Some “obvious” research workflows & shortcuts that everyone already knows:

(once someone tells you)

The general principle: most productivity is lost in *transporting* work-in-process, not in doing the actual work.
@ilovepdf_com immediately pulls PDF tables into Excel. Avoid manual data entry at all costs.

https://t.co/3cuqgOOHdu
Excel > Insert > Data from Picture lets you take a photo of any table and pull in data directly from the PNG or JPG file. Again, avoid manual data entry at all costs.
The Table Capture extension by @georgemike lets you copy HTML tables into Google Sheets or Excel. (Noticing a theme here?)

https://t.co/8Y1Jnf6N8z
Graph Reader helps you extract data points when you have an image of a chart but not the underlying dataset. It does the pixel counting for you.

https://t.co/GnvB0tEmVW
The HTML to Figma extension by @builderio lets you import any web page into @figma layers. Wonderful for understanding the graphic design of any site.

https://t.co/ItGkgXuKFI
Use OneTab to save or email links of groups of Chrome tabs. Use Cmd + Shift + A to search currently open tabs.

https://t.co/fuVc8MLtq5
Use SingleFile to download full HTML pages for offline reading. No more printing to PDF.

https://t.co/QyZzWQuOVB
^^^ If you are worried about privacy with any extension, just use one browser for all of your extensions and then another browser for day-to-day use.
Adding “site:https://t.co/Nd4n3N6Fw0” is the best Google search tip I know of.
Buy a massive whiteboard.

If you think they’re too expensive, just google “site:https://t.co/Nd4n3N6Fw0 cheap whiteboard”

https://t.co/hIRXGnEK8O
Google Custom Search Engines let you search any site with a keystroke. Just insert “%s” for the search query in the URL in Chrome > Settings > Search Engines.
Adding “login” or “account” to Google Trends searches is a decent proxy for product usage

Be wary of:
-YoY % shifts where holidays fall
-thinking more volume = positive news (negative news spreads fast)
-unknown methodology changes by Google

h/t @NolanAntonucci @ByrneHobart
You can create multiple Google Calendar events at once with a simple csv. Use this template, then Settings gear icon > Import.

Template here: https://t.co/2w0kRrDQnb
Typing “https://t.co/CyVkFU0A5H” in your Chrome browser immediately creates a new Google Calendar event.

Same idea for “https://t.co/UHnTdY0M78” for Docs and “https://t.co/PNn4vAwXxl” for Sheets.
Cloudytabs lets you open all your iPhone cloud tabs in Chrome on your Mac

https://t.co/WvJkXSY9gi
RSS lets you see feeds in one place without bookmarking 200 sites to check weekly.

@Inoreader will find RSS feeds automatically for you on any site (eg Medium articles), and https://t.co/PSIA04uco5 converts email subscriptions to RSS.
Twitter UI has hidden Advanced Search, but you can find it at https://t.co/LzI5V9EN2K and use add-ons like @TwemexApp to see any profile’s most popular tweets
To delete any page element that is blocking the thing you want to read or print out (eg a header), Right Click > Inspect > Elements > highlight the element & delete.

Now Forbes / WaPost / etc are readable.
@alfredapp lets you set your own shortcuts and launch programs immediately by pressing Cmd + Space

https://t.co/ySShwN6CwV
Mac Spotlight can search everything within your files. Save everything locally in Dropbox (PDFs, notes), which will then get indexed by Mac. Now you can type any phrase and find any mention of it.

@davidperell wrote about a similar idea here: https://t.co/IFrSFpUDJE
^^^ A $b startup-in-waiting will index everything for you to search – all emails (Gmail, Outlook), every piece of media you’ve purchased (Substack, Kindle), all chats (Discord, iMessage). I will be alpha tester #001 if you’re building this!
You can speed up your mouse on Mac. After 5 minutes you will never go back. System Preferences > Trackpad > Tracking Speed.
In your charts and tables, align your text to the left and your numbers to the right. Align your headers with the rest of the column. Remove extraneous formatting/lines/words.

Read “Remove the Legend to Become One” by @eugenewei

https://t.co/2mkwzQBdcn
@eugenewei You can safely start every podcast / youtube interview 20% of the way in.

Better yet, just transcribe it in @DescriptApp
@eugenewei @DescriptApp Learn the Excel shortcuts.

For some reason, the hardest one to remember is that the ∆ shortcut is Opt + J on Mac and 0394 + wait 2 seconds + Alt + X on Windows
@eugenewei @DescriptApp The emoji keyboard is Ctrl + Cmd + Space on Mac and Windows logo + . on Windows

🧙🏻‍♂️🧙🏻‍♂️🧙🏻‍♂️
Lastly, A+ work output > learning the n+1 productivity hack.

Obviously.
This was everything I could think of in 30 mins for a young financial analyst who is coming into the field.

If there’s anything else you’d add, lmk!

