Archive for March, 2011

Productivity Hack: The Sedimentary Filing System

Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Productivity Hack: The Sedimentary Filing System

A lot of people are at one extreme or the other when it comes to organizing papers on their desk. Either it’s an unmitigated disaster or it’s a model of anal retention that they seem to spend far too much energy on. For years I’ve been achieving a reasonable middle ground by sticking to... »

To Buy or Not To Buy a Gym Membership

Monday, March 21st, 2011
To Buy or Not To Buy a Gym Membership

This is a guest post by Beeminder user Jill Renaud. I hate my current gym. It is a budget gym with no classes, machines in disrepair, and the other members can be downright rude. I can be patiently waiting for a machine and be cut off by a gym rat. A literal rat. (Kidding. It’s not quite that... »

Little Debbie Does Dog Food

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Little Debbie Does Dog Food

I’ve had swiss cake rolls on my mind since Kevin McGowan’s delightful guest post last week. Then today I saw a special: four boxes of Little Debbie snacks for $5. So cheap! If only it were possible to buy them and not immediately start shoving them into my maw one after the other until stopped by... »

Food Habits

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Food Habits

Continuing the theme from our last post, this is a guest post by Beeminder beta user Kevin McGowan. I am not an expert of any kind and I have no training. I’m just a guy who used to be pretty uncomfortable (5’10”... »