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Another simple way of harvesting your R-mode’s preconscious treasures is to write. Blogging has enjoyed tremendous popularity in recent years, and probably rightfully so. In previous eras, people wrote letters—sometimes a great many letters.
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning
Andy Hunt
Counting was by the fingers; hence the decimal system. When—apparently after some time—the idea of twelve was reached, the number became a favorite because it was so pleasantly divisible by five of the first six digits; and that duodecimal system was born which obstinately survives in English measurements today: twelve months in a year, twelve pence in a shilling, twelve units in a dozen, twelve dozen in a gross, twelve inches in a foot. Thirteen, on the other hand, refused to be divided, and became disreputable and unlucky forever.
The Story of Civilization, Vol. 1: Our Oriental Heritage
Will Durant
I believe pretty strongly that everyone needs a **personal work tracking system** – a set of practices that work *for them* and helps them get things done and feel good about their work. An employer’s work tracking system might be *part* of this personal system, but most people will need additional tools and practices on top to account for other work.
Why I’m Not Writing a Productivity Series
jacobian.org
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