Computing Life

Recently I begin to use a free app named timer. Yes it's just a timer. And it only has two differences with the general timers. a) it will only vibrate once when time is up (no annoying pop-ups, you don't need to anything to make it quiet again ...

Was keeping thinking about and trying out new time management methods/tools recently, and had some new thoughts. I'd share it here and hopefully it can also benefit others.

The Pomodoro Technique

Learned about the Pomodoro Technique these days. Compared to the somewhat complicated GTD, it's easier to ...

• 逻辑的本质是非线性的，也就是说，一个idea的思路往往是总分总，并列等等，而不是像一条线那样层层递进。但presentation大都必须是线性的——slides只有上一张和下一张，不能一下放三张出来说我们来搞个总分总。所以在设计slides大纲的时候就要注意这一点，要安插一些总结性的slide，明确当前的逻辑结构。同时也要合理的序列化我们的逻辑，让他们变成一个容易理解的线性结构。
• 素材：多用visual material。听众是最不耐烦的生物。为了吸引他们的注意力，就要多放容易理解的东西——图啊，照片啊，视频啊，动画啊之类。而且要多用比喻和toy data，用尽可能简单的例子来把东西说明白。我有个感受是，要让听众对你的idea有好感/敬畏感有两种方法。一个是讲清楚，讲简单；一个是讲的屌炸天，各种术语让人觉得高深莫测。但前者可以让听众去跟别人叙述，推荐，后者则略难。所以我更喜欢第一种风格。
• 速度和节奏。我们讲话的速度要慢，让听众听清楚，但逻辑推进的速度要稍微快一些——略快于听众感到舒适的速度。这样听众不会觉得无聊，同时会非常集中精力。我在台上/咪挺中试过不同的风格，用眼神交流就能感受到听众集中注意力的程度。当然，过一个小节也要适当停一下问问有什么问题。有张有弛听众才不会累 ...

In my previous posts, I mentioned several times that Trello can also be a wonderful personal time management tool, although originally it's designed for multi-user project management. After some googling, I found looks like no one has published usage like this before. So I'll share it here.

Principles ...

Finished the book The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It. And want to share some notes, mainly taking-away messages.

• Simple (scientific) ways to improve willpower: physical exercises, breath slower, relax, sleep well.
• Willpower is like muscle. It will ...