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How Indexes Make Your Queries Fast

Julia Evans

**Get Current** • **Review “Next Actions” lists** — Take inventory of the tasks and reminders you have coming up. • **Review previous calendar data** — Flip through the last 2-3 weeks of calendar items to look for any outstanding items of things that may require follow-up. • **Review upcoming calendar** — Zoom in on the future by looking ahead at your calendar items. Ensure that anything you need to prepare for is captured on your task list. • **Review “Waiting For” list** — Reflect on outstanding items you need from others and make a note of what requires follow-up or impacts your own work. • **Review “Projects” (and “Larger Outcome”) Lists** — Look through any and all project lists to assess their progress and make additional action items to drive initiatives forward. • **Review any relevant checklists** — Assess any other lists that are relevant to work and life that may need your attention.

The Weekly Review

Todoist

Here's something I've learned over the past five years of blogging: don't start by telling the audience why you wrote a blog post. Instead, tell them why they should read it, and then do your best to prove yourself right.

Technical Writing for Developers – Why You Should Have a Blog and How to Start One

Ankur Tyagi

...catch up on these, and many more highlights