Incomplete and shorth thoughts: ideas in the rough

Incomplete and short thoughts: ideas in the rough

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Random ideas

  1. iPad, though a good idea, has sub optimal data entry. Would be nice to have fast keyboard like entry without a keyboard
  2. E-book page representation needs to be improved-- would like to be able to see more pages at once
  3. Think about more applications of social bookmarking
  4. Ideally, want a business model that scales independent of time.

Monday, September 6, 2010

To do

  1. Reduce the number of mistakes I make
  2. Keep track of the number of mistakes I make
  3. Pick a few things and get damn good at them
  4. Test skype number on work phone
  5. Re-organize contact list, test if group mailing works
  6. Set aside 30 mins/day for cleaning, de-clutter room
  7. Set aside 30 mins/day for learning Japanese
  8. Buy a scanner, scan and get rid of manuals and unwanted documents
  9. Throw out old printer
  10. Look into translation as a side job
  11. Learn how to write good reusable software libraries
  12. Learn how to use global variables and a settings folder to setup programs
  13. Find a database person, or learn databases
  14. Find a front end person or learn how to write front ends
  15. Learn how to do authentication, server security

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Idle thoughts

  1. Focus on the important, cut down on distractions
  2. Becoming the best possible person is desirable, define desirable characteristics
  3. You only live once, live like it.
  4. How much time in a day do you waste?
  5. De-clutter room, get rid of things that you don't use.
  6. Try dividing daily time into blocks, do certain tasks in those blocks
  7. Set personal deadlines, keep a schedule to keep them
  8. Buy a timer -> schedule things into 1 hour blocks
  9. Don't forget to still be flexible with scheduling, time, don't over schedule
  10. Find smart people to hang out with, exchange ideas
  11. Find smart people, work on projects with them
  12. Filter music collection, delete music I don't listen to
  13. Look for a new place to live