hacking with life

Hackingwith life

Presented by Praveen Selvam on Jul 18, 2014

www.praveenselvam.com

My life so far...

Childhood College Work

Did what was told. No big dreams. Suffered the worst migraines. But blessed with a great family.

Ray of hope. Started working part time. My shell started cracking.

Have dreams of my own. Things to look forward to. Joy in giving and taking.

My Learning Zone

The way I look at Life

Purpose of life

My talk is about this

Doing it efficiently

Figuring out what you want to do

10,000 hours is...

how long it takes to master a skill

Reduce it with…Techniques & Tools

Doing things efficiently

Managing time

Organizing chaos

Sustaining motivation

Managing Time

Reward = Sustained Motivation

Take your family out, master a new skill, make new friends, help the needy, act in a play…

Be the world’s best coder. Create $100B business. Travel beyond Mars. It’s that ONE thing you’ve signed yourself up for.

Makes you look forward to...

Makes you look forward to...

Rationing a day’s time

Sleep SleepCore Activity

Catch up on tech,

news, etc.

Fitness Learn a new skill / family time

Optimizing the core activity

Core Activity

Individual time Team / Collaboration time

Or

Or

So the question is

Core Activity

9 AM 6 PM

How much more can you do?

Pomodoro

No laptop!

Yes, its portable.

But, it tends to mix work and play, giving poor results to either.

Efficient use of core activity

= productivity

Productivity tools

iStat Menus

One place to know how your Mac’s doing!

iStat Menus

Network, Devices and Storage

iStat Menus

and the missing calendar...

Moom

Move things around

Moom

AlfredKill the spotlight!

AlfredContext switch in a jiffy!

CCMenu“STOP” looking at “GO”

Clocks

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LittleIpsum

QuickTime Player

AutomatorLet Mac do it for you

PeakHour

Keep an eye on the router

Cut out distractions if that helpsSelf Control

Organize them

Have the time, but too many items on the plate?

Organizing things is...

● ability to predict where something is● lesser time to search for something● faster work

Check for new ‘g’mail

How much time does it take?● Once?● per day?● per month = almost an hour

One hour =● Call an old friend (or)● Plant a few saplings (or)● Just play a game!

Power of GMail web + standalone of desktopMailTab for GMail

Have a “VIP list”to:(me -*) -category:(updates OR promotions OR social OR forums)

Unsubscribe from unwanted stuff

Optimizing mail alerts

Waking up to emails...

Messes with the head!

1PasswordIts really just one!

1Password

TodoistTrack, share, print!

TodoistKeep track of the nice articles and videos for later

Google KeepJust in time...

Make lists from emailsStreak

Easy accountsSplitwise

Minimize time, maximize knowledgeFeedly

Tweetbot

Ruthlessly remove channels that you don’t want.

Constantly optimize feeds to give you the best value in under 30 minutes.

Knowledge from the web

Annotate the web

And do it in parallel

Google NowUseful, especiallyfor package tracking

Configuring the tools right

Make them push stuff to you

Sustaining focus

Short term...

Reward yourself!

Over a long term...

Do you recognize this handwriting? ;-)

ResourcesLimited? Use them wisely.

Visualize your money.Of whatever is left and how the rest vanished.

Mint

MusicMy mood booster

Discover. Buy. Play everywhere.

SpotifyDiscover new music

SpotifyPlaylists

iTunesLibrary

iTunesDiscover

iTunesiCloud vs Match

Bowtie

DoubleTwistApple… Meet Android.

SonosWireless music at its best

SonosWireless music at its best

SonosSimplicity of use

Bluetooth donglesCheapExpand your zone

MusicLearning a new skill. Fast paced.

Fast paced learning involves...

Focussed practice

Creative feedback(From within & others)

Personal discipline

Patience

Capitalize on strengthsvs

fixing weaknesses

Some challenges

Changing behavior- Start small (Read more)

Maxxed out?- Slip away once in a while

Fun

Look back and :-)Timehop

IFTTTThat’s how the Indix Leave calendar works

IFTTTA few cool recipes

Life360Notify based on location

Google PhotosEdit photos like a pro!

Google Photos

Google PhotosMake videos too, in a jiffy!

Google PhotosStories

ZoominPrint is the new digital

FlickrCheap backup for unlimited pictures

ReflectorMirror your devices

Keep the tools handy

Your mobile’s desktopAirDroid

Smart home screensAviate

Smart home screensAviate

Smart home screensAviate

Smart home screensAviate

Adaptive screensAviate

Simple transfer protocolAndroid File Transfer

PacemakerRemix on the go

Uber & MeruQuick rides...

Train tickets...

1Mobile Market

Sleep as AndroidTrack your sleep

Goals / Purpose

All this connects back...

Inspire yourself

Motivate yourself

Achieve