Amanda Mae – Medium

Published in Reading Life

·4 days ago

Lifecycle of a Library Book

From reviews to weeding, here’s what it’s like to be a book at a public library — Penguin Random House — only one of the major publishers — publishes 15,000 print titles a year (that’s not counting ebooks)! That’s a lot of books a public library may want to acquire for their community. …

Libraries

6 min read

Published in ILLUMINATION

·May 4

Practical Tips for Job Hunters

In this age of the Great Resignation, you may be interested in finding a new job. …

Productivity

3 min read

Apr 30

Using Instapaper for My Ephemeral Reading

Like many people of a certain age, I miss Google Reader, the RSS feed of our dreams that kept track of all our blogs and things we wanted to read, allowing us to stay on top of all that information and reading. …

Productivity

3 min read

Using Instapaper for My Ephemeral Reading

Published in ILLUMINATION

·Apr 22

Using the Twos App for My Daily Note

I’m a regular Evernote and Todoist user. I love both apps SO MUCH and am always singing their praises. But recently I found the Twos App, a place to put “things,” and I’ve found it to be a welcome addition to my productivity stack. I have made attempts at doing…

Productivity

2 min read

Published in ILLUMINATION

·Apr 12

Why I Do Digital Planning

A few years back I fell down the YouTube rabbit hole of the Planner Community. The Bullet Journal was becoming a thing, and I was recognizing that I needed to up my organization and productivity game since I had taken on a new position in my career and needed to…

Productivity

4 min read

Published in Reading Life

·Apr 3

Keeping All Your TBR Lists

It hit me recently how many TBR (To Be Read) lists I have. Primarily I read ebooks, but I still get some print books and audiobooks in there every once in a while. And every few months or so I’ll find myself with a few spare minutes to scroll through…

Reading

3 min read

Published in Reading Life

·Mar 12

How I Organize My Reading Notes

Readwise has made all the difference — I have been a voracious reader all my life, apart from just after grad school when I was burned out and took some time off from reading so I could regain my love of it. It happens. I read anywhere from 40 to 120 books a year, depending on my…

Reading

3 min read

Published in ILLUMINATION

·Jan 28

How I Use Todoist to Be Better at Life

I recently turned on the “Karma” for my Todoist account. You gain Karma in the app by completing tasks and using certain features. I had turned this particular feature off literally years ago since I knew it would only mess with my head and give me weird anxiety (another reason…

Productivity

4 min read

Dec 24, 2021

The Beauty of My Grandma’s Christmas Past Tradition

I have a large extended family, a number of whom are centered in the Midwest. Growing up, my maternal grandparents’ home was where we celebrated Christmas. My family with my siblings, my aunts and their husbands, and eventually my cousins when they came along. …

Christmas

2 min read

Published in ILLUMINATION

·Nov 10, 2021

How I Set Up My Second Brain in 3 Main Apps

I’m constantly finding new ways to work my Second Brain, and recently I’ve come upon a new workflow that’s been amazing for me. What’s a Second Brain? It’s using technology to capture and store all the information you need to eventually be used for work or play or both. It’s…

Productivity

6 min read

How I Set Up My Second Brain in 3 Main Apps