At my house, we have a designated drawer in the entry room dresser that serves a very important purpose. It holds all of our “junk.” Pencils, pens, cords, playing cards, coupons, a screwdriver, white out–you name it, it’s probably in there. We put the stuff there that we don’t quite know what to do with.
I have Evernote sitting on my desktop. It feels like a slumbering giant, waiting to be awakened into a fit of productive fury. I just don’t know how to rustle it from the deep slumber that my lack of creativity has put it in.
So I turn to you: How do you use Evernote? What’s the best tip you can offer me? How has Evernote bettered your life?
One tip I can offer is the super secret email address. You can use it to have receipts from online purchases sent directly to Evernote. It’s slick.
With that, I beg you … School me!
Email is a blessing and a curse.
We know that we need it to communicate in current society, but we just get so gosh darn much of it.
Enter three sentences. This is email mantra I’ve used intentionally now for the past six months and it’s glorious.
From the site:
Do you have an email philosophy? If not, consider three sentences. Life will be easier!
I just read this in a newsletter from Chris Brogan. I think there’s wisdom in it, so I pass it on to you:
If you’re not shipping/executing/delivering, you’re not doing. If you’re not doing, you’re just thinking. The truth is, you’ve gotta DO. That’s what fixes everything.
* How I got to be a top-shelf speak: speeches every 3 days.
* How I got to be a NYT bestselling author: write every day.
* How I got anything I’ve ever received in this life: did something.
Right? You’re on that. So, let’s ship. And if you need help, screw the muses: find the shippers.
Is there anything you’re sitting on–an idea, a business proposal, a book, a blog post, a speech, a poem, a cake–that is just hanging out? Do something about it.
Seth Godin calls it shipping.
Tom Peters calls it executing.
Chris Brogan says “just DO something.”
I agree with them.
Now that you know, what are you going to do about it?
