{"id":33375,"date":"2019-04-21T02:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T09:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=33375"},"modified":"2019-04-29T10:17:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T17:17:53","slug":"smartphone-shortcutslaura-olinspecialty-pillows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/smartphone-shortcutslaura-olinspecialty-pillows\/","title":{"rendered":"Smartphone shortcuts\/Laura Olin\/Specialty pillows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/recomendo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up here<\/a>\u00a0to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Smartphone shortcuts<\/strong><br \/>\nThe ever-helpful David Pogue has a fantastic list of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/04\/smarter-living\/tap-less-phone-voice-assistant-shortcuts.html?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">smartphone shortcuts<\/a>\u00a0I had no idea were possible. They save lots of taps. I programmed my phone to set up macros ( a series of steps into one step) initiated by a voice command, like \u201cHush Now\u201d which silences your phone until you leave your current location. \u00a0\u2014 KK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Newsletter follow<\/strong><br \/>\nDigital strategist Laura Olin has a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/c-guYH?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">newsletter with interesting miscellany<\/a>\u00a0that contains links to useful tips, thought-provoking quotations, and links to articles and videos. If you like Recomendo, you will like Laura\u2019s newsletter. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wedge pillow for sleeping<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen my sinuses are acting up, the thing that gives me the most relief is using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2UE2eKQ?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">a wedge pillow like this one<\/a>. It keeps my head elevated and prevents post-nasal drip while I sleep. I always wake up better rested without a blocked nose or phlegm. Here\u2019s an article that answers the question, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/pillows\/do-specialty-pillows-really-work\/?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">Do specialty pillows really work?<\/a>\u201d. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visual follow<\/strong><br \/>\nA lovely stream to follow on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wabisabipop2?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">100 views of Tokyo<\/a>. Each vignette is drawn in a colorful manga style. (Should be an Instagram stream, but is not.) \u2014 KK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Push reel lawnmower<\/strong><br \/>\nI have always used gasoline lawn mowers. I recently got a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2G7czEJ?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">5-blade push mower<\/a>\u00a0and am amazed at how smoothly it operates. It\u2019s very easy to push, and the blades whir like a fan, neatly cutting the grass. It\u2019s a pleasure to use. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conquering the to-do list<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo things have kept my to-do list on track lately. The first is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jetpens.com\/Maruman-Mnemosyne-N197A-Today-s-Act-Notebook-A6-Special-Rule-Perforations\/pd\/4787?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">this notebook<\/a>\u00a0previously\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/recomendo.com\/issues\/quotes-halt-and-catch-fire-to-do-notebook-93030?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">recommended by Mark in issue 80<\/a>. I bought 4 to stock up for the year. And the second is committing to the habit of asking myself the four questions from this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ideas.ted.com\/multiply-your-time-by-asking-4-questions-about-the-stuff-on-your-to-do-list\/?utm_campaign=Recomendo&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">Ted article<\/a>. The most effectual being, \u201cWhat\u2019s the most important thing I can do today that would make tomorrow better?\u201d and \u201cShould I do this task now or can I do it later?\u201d \u2014 CD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recomendo: issue no. 143<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2323],"tags":[2324],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33375"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33375"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33377,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33375\/revisions\/33377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}