This post summarizes key insights from Scott Mautz’s LinkedIn Learning course on productivity.

Top ten overlooked productivity hacks

Workflow productivity hacks

Get things done

• Plan Realistically: Assess how long tasks will realistically take, considering Hofstadter’s law, which states that things always take longer than expected.
• Set self-imposed realistic deadlines: you share it with others
• Avoid relying on willpower: stop telling yourself “My willpower will kick in, so I can wait to get started”. Just get started, or there will be more stress.
• Break Tasks into Smaller Steps: Start with either the hardest or easiest tasks to build momentum and manage... read more

Foreword

Recently, I have been working on a feature to display a list of file records stored in various data repositories. The goal is to present different data repositories along with their corresponding file records on a single page. The user interface consists of a tab widget for switching between data repositories, and within each tab’s content, there is a table widget listing all the file records.

It’s important to note that a file record can also represent a folder. When a user clicks on a folder record in the table, the table content needs to be refreshed. To avoid loading... read more

After reading this book, I found even if I don’t start up a business, I could improve the way I think about my career path and the way I talk to others in a presentation.

How to generate idea?

• Start with why(customers’ need) instead of what(technology)
  • customers’ need: the hole in market
• Two component to develop:
  • Vision
    • to investors
      • is there disruption? -> create new market/customers
  • Function spectrum
    • to target audience
      • is there any relevance? -> will it solve my problem?
• How... read more