Interview: Wes Bos (Full Stack Developer)
One Intentional Life
Wes Bos is a full-stack developer and teacher. In this interview, we discuss Wes's business plan as a solo entrepreneur, his productivity system and simple approach to managing his time and energy, and some of his favorite tools to get work done. Links: Book: App: Course: App: App: App: App: App:
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Waiting For List
One Intentional Life
The waiting for list is a piece of the Getting Things Done methodology that helps you keep track of things that are not on your action list, but most likely someone else's action list. It's a simple way to clear up psychic weight and not forget opportunities that you might need to followed-up on. Checkout out my article, , about the waiting for list. Previous GTD Related Episodes:
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Interview: 10% Entrepreneur by Patrick McGinnis
One Intentional Life
Choosing between the stability of a traditional career and the freedom of entrepreneurship? Why not have both? In this interview with the author, Patrick J. McGinnis, we talk about The 10% Entrepreneur and show you how, by investing just 10% of your time and resources, you can become an entrepreneur without losing a steady paycheck. We talk about Patrick's story and dive deep into some Q&A and highlight a few areas of the book. (hard cover book on Amazon) (audiobook on Audible) (Quiz) (Patrick on Twitter)
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Practicing Productivity
One Intentional Life
When using technology it's important to practice new skills and software to improve your productivity and be more efficient and effective. Here is a group of tips and ideas for practicing productivity. Links: Presentation Slides - Text editor - Todo list - Favorite Mac Productivity App - Tweet of recent talk -
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Born for This (Book Review)
One Intentional Life
It's important to find the work you were meant to do. In this episode, I talk about the joy-money-flow model for finding the most fulfilling work.
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Productivity on the Road
One Intentional Life
We spend a lot of time in the car and that time should be used for the best. There are lots of opportunities to learn, think and be productive on the road.
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Processing Tasks
One Intentional Life
Processing tasks is an important life skill that can help you take all the information you receive in life and turn it into action. ...
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Brain Dump
One Intentional Life
"Our brains are made to HAVE ideas, not HOLD ideas" - David Allen ...
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Fighting Resistance
One Intentional Life
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019: You Need a Budget
One Intentional Life
Managing finances can be stressful and difficult, often causing tension between spouses. In this episode, we talk about a personal budget software called YNAB (You Need a Budget) and the four rules they teach their users to "Gain Control of Your Money". We also discuss our personal experience with budgeting along the way.
info_outlineEvernote holds your life work. For everything you’ll do, Evernote is the workspace to get it done. We talk about this incredibly flexible system in depth including our workflows and uses for Evernote.
Links
- Official Evernote Website
- Web Clipper
- Skitch by Evernote
- Evernote Hello
- Evernote Essentials by Brett Kelly (Affiliate Link)
- The Secret Weapon
- Evernote: The Unofficial Guide to Getting Things Done by Daniel Gold
Our Uses for Evernote
- House Measurements
- Kids Artwork
- Audio moments with Kid
- Paperless Filing
- Christmas List
- Web Clipper (Articles)
- Website Articles (with the Web Clipper)
- GTD Reference Material
- Recipes
- Notes /Lists
- Drafting For Writing
- Templates (blog posts)
- Code snippets
- Graphic Design Inspiration (with Skitch)
- Emails (receipt, inspiration, content)
- Church Band - Song sheets, and forward set list emails
- Weekly Review (paper to Evernote)
- Sorting Notebooks (. to z)