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#தினம்_ஒரு_திருவாசகம்
தொல்லை இரும்பிறவிச் சூழும் தளை நீக்கி
அல்லல் அறுத்து ஆனந்தம் ஆக்கியதே – எல்லை
மருவா நெறியளிக்கும் வாதவூர் எங்கோன்
திருவாசகம் என்னும் தேன்

பொருள்:
1.எப்போது ஆரம்பித்தது என அறியப்படமுடியாத தொலை காலமாக (தொல்லை)

2. இருந்து வரும் (இரும்)


3.பிறவிப் பயணத்திலே ஆழ்த்துகின்ற (பிறவி சூழும்)

4.அறியாமையாகிய இடரை (தளை)

5.அகற்றி (நீக்கி),

6.அதன் விளைவால் சுகதுக்கமெனும் துயரங்கள் விலக (அல்லல் அறுத்து),

7.முழுநிறைவாய்த் தன்னுளே இறைவனை உணர்த்துவதே (ஆனந்த மாக்கியதே),

8.பிறந்து இறக்கும் காலவெளிகளில் (எல்லை)

9.பிணைக்காமல் (மருவா)

10.காக்கும் மெய்யறிவினைத் தருகின்ற (நெறியளிக்கும்),

11.என் தலைவனான மாணிக்க வாசகரின் (வாதவூரெங்கோன்)

12.திருவாசகம் எனும் தேன் (திருவா சகமென்னுந் தேன்)

முதல்வரி: பிறவி என்பது முன்வினை விதையால் முளைப்பதோர் பெருமரம். அந்த ‘முன்வினை’ எங்கு ஆரம்பித்தது எனச் சொல்ல இயலாது. ஆனால் ‘அறியாமை’ ஒன்றே ஆசைக்கும்,, அச்சத்துக்கும் காரணம் என்பதால், அவையே வினைகளை விளைவிப்பன என்பதால், தொடர்ந்து வரும் பிறவிகளுக்கு, ‘அறியாமையே’ காரணம்

அறியாமைக்கு ஆரம்பம் கிடையாது. நமக்கு ஒரு பொருளைப் பற்றிய அறிவு எப்போதிருந்து இல்லை? அதைச் சொல்ல முடியாது. அதனாலேதான் முதலடியில், ஆரம்பமில்லாத அஞ்ஞானத்தை பிறவிகளுக்குக் காரணமாகச் சொல்லியது. ஆனால் அறியாமை, அறிவின் எழுச்சியால், அப்போதே முடிந்து விடும்.
The best morning routine?

Starts the night before.

9 evening habits that make all the difference:

1. Write down tomorrow's 3:3:3 plan

• 3 hours on your most important project
• 3 shorter tasks
• 3 maintenance activities

Defining a "productive day" is crucial.

Or else you'll never be at peace (even with excellent output).

Learn more


2. End the workday with a shutdown ritual

Create a short shutdown ritual (hat-tip to Cal Newport). Close your laptop, plug in the charger, spend 2 minutes tidying your desk. Then say, "shutdown."

Separating your life and work is key.

3. Journal 1 beautiful life moment

Delicious tacos, presentation you crushed, a moment of inner peace. Write it down.

Gratitude programs a mindset of abundance.

4. Lay out clothes

Get exercise clothes ready for tomorrow. Upon waking up, jump rope for 2 mins. It will activate your mind + body.

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THE MEANING, SIGNIFICANCE AND HISTORY OF SWASTIK

The Swastik is a geometrical figure and an ancient religious icon. Swastik has been Sanatan Dharma’s symbol of auspiciousness – mangalya since time immemorial.


The name swastika comes from Sanskrit (Devanagari: स्वस्तिक, pronounced: swastik) &denotes “conducive to wellbeing or auspicious”.
The word Swastik has a definite etymological origin in Sanskrit. It is derived from the roots su – meaning “well or auspicious” & as meaning “being”.


"सु अस्ति येन तत स्वस्तिकं"
Swastik is de symbol through which everything auspicios occurs

Scholars believe word’s origin in Vedas,known as Swasti mantra;

"🕉स्वस्ति ना इन्द्रो वृधश्रवाहा
स्वस्ति ना पूषा विश्ववेदाहा
स्वस्तिनास्तरक्ष्यो अरिश्तनेमिही
स्वस्तिनो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु"


It translates to," O famed Indra, redeem us. O Pusha, the beholder of all knowledge, redeem us. Redeem us O Garudji, of limitless speed and O Bruhaspati, redeem us".

SWASTIK’s COSMIC ORIGIN

The Swastika represents the living creation in the whole Cosmos.


Hindu astronomers divide the ecliptic circle of cosmos in 27 divisions called
https://t.co/sLeuV1R2eQ this manner a cross forms in 4 directions in the celestial sky. At centre of this cross is Dhruva(Polestar). In a line from Dhruva, the stars known as Saptarishi can be observed.