), I wanted a quick way to send myself a note from my phone. I didn’t want to have to open the Gmail app and type my address every time I wanted to send myself an email. I looked but couldn’t find a single app in the […]

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]]> Awareness of Emotions Increases Rational Thought [Video] http://jeffangelini.com/awareness-emotions-increases-rational-thought-video/ Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:16:48 +0000 http://jeffangelini.com/?p=2313 “Problems arise when we lack awareness . . .”

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]]> How to View Facebook’s Most Recent Feed on Android http://jeffangelini.com/view-facebooks-recent-feed-android/ Thu, 15 May 2014 21:50:44 +0000 http://jeffangelini.com/?p=2288 I’m firmly in the camp that wishes Facebook would just show the most recent posts at the top of my feed. It’s a mystery why they must torture us so. Go to the settings (?) tab Scroll down to the Feeds section Select Most Recent      

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]]> How I Use Hashed Evernote Tags http://jeffangelini.com/how-i-use-hashed-evernote-tags/ Wed, 10 Jul 2013 17:46:32 +0000 http://jeffangelini.com/?p=2113 I received a question from someone about how I use my #work-project tag. I work for a software consulting company. We deliver website, desktop, and mobile business applications to our clients. I tagged notes for these projects with #work-project and the name of the client. If Microsoft was desperate enough to hire us, I would […]

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]]> Negotiation Tip: Wait For An Opening http://jeffangelini.com/negotiation-tip-wait-for-an-opening/ Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:28:04 +0000 http://jeffangelini.com/?p=2100 Not all negotiations take place over a conference table. Any time we want something and need cooperation from others, negotiation is involved. I needed to convince a developer at work to move desks so that someone else could better focus on her work. I didn’t know if I’d be able to, but made it work […]

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]]> How To Use Evernote’s Android Shortcuts http://jeffangelini.com/how-to-use-evernotes-android-shortcuts/ Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:35:33 +0000 http://jeffangelini.com/?p=1992 My biggest obstacle to getting things done with Evernote is forgetting to look at my action lists. I’m using Evernote to track everything I want to get done, so if I don’t remember to look at my ‘~Groceries’ saved search, those groceries won’t be picked up. I’m on my laptop all day at work, so […]

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]]> Reducing My Browser Tabs http://jeffangelini.com/reducing-my-browser-tabs/ Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:08:25 +0000 http://jeffangelini.com/?p=1925 I used to have a lot of browser tabs. I’d see something interesting and middle click the link to read later. I’d open so many that I’d eventually have to restart the browser. I restore my previous session in Firefox, but I don’t have Firefox load the tabs until I select them, freeing the precious […]

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]]> Negotiation Tip: Don’t Aim For Your Floor http://jeffangelini.com/negotiation-tip-dont-aim-for-your-floor/ Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:16:43 +0000 http://jeffangelini.com/?p=1839 Follow along with my story to see how I could have ended up with more money if I had steered a negotiation to a higher number than my bottom line. Posting The Holiday Gift On Craigslist Every year my employer gives everyone a holiday gift. We’re a technical firm led by geeks, so it’s always […]

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]]> Note To Self Android App http://jeffangelini.com/note-to-self-android-app/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:30:12 +0000 http://jeffangelini.com/?p=1734 Part of my GTD system includes sending notes to myself in order to capture anything that comes to mind that I’ll want later. Android’s “note to self” voice action is great for this kind of thing. To reduce my inboxes, I’ve created Gmail filters to forward the notes to my Evernote inbox. Every email with […]

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