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humanvoices  ·  3054 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: November 16th: What are you reading this week?

Finished High Fidelity which was fun and bitter at the same time. Now onto A History of the World in Twelve Maps, which is quite interesting so far, about the way we construct and plot the world around us.

humanvoices  ·  3061 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: November 9th: What are you reading this week?

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby. I'm enjoying it a lot more than the film at the moment, possibly because of the specificity of it

Actually I'm a writer on the side as well. I create a new board for each project, with headings -to be done/ redrafting/ Done. Then I also have an uber board where I can see all of the projects that I'm working with at once. On my weekly to do I put the project I'm working on

It's quite flexible because you can move things about, add lists, add new parts to each bit. But it may not work for you. It's good to be creative but I find you need the structure in order to create.

Sure. I use a slightly modified version of Getting Things Done with Trello. All my to dos go into one board. Every Monday I sit down and plan out my week, putting new to dos on a new board, under headings for every day. I have a board per week, then I close it and start again. Every month I see how I've done and every three months I look at more long term aims.

This works for me. It might not for you. All the productivity tips are mostly anecdotal. At the end of the day it's what works for you, what you want to achieve, what you want to prioritise. Remember all advice is autobiographical and may not be for you

A sobering article. I've come to this realisation after looking at what I've been reading over the last six months and alas, most of it has been those types of lists. I've tried a lots of different tools as well. It's only recently that I realised I was actually getting very little done.

This part

    Choose a system that helps you get things done and stay focused, whatever that system looks like for you. Stick with it

is really important. I've settled on a system that works for me. Now I'm going to stop reading those dreaded articles

humanvoices  ·  3065 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why People Under 35 Are Unhappy

I feel this as well. In general, many of my peers have had decent careers and got on with living. We haven't been particularly entitled to anything. However, the rising cost of living in cities (London is especially ridiculous) means its harder to get holidays, houses, cars. It's not that we are delusional about our expectations, it's that the odds have been stacked more against us. But even this is just a sweeping generalisation based on nothing more than my own peer group

humanvoices  ·  3089 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Non-American Users of Hubski, where are you from?

English here. Currently living in Blighty still, looking to move away though

humanvoices  ·  3152 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Dear hubski, when was the last time you backed up your important data?

About a week ago. I upgraded to Windows 10 so did a full backup of everything. I should get in the habit of making a hard backup more often as it can so sadly be lost like in your case.

humanvoices  ·  3154 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The End of Dating: Tinder and Hook Up Culture

This was my first thought as well. Sadly, I know a couple of knobs like this and none of them wrap it up. If you want to do that fine, just be safe about it

humanvoices  ·  3188 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What album has had the most influence in your life?

Of course there are multiple albums at different stages in life, but this one hit the hardest at exactly the right stage in life. The combination of brilliant songs and a philosophical bent really had a huge impact on how I live my life. It's an album that managed to be sad and happy simultaneously whilst sounding like no other band on earth. Be happy seems to be the main message, but behind that there's an implication that no-one really knows what it's all about. I listened when I was a mopy teenager and it turned my life around.

humanvoices  ·  3191 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What have you accomplished this week?

Haha thanks! Hopefully someday!

humanvoices  ·  3191 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: We've done "what's your favorite cover" lets hear about your least favorite.

I am Absolutely not going to link to it because it is an abomination that can summon the elder gods and drive humans to madness. I am talking of course about Hillary Duff's cover of 'My Generation'

humanvoices  ·  3191 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What have you accomplished this week?

I finished writing a first draft of a play I've been working on for some time. Now to revise and rewrite endlessly

humanvoices  ·  3191 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Welcome to Hubski, redditors! Tell us about yourselves.

I used to lurk on Reddit like other people. Like Playboy, I only read it for the articles.

I'm liking this site so far, simple and clean!

I'm from the UK. I take photos and write plays in my spare time.

humanvoices  ·  3191 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Where are you?

Hi, another new recruit. I am liking the site so far, but need to explore. I'm another person from the Uk, currently in sunny Staines-Upon-Thames.

How are you finding London?