Picks from the interwebs this week for my word- and tech-nerd peeps: science of why a second monitor is the
Tag: productivity
Music to Edit By
Music can help or hinder your editing, get genre and source recommendations in my extra post on Copyediting.com today. Plus,
Put Down the Darts and Pick Up the Timer
Stop throwing darts at a board when you need to estimate. Track your pace so you have the data to
Stop Wasting Time on Estimates
Are you spending hours developing accurate estimates specific to a project only to hear the client say “That’s ten times what I thought I’d have to spend”?
Stop it. Stop it now.
How to Make Effective Use of a Lull
Or, learn from my fail: a printable checklist (below). I did pretty well really, over the last few lulls. It
Links OTW, July 19–25
Positively hilarious & useful stuff in this week’s productivity round-up (Tweet this) — a clear theme that emerged from the stuff
Links OTW, June 28–July 4
Anti-spam for Can; have your vacations and your clients too; my tap-tap deal breaker; screenwriting tips; and working smarter; getting
Multiple Monitors for Editing Efficiency
Why are multiple monitor screens more efficient? It might only take a few seconds to sort through the dozen
The downside of freelancing: links this week
It was one of those weeks where everyone posts fabulous content (me included, here and elsewhere). It was also a
The argument for making changes silently, not tracking them
I espouse making routine copy editing changes silently; that is, without tracking them in Word. From editors, I hear a