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Integral Conversations Podcast 05-08-07

May 8, 2007 By Graham English

Listen to me brag about how cool it is to automate a podcast with AppleScript using Audio Hijack Pro, Transmit, and WordPress. It really doesn't get much cooler! Listen to Integral Conversations Podcast 05-08-07 Download: Integral Conversations … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: AppleScript, Audio Hijack Pro, automation, Blogging, hacks, Integral Conversations, LifeHacks, podcasts, Transmit, Wordpress

Update Twitter With A Finder Dialog Plus A Timed Repeat Function

May 6, 2007 By Graham English

Here's a cool little AppleScript that allows you to update Twitter using a Finder dialog. Click here to open the script in Script Editor. Change the username and password and hit run. A dialog will open asking, "What are you doing?" Type your update … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose, Technology Tagged With: Apple, AppleScript, code, Finder, HowTo, LifeHacks, Mac, OSX, programming, tutorial, Twitter

Automating The Quality Of Your Attention

May 4, 2007 By Graham English

I've been thinking more and more about focus. So much competes for my attention second by second (that's you, Twitter and BlackBerry) that it's never been more important to practice sustaining focus. The quality of my consciousness and the quality of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose, Technology Tagged With: Apple, AppleScript, attention, automation, breathing, cron, flexibility, flow, focus, Growl, GTD, hacks, HowTo, iCal, LifeHacks, Mac, mindfulness, OSX, pico, productivity, programming, reminders, software, submodalities, tips, tools, Unix

Automation As Part Of An Integral Life Practice

May 3, 2007 By Graham English

Most repetitive tasks are energy sucks. Opening the same web pages every day, clicking our way around the cybersphere, answering the same questions to our customers, all of these tasks are relatively low-value and cumulatively add up to a large chunk … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose, Technology Tagged With: 80/20 rule, Apple, AppleScript, automation, best practices, energy management, GTD, hacks, HowTo, ILP, LifeHacks, Mac, OSX, Practice, productivity

IM Status: Update Your Skype, iChat, Or Adium Status With Quicksilver

April 25, 2007 By Graham English

I got really tired of updating my online status on Skype and iChat every time I had to step away from my computer. I thought to myself, wouldn't it be cool if I could update all my instant message apps at once with a few keystrokes using … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose, Technology Tagged With: Adium, Apple, AppleScript, GTD, hacks, HowTo, iChat, IM, LifeHacks, Mac, OSX, productivity, Quicksilver, Skype, software, tips, tools

GTD: What Are You Doing Right Now Redux

April 20, 2007 By Graham English

My previous attempt at a time-tracking script worked well for a while. But I wanted something that was self-contained so I could share it with my friends and coworkers. I also wanted to cut down on key strokes. Since my internet connection has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose, Technology Tagged With: Apple, AppleScript, GTD, HowTo, LifeHacks, Mac, Neuro-Logical Levels, NLP, OSX, peak performance, Practice, productivity, software, Technology, tools, tutorial, Twitter

Information = Energy

April 14, 2007 By Graham English

Information takes energy to create. It takes energy to consume. And it takes energy to manage. Information is energy. I see great opportunity and challenge in this. The challenge on a personal level is that you need a sustainable source of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Opinion, Prose Tagged With: energy, energy management, information, information-management, LifeHacks, usability

GTD: Automator Wants To Know What You Are Doing Right Now

April 8, 2007 By Graham English

I'm into systems. I love figuring out how to get from point A to point B and then optimizing the process as efficiently as possible. Better yet, I love being able to turn a system on and not have to think about it again. This is one of those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose, Technology Tagged With: Apple, AppleScript, behavior, best practices, entrepreneur, GTD, HowTo, LifeHacks, Mac, Neuro-Logical Levels, NLP, OSX, peak performance, Practice, productivity, software, Technology, tools, tutorial, Twitter

Top 10 Twitter DOs and DON’Ts

April 5, 2007 By Graham English

You've got a blog. You've got email, SMS, and IM. These are great tools for communication. Email and text messaging are two-way conversations. Blogging is mostly a one-to-many conversation. But what about something in-between? Twitter is part … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Prose, Technology Tagged With: best practices, Blogging, communication, conversations, Dave Winer, hacks, iChat, IM, LifeHacks, lists, Mac, networking, plugins, RSS, SEO, SMS, social, software, Technology, Top 10, tutorial, Twitter, Web 2.0, wiki, Wordpress

NLP Pattern: Aligning Neurological Levels

April 1, 2007 By Graham English

This exercise builds your resources and congruence. Start by standing in a place where you can take 5 steps backwards. Think of a situation in which your behavior is not representative of who you really are, or who you would like to be, and you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LifeHacks, Prose Tagged With: behavior, beliefs, capabilities, Ecology, environment, experience, HowTo, identity, Language, LifeHacks, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Neuro-Logical Levels, NLP, NLP exercises, NLP patterns, spirit

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