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Andrew Wiles on the State of Being Stuck - Study Hacks - Cal Newport

Andrew Wiles on the State of Being Stuck October 20th, 2017 · 22 comments A Persistent Answer Ben Orlin is a math teacher who publishes the clever essay blog, Math with Bad Drawings . Last year, Orlin had the opportunity, during a press conference at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum , to ask a question…

Apr 19, 2018

Lessons, Notes, and Reviews from Books I've Read - Nat Eliason

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Most of the important things I’ve learned have come from books, articles, speeches, and other media. After seeing how Derek Sivers publicizes his book notes, I decided I would publicize all of my summaries and notes from books, speeches, articles, and other things I was reading. To get the notes,…

Apr 19, 2018

Finally! An Automated Budget Spreadsheet in Excel

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Share 69 Share 3 Email Buffer 57 Shares 1K Note: Updated for 2018! Anything related to the file that references 2017, such as the tabs being set up for 2017, are now reflecting 2018. Young Adult Money has been around for nearly 5 years and in that time we’ve published over 1,000 posts. We’ve shared…

Apr 19, 2018

The International Entrepreneur 5 International Strategy Traps to Avoid

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As an International Business Consultant, part of my job is to detect patterns and trends. Is a foreign market going to expand or contract? Can we go viral with a referral marketing program? What are the buyer personas in a new market? But there are more than a few patterns between unsuccessful…

Apr 19, 2018

FileMaker Webinar: Data API breaking down barriers and creating new business models - YouTube

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In today’s business landscape, more companies are plugging into the API (Application Programming Interfaces) economy, resulting in new streamlined business models amongst diverse platforms, apps, and services. Imagine having your custom app tap into Google, SalesForce, Stripe, MailChimp, or eBay —…

Apr 19, 2018

Using AppleScript to Keep in Touch

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TL;DR – This pair of scripts will (1) go through all of your entries in the Contacts app and set a new reminder to get in touch with that person if more time has passed than the custom interval and (2) send an iMessage to the person named in a Things to-do. I’ve been using repeating to-dos in Things…

Apr 19, 2018

This Easy Life Management System Will Make You Happier, Freer, and Twice As Productive

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Originally published by Stephen Guise on his personal website . Here’s the conundrum: We want freedom, but we also want to do things that matter. Doing what matters requires intention, but intention (i.e., having plans) can sometimes threaten one’s sense of freedom. Also, operating from a default…

Apr 19, 2018

Finding one's way in an application's AppleScript dictionary...

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The other day I wanted to find a way to accelerate the process of zooming a Word window so that it fits the width of the document. It's something I've done manually thousands of times over the years. Just go to Display, then Zoom, select the option and hit Enter. I know that Word is scriptable but…

Apr 19, 2018