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What are some things(or ways) that you use to save time or get things done efficiently? Especially things that would be useful for many and are currently less popular. (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have recently started using RSS feeds to get news and other information. It is quite time-saving.
Recently found out that word could open pdfs for edits. Used to upload pdfs to websites to get it converted into some editable format. I think Libreoffice can do the same.
Got that spinning type of mop and mopping has become a bit easier.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I wrote software scripts that help me at my job and save time. I had taken the course CS50 which is free from Harvard/edx, and that was enough for my purposes. But I've also seen people recommend the book "automate the boring stuff"

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I had a retail job years back where part of my work was processing incoming freight and putting it in the inventory system. I set up a spreadsheet that helped me format the entries for the actual system. My boss kinda hated it, like "you're adding extra steps it's a waste". Never did convince them it was saving me time and wrist health, had to use it in secret

Another boss I had actively tried to get me to stop using a spreadsheet to track my time and instead update their time tracking system on every task. I could either spend a couple seconds slapping in a spreadsheet entry and have it auto fill in the time spent since the last entry and bulk copy in the day to the time tracking system as part of me leaving for the day, or I could spend a minute fucking with the time tracking system every few minutes of work

At my current job my boss caught wind of me setting up a way to abstract our build system for dedicated types of builds. Instead of trying to get me to stop I was asked to present it to the team and help other people build little tools like it for their own uses. Feels a lot better

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What is your current profession?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I do QA for headsets. My job involves a lot of building and rebuilding various branches so everything I can do to make that easier is great

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Interesting! Thanks for sharing.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Not one, not two, but three relevant XKCDs!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Cool. Thank you for the links.