Earlier quoted context omitted.
everything
Nobody keeps track of everything – this would require omniscience.
What's implied is "that you need to keep track of/remember".
Ask HN: How do you keep track of everything?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of everything?
#52Here are a few tips that have worked for me to achieve the desired kind of big picture awareness and mental state suitable both for flow and for strategic thinking: - keep a simple per-project todo list (I use a text file that I edit with emacs in text mode, one item per line. Delete when finished). - realize that if you are procrastinating it might be because part of your brain disagrees with a decision you have mad…
"realize that if you are procrastinating it might be because part of your brain disagrees with a decision you have made." Now THAT sounds like wisdom
Seconded. What an insightful way to look at it.
Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of everything?
#53Here are a few tips that have worked for me to achieve the desired kind of big picture awareness and mental state suitable both for flow and for strategic thinking: - keep a simple per-project todo list (I use a text file that I edit with emacs in text mode, one item per line. Delete when finished). - realize that if you are procrastinating it might be because part of your brain disagrees with a decision you have mad…
"realize that if you are procrastinating it might be because part of your brain disagrees with a decision you have made." Now THAT sounds like wisdom
This is a great example for those skeptics who claim there is never a magic recipe for anything. Looking back at all the times that I remember procrastinating, knowing this would have moved things forward a lot faster.
Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of everything?
#54I started tracking my daily routine (the ones that can be quantified) and built a project around that. It's now available to everyone. The code will be open sourced in a couple of months. https://numbers.today
Awesome, I have been looking for a service like this for a few weeks. I want to use it to track code coverage and complexity metrics.
Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of everything?
#55I think an important rule for living and working more efficiently is not tracking everything. Tracking the unimportant things is a waste of time unless you make it super easy.
For work: it depends on the company and the team. For personal life: Google Calendar is still the best. I like creating events for things I've done. So the calendar is not only about future any more. For both: RescueTime helps me make sure I don't waste time when I'm on my computer.
Thoughts: a to-do list is not enough. Priority and the time we actually have matters more when we want to get things done.
Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of everything?
#56Have enough friends that shooting the breeze with them is enough to keep you updated on what matters.
Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of everything?
#57Trello + Google Calendar is a big improvement over my previous, ad-hoc system. For years, I used: - Google Calendar for timed events - Starred Messages in Gmail for things I'd need to reference - Drafts in Gmail for things that needed replies - a flat text file for misc things / things that didn't involve interation with others so didn't have emails. The main problem with that system is that it doesn't really help wi…
second that. Trello+ Google calendar brought some order the chaos my life is
Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of everything?
#58I use a plain text editor of my own design. The back end is written in C#, compiles with Mono, and I have front ends written in GtkSharp and WinForms. It treats files in a directory as pages in a notebook, and it automatically tracks history of edits and autosaves every few seconds. Its primary distinguishing characteristic is that it auto-saves to two files: a plain .txt file, and a .log file containing deltas. Repl…
That sounds fantastic, you should consider releasing that in some form.
Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of everything?
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
"realize that if you are procrastinating it might be because part of your brain disagrees with a decision you have made." Now THAT sounds like wisdom
This is a great example for those skeptics who claim there is never a magic recipe for anything. Looking back at all the times that I remember procrastinating, knowing this would have moved things forward a lot faster.
You can take this a step further and track these instances for retroactive pattern recognition and naming. Sometimes your unconscious reasons can only be named after years of subsequent life experience. Both reasons and names may be unique to you or your cohorts, which is why the all-encompassing term 'procrastination' is less than helpful.
Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of everything?
#60Instead of a new tool, most people need a new system. I can't understand why GTD is not anymore in fashion (at least in HN) once it is the most efficient system I ever used. Since I implemented GTD, my life changed and I not even thought of going back.
If you ever try GTD I recommend you this simple implementation: https://github.com/we-build-dreams/hamster-gtd