In addition to eating my own dogfood, I started finding and talking to experts and stakeholders. For experts, I went to folks inside and outside Red Hat. At Red Hat, I talked to Fabrice Flore-Thebault and Yana Hontyk. Last year, they presented on using Vale with their documentation sets: Eclipse Che and CodeReady Workspaces. IContinue reading “Vale notes #2: Talk to experts and stakeholders”
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Let Gmail to sort your email
Gmail does a pretty good job of categorizing your messages. You can train it to do better. Primary tab Move messages that you must review, respond to, or take action upon to the Primary tab. Social tab Move social network notifications to the Social tab. These messages duplicate information in your social networks. You shouldContinue reading “Let Gmail to sort your email”
How to learned to love my email inbox
Stop using your email as a holding pen for I should do’s and somedays. Me, thinking to myself 🙂 My email inbox was a bottomless pile of messages seen and considered but not resolved. Having so many small choices increased my stress and reduced my ability to get things done. Then, about a month orContinue reading “How to learned to love my email inbox”
Conquering my to-do list
Recently, I explained how I implemented zero inbox and started capturing tasks in todoist. By pushing all of my tasks to one place, I cut down on the burden context-switching. However, this new approach has created a new problem: a ballooning to-do list. Now, I must find a better way manage these tasks. Fortunately, thisContinue reading “Conquering my to-do list”
How I create my to-do list in todoist
Recently, I wrote about zero inbox, my hack for getting rid of email stress and mess. I also mentioned that it depends on having a to-do list that can link back to your email messages. A few years ago, I started using the free version of Todoist, an elegant and dependable app developed by a Germany-basedContinue reading “How I create my to-do list in todoist”
zero inbox
Recently, I started practicing zero inbox. I didn’t read any specific how-to articles or books, I just implemented it based on these two principles: DON’T USE YOUR EMAIL AS A TO DO LIST. MESSAGES: DELETE, ARCHIVE, OR DEAL WITH THEM. A quick search for “zero inbox” turned up this article and a 2007 Google TechTalksContinue reading “zero inbox”
Silicon Valley is dead! Long live Silicon Valley!
TLDR Remote work and the current health crisis has made Silicon Valley obsolete. Companies and workers are moving away in droves. Will they find a new place like Silicon Valley? Yes and No. The end of the health crisis will enable a resumption of office work. However, having invested in and adopted remote work, organizationsContinue reading “Silicon Valley is dead! Long live Silicon Valley!”
Why I write about me instead of you
As a technical writer, I’m accustomed to telling users what to do using imperative phrases such as “do this or do that.” More recently, in my tech docs, I’ve adopted the practice of directly addressing the user by saying “you.” Many organizations have embraced this practice because it improves comprehension and establishes a warmer relationshipContinue reading “Why I write about me instead of you”
Try the Solanum pomodoro timer
If you want to use something more pomodoro than Fedora’s built-in timer, try Solanum. Divide your work into four 25 minute sessions with 5 minute breaks in between. One longer break after four sessions.
