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NOTICE: How to use a notebook: 7 quick tips

You never know when your brain is going to flash on an idea, a great gift, or something you need from the store. That's why I carry a small notebook around with me most of the time. Here are some productivity tips on how to use a "hipster PDA" effectively.

-Get one. I got mine for about a buck at Office Depot. It looks like this:

-Write the date on the outside of the notebook. If you start using notebooks a lot, you'll find it very handy to be able to sort notebooks by time.

-Clear out your brain. When you think of a task for work or a book that you want to buy, just write it down. This lets you concentrate on important things instead of remembering small items.

-Avoid the temptation to write on both sides of the page: just write on one side. You'll see why in a minute.

-Keep each separate subject on a separate page. One page could be things to get done at work that day. Another page could be a meeting agenda. Another page could be books you want to read, or movies you want to see. Yet another could be things you want to blog about. But don't mix the meeting agenda with your blogging to-do list. You'll see why in a minute.

-When you're finished with a page, yank out that page. Crumple it up and throw it away. Maybe you're back from the grocery store and everything is crossed off your grocery list page. Try to finish out the notebook with almost all your pages ripped out.

-You want the notebook to be empty or nearly empty when you run out of blank paper. It's very satisfying to yank a page out of the notebook when you're done with a task. You want the page to pull away cleanly, so look for a notebook that is perfect bound. That is, the spine of the notebook is square and the pages are held in place with glue. I've found the "Square Deal" memo pads from Mead to be just right for me.

-A bonus tip: if you're about to head to a big event like a conference and think you might take a lot of notes, feedback, or details, then start with a fresh notebook.

The observation here is pretty simple: the notepad is not your entire filing system. That notebook is just your short-term working memory. Ideally anything that you jot down in the notebook (e.g. movies to see) can eventually go onto a longer-term list, such as your Netflix queue for movies.

If you want to get advanced, you can store some small amount of info in the inside cover of the notebook. For example, there's a cafe that I like with free WiFi. Their WEP password is their phone number. So I keep that WEP password on the inside cover of my notebook. Arguably things like passwords could go in your head or laptop or phone though. I really only use my "hipster PDA" to remember things until I can move them over into a better place or take care of them quickly.

TRANSLATION TO SPANISH

Noticia:

Como usar un cuaderno: 7 consejos rpidos

Usted nunca sabe(conoce) cuando su cerebro va a destellar en una idea, un gran regalo, o algo que usted necesita de la tienda(depsito). Por eso llevo un pequeo cuaderno alrededor conmigo la mayor parte del tiempo. Aqu estn algunas puntas(consejos) de productividad en como usar a un 'aficionado al jazz PDA' con eficacia.

- Consiga el que. Consegu mo por aproximadamente un dlar en Office Depot. Esto parece a esto:

- Escriba la fecha por fuera del cuaderno. Si usted comienza a usar cuadernos mucho, usted encontrar muy prctico ser capaz de clasificar cuadernos antes del tiempo.

- Claro su cerebro. Cuando usted piensa en una tarea para el trabajo o un libro que usted quiere comprarlo, slo(justo) anotarlo(escribirlo). Esto le deja concentrarse en cosas importantes en vez de recordar pequeos artculos.

- Evite la tentacin de escribir a ambos lados de la pgina: slo(justo) escriba en un lado. Usted ver por qu en un minuto.

- Guarde cada sujeto separado en una pgina separada. Una pgina podra ser cosas para ser hechas en el trabajo ese da. Otra pgina podra ser un orden del da que se encuentra. Otra pgina podra ser libros que usted quiere leer, o pelculas que usted quiere ver. Un otro podra ser cosas sobre las cuales usted quiere al blog. Pero no se mezcle los rdenes del da que se encuentran con su blogging a - realmente ponen en una lista. Usted ver por qu en un minuto.

- Cuando usted es terminado con una pgina, tira de aquella pgina. Arrguelo y trelo. Tal vez usted est de vuelta de la tienda de comestibles y todo es cruzado de su pgina de lista de tienda de comestibles. Trate de terminar el cuaderno con casi todas sus pginas arrancadas.

- Usted quiere que el cuaderno sea vaco o casi vaco cuando usted se queda sin el papel(peridico) en blanco. Es muy satisfactorio para tirar de una pgina del cuaderno cuando usted es hecho con una tarea. Usted quiere que la pgina arranque limpiamente, tan busque un cuaderno que es perfecto ligado. Es decir la espina del cuaderno es cuadrada y las pginas son sostenidas en el lugar con el pegamento. He encontrado el 'Acuerdo Cuadrado' blocs de notas del Prado para tener razn slo(justo) para m.

Orations: NATALIA HAS THE HAIR MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN MARISOL E: Natalia tiene el cabello ms bello que Marisol P: Natalia haz di jeir byutifol dan Marisol El baln de l es blanco E: The ball of him is white P: di bl ouf hm iz guait My nose is nice E: mi nariz es bonita P: May nous iz nais Jenny went to sell ten red hens E: Jenny fue a vender diez gallinas rojas P: je-ni uent tu sel ten red jens Please send these letters. E: Por favor manda estas cartas.) P: pli-is send dis le-ters We see three green trees. E: Vemos tres rboles verdes P: ui si zri gri-in tri-is

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