{"id":35953,"date":"2020-04-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=35953"},"modified":"2020-04-20T11:16:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T18:16:54","slug":"5-life-changing-booksthereshtisel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/5-life-changing-booksthereshtisel\/","title":{"rendered":"5 life-changing books\/There\/Shtisel"},"content":{"rendered":"

5 life-changing books<\/strong>
\nI \u00a0am a very happy user of You Need a Budget (YNAB), a personal finances subscription service (get a free month when you sign up with\u00a0this link<\/a>). They also have a good YouTube channel and I particularly enjoyed\u00a0this episode<\/a>\u00a0where the host recommended five books that changed her life. Those books are: The 5 Second Rule<\/a>, You Need a Budget<\/a>, Daring Greatly<\/a>, How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind<\/a>, and Getting Things Done<\/a>. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Other people\u2019s time zone<\/strong>
\nLike almost everyone else, I now need to interact with others working in different time zones. Determining their current time is the chore of this neat menu applet for the Mac called\u00a0There<\/a>. Unlike a world clock, the\u00a0There<\/em>\u00a0applet tracks the time per person. I can instantly look up a friend\/colleague and it gives me their current time; if they do travel and are a\u00a0There<\/em>\u00a0user as well, I see their time at their new location. Ditto if I travel. You can import a whole Slack team and get their local times. It is currently free and will soon be available on Windows and phones. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Quiet masterpiece<\/strong>
\nDo yourself a favor and watch\u00a0Shtisel<\/a>, a two-season (24 episode) series on Netflix. It\u2019s an incredibly written Isreali drama that is now a world-wide hit. It just happens to take place in an ultra-orthodox Jewish family. Ironically, it is a big hit in many conservative Muslim countries because these two traditional cultures overlap so much. Part of Shtisel\u2019s charm is the full immersion into a world that is alien as Mars to most moderns, but the main attraction in this global gem is its universal humanism and real people characters. (Shtisel should not be confused with Unorthodox, another recent good Netflix series taking place in the same orthodox Jewish community, but with a very different ambiance and different artistic mission.) Shtisel is not loud or flashy; it is a quiet, low-budget masterpiece that leaves you feeling you encountered something remarkable. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Feel connected to the Universe<\/strong>
\nThis helped me get out of my headspace for a bit: NASA\u2019s\u00a0What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday?<\/a>\u00a0I entered all the important dates I could think of and went down a Wikipedia wormhole to learn more about the\u00a0Sombrero Galaxy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0light echos<\/a>. Every image is awesome and uplifting and teleports me out of my mental space to somewhere else. Which reminds me of a quote I\u2019ve always treasured by\u00a0Lao Tzu<\/a>: \u201cDo you imagine the universe is agitated? Go into the desert at night and look at the stars. This practice should answer the question.\u201d \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Stay-sharp mechanical pencil<\/strong>
\nI like mechanical pencils, and my favorite is the Uni Kuru Toga with a lead-rotation mechanism (Model No. M54521P.24)<\/a>. Every time you touch the tip to the paper, the mechanism inside the pen ratchets the lead a few degrees. The result is the point stays rounded instead of taking on a chiseled profile as often happens with mechanical pencils. It\u2019s inexpensive but very well-made. Mine has lasted for years. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Productivity tip<\/strong>
\nLately, I\u2019ve been marking each task on my to-do list as a high attention task or a low attention task, and through out the day, I will alternate and work only on the things that match my energy level. I\u2019ve noticed that these \u201cenergy audits\u201d have enabled me to power through bunches of tasks that I tend to avoid because they seem tedious or time-consuming. (Source:\u00a06 tools that are more powerful than to-do lists for productivity<\/a>). \u2014 CD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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