Tech Productivity Issue #296 (The Art of Finishing)

Issue #296 (The Art of Finishing) 10/14/24

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One thing that probably comes up often among teams is: What is the best way to store passwords that are shared among team members? This very question was asked on Hacker News last month, with lots of suggestions and discussion in the thread that you might want to check out.

There are a lot of tips repeated throughout the thread including two primary ones that keep coming up:

Use SSO for shared resources
Use a password manager for individual accounts

There are other suggestions as well, like using a secrets manager with an API key or in some cases a one-time-use encrypted secrets sharing app (many of such apps I've shared in this newsletter). There are also some who say never to use a password manager or they specify which ones to avoid. Maybe the thread will provide some value to you if the subject is something you or your team are looking into.

Now on to this week's hand-picked productivity links!

Tools & Apps

Focumon — A gamified Pomodoro + Flow Timer system in your browser that turns your productivity into a multiplayer adventure.

Toby — A Chrome extension that provides advanced bookmarking functionality for teams so you can have access to all your links and documents in a central hub.

Jellyboard — A set of visual brainstorming and note-taking tools for teams, allowing you to quickly invite and collaborate with remote team members to easily share workflows, images, and more, all in the same browser tab.

Brad's Deals — Remember the days of paper lists and mall marathons? Now it's Amazon Prime time. While free shipping and exclusive shows are a given, these 10 hidden perks can enhance your membership in unexpected ways. sponsor

Taskwarrior — An open-source app for Mac, Windows, and Linux that manages your todo list from the command line in a fast, flexible, and unobtrusive manner.

Ebookany — A platform to easily convert any online content (blogs, links, RSS, Google docs, Notion pages, etc.) into e-book format (PDF, EPUB, MOBI) with offline availability.

GlobalGPT — An all-in-one AI service hub that lets you create anything you want using 100+ agents and offers free and pay-as-you go access to various AI tools.

Articles & Resources

The Art of Finishing — A thoughtful and honest narration of one developer's frustration with having too many projects on the go and the challenges of what's called Hydra Project Effect.

Turn a Problem Into an Opportunity — The author explain a little bit about the history of Volkswagen and how their advertising campaign about 60 years ago turned a problem into an opportunity.

From Paper Lists to Amazon Prime, Times Have Changed — While fast shipping and exclusive shows are well-known, these 10 hidden perks can take your membership to the next level. sponsor

Why Does Getting a Job in Tech Suck Right Now? (Is It Ai?!?) — This feels like a problem across the board in the job market, not just in tech, but you might enjoy the experiences from this engineer.

Australian Employees Now Have the Right to Ignore Work Emails, Calls After Hours — This is according to a new "right to disconnect" law. But most importantly: does this mean if the email says "You're fired", then it doesn't count?

You Are NOT Dumb, You Just Lack the Prerequisites — The author uses math as the example and briefly explains the importance of going back to basics to get the necessary prerequisites.

The “PARA Method” Says We Can Organize Our Digital Lives into 4 Simple Categories — You've probably heard of the PARA method, which stands for Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. This is a good intro if the concept is new to you.

Suggestions?

Have a suggestion for a productivity-related tool, article, or other resource? Send me a direct message via X (@LouisLazaris) and I’ll consider including it in a future issue.

Stay productive!

Louis
techproductivity.co
@LouisLazaris

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