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New comment by zokiboy in "Bitsy"

zokiboy — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:22:13 +0000

There are some lovely games made by Bitsy. They are both refreshing and retro at the same time.

New comment by zokiboy in "To-Do Lists Don't Work"

zokiboy — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 16:11:40 +0000

No, it that case you will check your calendar and decide based on your priorities in life do you want to reschedule a task you have planned with the new task. With calendar-based systems you usually only plan the current day and for other days you have rough outline how time will be spent.

New comment by zokiboy in "To-Do Lists Don't Work"

zokiboy — Sun, 29 Sep 2013 15:54:27 +0000

I'm glad this is being shared, because I struggled for years with GTD and couldn't find an alternative anywhere. When I started putting tasks in my calendar my productivity skyrocketed. I know when things will get done and it forces me to make tough choices. I have to decide what will get done, how much time will it take and when, but also what WON'T get done and forces me to say "no". We only have limited amount of time - the calendar makes it so clear.

This approach takes much practice to learn how much time everything takes, self-discipline and flexibility when it takes more than planned. The end result is much better control of personal time. Instead of just writing a next action for each project and being anxious whenever I get a new project request from a client whether I will have enough time to finish it by deadline; now, I can estimate project and tell from my schedule when each project will be finished.

To-do list has place in my system as either list of small tasks that I will do in one block of scheduled time. Also, I use list as someday lists, for example next books I will read. I still use some principles from GTD, but I no longer have never-ending to-do lists that paralyse me. Calendar forces me to create a realistic schedule.

This is not for everyone, and based by the popularity of GTD, I guess only minority of people can live in their calendar and schedule almost every activity. For those who are interested, I suggest starting with reading Peter Bregman: 18 minutes and Julie Morgenstern: Time management.

New comment by zokiboy in "Hyperloop speculation – launch assist for electric aircraft "

zokiboy — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 12:19:43 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperloop

New comment by zokiboy in "Academia.edu - Share research"

zokiboy — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:05:46 +0000

http://www.academia.edu/about

New comment by zokiboy in "Why do you think people are poor?"

zokiboy — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:00:06 +0000

Success of this program can be explained by the social connections made during the course - teachers were all having better quality of life - also students were shown different way of life through the lectures. If teachers were good as it seems they have backed their lessons with real life stories. In a way, the daily lessons were their out of the situation they were in.

New comment by zokiboy in "btjunkie says goodbye"

zokiboy — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:26:31 +0000

Isn't there a way to create a database of torrents without using http protocol, by relying only on peer2peer network? It would be much harder to shutdown each peer individually.

New comment by zokiboy in "How to Have the Best Year of Your Life (without Setting a Single Goal)"

zokiboy — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:51:54 +0000

Controlling your daily habits is a goal.

Tim Cook

zokiboy — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:48:43 +0000

Article URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Cook

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2924129

Points: 6

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New comment by zokiboy in "Hack Google Adwords to help you pick a name for your product"

zokiboy — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:15:44 +0000

With $20 budget and 4 versions this seems like a random spike in data. If you are going to use this method I suggest to use Google AdWords Campaign Experiments (built-in tool). It will tell you if your results are statistically significant. There is also Excel spreadsheet to download and play with numbers to see if results are significant.

Second caution. This approach only tests what's the best name for your ad. It doesn't tell you what is the best name for your product.

New comment by zokiboy in "Ask HN: How can I do something meaningful?"

zokiboy — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 07:14:28 +0000

Can you give links to more information about Austrian economics and how it contributes to poverty?

New comment by zokiboy in "Violent video game effects on aggression, empathy, ... a meta-analytic review"

zokiboy — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:24:02 +0000

And this area is biased in both direction. From one side you have family groups and from other side you have game industry. And there are studies showing both sides. That's why meta studies are needed.

New comment by zokiboy in "Violent video game effects on aggression, empathy, ... a meta-analytic review"

zokiboy — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:21:09 +0000

Meta study had to be completed before 2010 to be published in Mar 2010. FAQ was published in 2009, I guess at the same time the paper was submitted for review. That's the reason for having same conclusions.

New comment by zokiboy in "Violent video game effects on aggression, empathy, ... a meta-analytic review"

zokiboy — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:11:56 +0000

Full text: http://www.psychology.iastate.edu/faculty/caa/abstracts/2010...

New comment by zokiboy in "PicPlum (YC S11): Beautiful Prints, Automatically Mailed for You"

zokiboy — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:00:46 +0000

I'm not in target market or I don't understand its benefits. If I have to choose photos and email it to them, how is that easier than choosing photos and uploading them to shutterfly?

New comment by zokiboy in "Ask HN: Do I have to work 80 hrs a week because I am entrepreneur?"

zokiboy — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:22:48 +0000

Tough one. Few suggestions:

#1 Track your time for few days and categorize each minute of what you do. How many of them are productive and pushing your business forward? In most cases 20% of your time is bringing you 80% of the gains. Pareto principle.

#2 Are you focused on few important things or your focus is spread to too many things? In most cases it is better not to do somethings rather than do them badly. Focus on the 20% from the point #1.

#3 Do you get enough rest and fun? If you work too hard you are less productive and with exhaustion it takes you 2-3 times longer to complete tasks than that you would do with enough energy/rest/focus. Have at least one day off (or 8 consecutive hours) a week and try to relax few times a day with one bigger break and several smaller ones.

London: A generation bred on a diet of excessive consumerism had been unleashed

zokiboy — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 07:12:34 +0000

Article URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/08/looting-fuelled-by-social-exclusion?intcmp=239

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2863236

Points: 3

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Attack of the clones

zokiboy — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:46:07 +0000

Article URL: http://www.economist.com/node/21525394

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2855000

Points: 5

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New comment by zokiboy in "Ask HN: Please help, can't expand fast enough"

zokiboy — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:46:24 +0000

You covered most viable options. If I were you I would continue with #4 and give that feature of monthly subscription to generate steady stream of revenue. You seem to have a product/market fit so in this situation I would outsource someone for a help with marketing, it seems you have good SEO potential, you can find good companies/freelancers on Elance. If you can separate wheat from chaff you'll reasonable SEO service for about $500 a month - I'm currently paying European based company for SEO services that much - zenoseo. If you have more cash find someone to help you with PPC, like Google Adwords, run few cheap test campaigns and see if ROI is good, if good continue otherwise wait some time. Additional customers you get from marketing will give you more cash. Then hire a developer. If at that time you still need cash try to get an investment. The simplest way to start is with angels. See if there is local angel group or try AngelList - there are good guides how to pitch to an investor. Good luck!

New comment by zokiboy in "Softlaunch of buddhalists, not just another todo list app."

zokiboy — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:14:02 +0000

Putting name and price aside I don't like deep nesting approach for lists. I tend to have too many levels and it's cumbersome to click so many times. I like to have an option to see all my tasks at same level and get nice overview of everything I want to do.