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demortada t1_jdileeg wrote

Reply to comment by r7-arr in LPT: Use your calendar as your to-do list. Assigning dedicated time to tasks increases the likelyhood of you acting upon it. by human_marketer

I think this person meant more actually scheduling in time to fold laundry (e.g. 630-700) that can technically be done at anytime, but the idea in theory is that carving out a specific window should make that task more likely to be completed.

It's not about scheduling time for work or appointments, as those are not things that can be done on an arbitrary timeline (usually).

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dangerous_beans t1_jdiil3n wrote

Reply to comment by OneDimensionPrinter in LPT: Use your calendar as your to-do list. Assigning dedicated time to tasks increases the likelyhood of you acting upon it. by human_marketer

Learning about the concept of executive function/presentations of ADHD that aren't hyperactive completely changed my relationship with myself in a good way. While my official diagnosis is 50/50--meaning I'm either "normal" but a mess or on the lowest end of the ADHD spectrum--I've found that following tips and structures targeted towards folks who DO have ADHD has helped me a ton in understanding why I behave in certain counterproductive ways and taking steps to set myself up for success.

All of which to say that even if someone reading this doesn't have an official diagnosis yet, you may find great value in following tips targeted at those who do.

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dangerous_beans t1_jdih83m wrote

Reply to comment by stealthdawg in LPT: Use your calendar as your to-do list. Assigning dedicated time to tasks increases the likelyhood of you acting upon it. by human_marketer

So like most folks with some flavor of ADHD I rocked GTD for a month before the newness wore off, I started failing to update it, and soon backslid to my default productivity state: unmitigated chaos.

Before that happened, though, I genuinely liked GTD. It's the most flexible out of all the productivity/task management systems I've tried in that it can be readily adapted to support work or personal life and it doesn't require an investment in any particular tools to get started. It'll be the system I return to when I start feeling overwhelmed again and declare that I've got to get my life sorted out.

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retirement_savings t1_jdifzk2 wrote

Reply to comment by N00B_N00M in LPT: Running out of Google Drive/Gmail space? Use “older_than:6y” in the search bar and then mass delete. Use “larger:10m” to find every email larger than 10mb and then mass delete. by R961ROP

Yeah, and searching by faces is super convenient. I wanted to find a picture of me and my friend from a couples years ago - I searched for photos containing both of our faces and nobody else and found it in a few seconds.

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keepthetips t1_jdid35f wrote

Reply to LPT Request: What are some ways to make people like you no matter what you literally say and do? by xe36x

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JVM_ t1_jdichk7 wrote

Reply to comment by spezzlv in LPT: Running out of Google Drive/Gmail space? Use “older_than:6y” in the search bar and then mass delete. Use “larger:10m” to find every email larger than 10mb and then mass delete. by R961ROP

And all those pictures of your kids Grandma emailed you.

But you kept all the marketing emails about "Spring Sale 2017!"

(damn it, my brain did the "6 years ago" quick math and came up with 2014. 2017 wasn't 6 years ago, was it?)

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ARazorbacks t1_jdicft4 wrote

Reply to LPT: Use your calendar as your to-do list. Assigning dedicated time to tasks increases the likelyhood of you acting upon it. by human_marketer

Had a coworker once whose calendar always looked so busy. It was hard scheduling anything with him. Funny thing, we were basically a two-man team working on the same stuff. How was he so busy all the time when I didn’t have comparable busy slots? And then one day I happened to get a look at the titles of all the stuff on his calendar. He just put his own reminders on his calendar in the default 30 minute blocks. He wasn’t busy at all, just filling up his calendar with useless shit and making things difficult for me.

I let him burn a few times for it when I could’ve intervened.

Edit: Thought I’d add the guy was a piece of work for other reasons, as well. And, the lesson he taught me - don’t let full calendars make you think someone’s really busy and productive. Judge that from how much shit they get done.

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Bongos-Not-Bombs t1_jdic5p9 wrote

Reply to LPT: Running out of Google Drive/Gmail space? Use “older_than:6y” in the search bar and then mass delete. Use “larger:10m” to find every email larger than 10mb and then mass delete. by R961ROP

My Google Drive is my cloud backup for my archive, so that would sort of defeat that purpose.

I have a Workspace account through my former school, so I'm waiting to see what's going to happen with that. Sort of thinking about using a family member for an off-site backup, it won't be real time but most of the stuff doesn't change that much other than photo projects. My array currently is a little under 8TB, so Google One isn't going to be the answer.

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