Comments on: Helpful Habits http://www.thehappyaccident.net/helpful-habits/ Greg Pincus talks social media and happy accidents (and sometimes chocolate) Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:58:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Heather Hedin Singh http://www.thehappyaccident.net/helpful-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-1057 Heather Hedin Singh Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:39:54 +0000 http://www.thehappyaccident.net/?p=1618#comment-1057 I signed up for the Comment Challenge, and it's been an amazing experience. I've encountered all sorts of new blogs, and it's been great to connect with new people. Now I need to figure out a good routine for seeing what's newly posted while not spending too much time away from my own writing. Thanks for sharing your process! I signed up for the Comment Challenge, and it’s been an amazing experience. I’ve encountered all sorts of new blogs, and it’s been great to connect with new people. Now I need to figure out a good routine for seeing what’s newly posted while not spending too much time away from my own writing. Thanks for sharing your process!

]]> By: Debbie Ridpath Ohi http://www.thehappyaccident.net/helpful-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 Debbie Ridpath Ohi Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:08:51 +0000 http://www.thehappyaccident.net/?p=1618#comment-1056 I use Google Reader to subscribe to blogs I'm interested in, but use NetNewsWire (which picks up my subscriptions from Google Reader) to do the reading because I like NNW's interface much better, plus NNW has "smart lists" which collect posts based on certain search terms. I use Google Reader to subscribe to blogs I’m interested in, but use NetNewsWire (which picks up my subscriptions from Google Reader) to do the reading because I like NNW’s interface much better, plus NNW has “smart lists” which collect posts based on certain search terms.

]]> By: Greg Pincus http://www.thehappyaccident.net/helpful-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Greg Pincus Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:28:08 +0000 http://www.thehappyaccident.net/?p=1618#comment-1055 Blog reading/commenting has always been one I've struggled with. I love reading blogs and jumping in conversations, but I really had to come up with a routine so it didn't take my whole day. The combination of a reader and a time limit really made me more efficient. On the email front, I tend to deal with it more frequently because if I'm not on top of it, it can really back up, but routines there can help tremendously, too. As does simply a timed period of not looking! Blog reading/commenting has always been one I’ve struggled with. I love reading blogs and jumping in conversations, but I really had to come up with a routine so it didn’t take my whole day. The combination of a reader and a time limit really made me more efficient. On the email front, I tend to deal with it more frequently because if I’m not on top of it, it can really back up, but routines there can help tremendously, too. As does simply a timed period of not looking!

]]> By: Terry Doherty http://www.thehappyaccident.net/helpful-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 Terry Doherty Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:32:16 +0000 http://www.thehappyaccident.net/?p=1618#comment-1047 I generally tend to save the reader for the end of the day - while *watching* Bones reruns, hockey, or basketball. The habit I want to get better at is balancing Twitter/LinkedIn/Facebook time. I had thought about rotating one each day, but I don't like how that works. The key to any progress in a day, though, is to NOT open the Email program before I tackle at least 2 things on the to-do list. Otherwise the day is shot! I generally tend to save the reader for the end of the day – while *watching* Bones reruns, hockey, or basketball. The habit I want to get better at is balancing Twitter/LinkedIn/Facebook time. I had thought about rotating one each day, but I don’t like how that works.

The key to any progress in a day, though, is to NOT open the Email program before I tackle at least 2 things on the to-do list. Otherwise the day is shot!

]]> By: olugbemisola http://www.thehappyaccident.net/helpful-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-1043 olugbemisola Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:43:43 +0000 http://www.thehappyaccident.net/?p=1618#comment-1043 great points re: making time spent online more efficient. I'm in definite need of some new routines, particularly regarding blog reading & email. Thanks! great points re: making time spent online more efficient. I’m in definite need of some new routines, particularly regarding blog reading & email. Thanks!

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