Author: impromptuz

1. 這是我們2018年10月開始的家。 紀錄一下。
2. 以後美國人說「very very positive」、都不要太高興。
3. 人事關係最麻煩，但記得他們都只是「生命的過客」。
4. When you have been living in the Chicago time zone in the past 4 months, the night becomes quiet…

Google Calendar

• Mark all events (that you have to be present either virtually or in-person), time-dependent reminders/deadlines, and holidays/birthday/anniversary in Google Calendar.
• Include all meeting details (e.g. Zoom link, venue, agenda) in the meeting description.
• Color-code them accordingly for easy visual reference (e.g. leisure/family=purple, regular meeting =blue, other work events = green, etc). Can use emoji too to save time reading wordsss.
• To get a head start of the week, review calendar (both upcoming & past events in the previous & upcoming 2 weeks [i.e. 4 weeks]) every Sunday night 

Microsoft Outlook

• Set Conditional Formatting rules (View->View Settings->Conditional Formatting) to differentiate emails visually for easy reference
  • e.g. Email from boss –> set large font size & different font color
  • Regular newsletter –> font color in grey
• Use folder to sort e-mails
  • e.g. if you are an account manager, then you may sort emails according to account
• To save time, save regular e-mail lines for quick copy & paste
  • e.g. “If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.
  • “If you need any further information, please feel free to contact me.”

Google Keep 

• Google Keep should be the 1st & ONLY station to collect & save your thoughts (of all kinds) 
• Pin important notes on top. E.g. any roster / charts? any inspirational quotes? any procedure that you refer to every day?
• Color your notes accordingly to make it visually clear
• Put hashtag on your notes (e.g. #pending, #todo) and combine with Getting Things Done (GTD) method (See blog post: GTD: Google Keep + Google Calendar)
• Archive your notes that you seldomly refer to (but still useful ones), e.g. How to use your dishwasher? Shuttle bus timetable

iPhone

• Strategically position your most-used Apps (e.g. FB, IG) @ nearest to your fingertip
• Review your Notification Settings to minimize distractions –> only pick the most important notifications, e.g. news and calendar.

 

Work from home (WFH) 在家工作，大家都覺得比在office工作更chur更忙。 我發現wfh的我其實集中力會很差。雖然我很享受wfh的好處，但沒有了坐在office的「儀式感」，感覺效率是低一點。

Heather Dunbar from “House of Cards” and Kamala Harris the VP nominee of Joe Biden, don’t they have the same vibe?!

Similarities: 

• Both are Democrats
• Both are prosecutors/lawyers
• Same hairstyle XD 
• Similar dressing style 

 

#KamalaHarris