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As many of you know, I’ve asked for your opinions a couple times over the last month or so. First, I asked you newsletter subscribers if you would enter a contest for a free giveaway from The Practical Nerd, and then I asked all of you readers if you thought email was getting obsolete, thanks to the efforts of services like Facebook and Twitter, as well as Google Docs. Here’s what you said:
Twenty of you chimed in and showed a strong support for the contest idea. This is great news, as I am itching to start branching out and trying some different ways to engage all of you and encourage interaction. This might be the way to do it, so stay tuned!
Well, shockingly few of you seemed to care about this topic. A full SEVEN of you wanted to be heard, and while the winner was “Not yet, but it will”, most of you seemed to think that it wouldn’t, and some of you were adamant that you’ll always be using email. I disagree with the notion that we will always be using email. I think there are ways that communication is continuing to evolve and grow, and email will eventually be replaced by something else. What, I’m not sure. Google seems to think that Google Wave will be the email killer. But if the mainstream isn’t using Google Wave, what good will it be? It’s kind of an “all-or-nothing” type approach. Non-Twitter users seem to use the service as something of a joke, but Mashable recently posted 13 things you can do on Twitter besides telling people what you are doing, and these things range from file sharing to payments to job hunting and games. Twitter is an extremely powerful platform, and I’m buying into it more and more every day. I do think that between Twitter, Facebook, and Google Docs, along with instant messaging like Skype, email is starting to get redundant. But time will tell.
Thanks to all of you who voted, and stay tuned for more down the line!
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Killing Email: How and Why I Ditched My Inbox [Zen Habits]
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I planned on doing the “same old” routine of posting a link to an interesting article with a little commentary, but there was just so much going on today that I had to cram it all into one! So here we go:
Why You Need to Abandon Your "Rescue Fantasy" (and yes, you do have one!) – Dave Navarro rocks your day with a look at your “rescue fantasy”. He’s right. A lot of people (myself included) spend our time thinking life would be better if only ___________. What a fantastic article this is!
20 Life Lessons I Learned in my 20’s – Marc from Marc and Angel Hack Life pauses to reflect as he approaches his 28th birthday. We all benefit from it.
13 Awesome Money Saving Sites We Love at Wise Bread – The writers at Wise Bread share where you can find coupons, deals, and plenty of money-saving advice. You can even set up a savings account that people can donate money to!
Gizmodo covers the big Apple announcements of today! – Apple held a big conference today to announce cheaper MacBooks, as well as the iPhone 3GS. In addition, the iPhone 3G will now be $99, according to Apple. So the question is, will this be enough to bring in new Apple fans? We know the fanboys are lusting over it (I’m following a few of them on Twitter – yeah, they get pretty annoying on days like this), but what about us casual users? I haven’t owned a Mac or an iPhone, so now I have to think about whether or not this is enough for me to switch. What about you?
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Let’s discuss in the comments, shall we?
On Wednesday, I posted a poll asking you, the readers, about the obstacles in your life that keep you from improving it. After two days of voting, the results are in, and here’s a look at them:
Two votes is hardly a landslide victory, but your money concerns won the race over your time concerns. Money and time were evenly matched up for the better part of Wednesday and Thursday, until finally money won out. This part of the results really reassures me, as there are plenty of ways you can improve your life without breaking your budget. In fact, to me, the word “practical” implies that the advice found here can be applied to anyone.
Need further proof? I made about $20,000 last year, and I established yesterday that I’m in as much debt as anyone else, comparatively speaking. But the beauty is, the changes I’ve made have only improved my financial standing, and they can and will for you too!
This is incredibly motivating for me. A lot of people in this world sit in their ways of doing things simply because they’ve always done them that way. Hopefully this means that you can take advice from this blog and the links from this blog and put them to good use with an open minded approach.
Just like cash, you’re short on time. I can’t claim that I have the same amount of free time as an average person, but I can say that I am using my free time to do the legwork for you. My intention to eliminate the “figuring out” time, allowing you to make smoother transitions in your lives. Stay tuned!
Everybody has a pre-conceived notion as to what changes they need to make in their lives, apparently. This is important to know, because it shows that we’re not working with a clean slate here. It also shows that there are already opinions out there. I hope that you all can share them as we move forward (that’s what the comments section is for!).
That would be J. Money from Budgets Are Sexy. Good for him.
Well, first of all, a big “thank you” to all of you who voted. This gives me a clearer picture of your concerns. What I’m trying to do is show you all how attainable life improvement can be. Now that I know what concerns you the most, I know how to find good advice that will speak directly to you.
So, you need to be following The Practical Nerd!
As we move forward, make it as easy as possible for yourself to stay involved and informed. We’ll take care of the rest!
