This morning’s presenter at NYSAIS – Mark Hurst – author of Bit Literacy
And here they are: the techniques to liberate ourselves from enslaving technologies:
1. Empty your inbox every day. And he promises this is doable and easy. Delete, delete, delete, store, move to action list.
2. Use a single to-do list.
3. Do one thing at a time. (See the Stanford study on multi-tasking. Result: Even the best multi-taskers don’t do anything very well. It’s more respectful as well as more efficient.)
4. Learn to type. The QWERTY keyboard layout was designed deliberately to slow down too fast typing in the day of mechanical typewriters. It slows you down. Learn to touch type with DVORAK. It’s faster, easier to learn and much more comfortable.
5. Manage your media diet. Know what you want to consume and why. Then don’t feel guilty. Learn the skill of managing the mix without overload.
6. Make room for creativity. This is why steps 1-5 are important. It’s all about making room and finding time for creativity.
“I tap-dance to work, and when I get there it’s tremendous fun.”- Warren Buffett.
7. Take time off. Take time off every day. Be in control of technology not the other way around.
“…the Elements of Style for the digital age.”
- Seth Godin on Bit Literacy.
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DVORAK? I have never heard about it
Here’s some basic information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard
And from a basic primer:
The Dvorak keyboard is an ergonomic alternative to the layout commonly found on typewriters and computers known as “Qwerty”. The Qwerty keyboard was designed in the 1870s to accommodate the slow mechanical movement of early typewriters. When it was designed, touch typing literally hadn’t even been thought of yet! It’s hardly an efficient design for today’s use. By contrast, the Dvorak (pronounced “duh-VOR-ack”, not like the Czech composer!) keyboard was designed with emphasis on typist comfort, high productivity and ease of learning — it’s much easier to learn! There were several variations in the Dvorak’s design in its first few decades, but these were settled when the American National Standards Institute approved a standard for the layout of the Dvorak in 1982. The diagram above shows the standard layout as adapted for PC use
http://www.dvorak-keyboard.com/
@lorriej I can't. But here are Mark Hurst's "Seven Suggestions for Messy Times" – http://wp.me/pKCQM-tc
Seven suggestions for messy times: Liberation from the tyranny of the inbox.
http://wp.me/pKCQM-tc
RT @JosieHolford: Seven suggestions for messy times: Liberation from the tyranny of the inbox.
http://wp.me/pKCQM-tc