Comments on: lifehacks! jessahacks!

By: Vern (AimforAwesome)

Vern (AimforAwesome) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:59:22 +0000

I just found you on blogsearch - google’s search engine for blogs. I liked your article, that’s a good idea - to comment on Lifehack articles as there is always something one can add with his/her own spin on things. Thanks for the idea and I like your blog. I’ll grab your feed! Vern

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:05:07 +0000

Laurahack: live in a really, really small community (whether it’s a small town or just a small neighborhood) where there are always people to help you out if you need to drive and your car won’t start and there are always people to talk to at the post office.

Good stuff, Jessamyn (as always).

By: greywulf

greywulf — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:59:34 +0000

Amen! I’m with you all the way on these :)

Well said, Jessa

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:56:48 +0000

“When in doubt, go to the post office and if there’s no mail for you, send some.”

This is a brilliant suggestion. I do this at work when I am ambivalent as to what to do next and teetering on the edge of accomplishing nothing. I pull a client’s file out of my cabinet and I write a letter on the client’s behalf requesting something of someone else. It keeps my cases moving forward. It puts the ball in someone else’s court.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:09:30 +0000

“Screw commuting. Live near your job. Work in your community.” EXACTLY. It’s a mystery to me why more people don’t do this…until I remember that we’ve built all of these suburbs to prevent this. I feel lucky that both my mate and I can bike to our jobs.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:52:07 +0000

Jessamyn, this is so spot on. I used to read a lot of these sort of sites, though over time I’ve cut it right down to just Lifehacker, which I keep on because it has good software recommendations and guides, as well as the odd useful tip (like this morning’s one about how to set a rule in your email client to delay sending emails by a minute, so you have time to fix typos or attach a document you forgot). I unsubscribed from a lot of them precisely because of this bulleted list approach, as often each tip is essentially meaningless, and only tenuously linked to the others.

You’ve hit the nail on the head here, and its refreshing to see someone with a little honesty about what most people’s mornings are actually like. I know I will be giving up the commute as soon as I can!