Chapter 9 'Getting Things Done' 'Allen's Core Principles
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7/21/2016 Chapter 9 ‘Getting things done’ ‘There is no such thing as information David Allen overload, only filter failure.’ ― Clay Shirky App on iTunes ‘Allen’s core principles (identify, capture, organize), combined with digital technology, can help streamline your professional and personal lives.’ 1 7/21/2016 Ch 9: Digitize Your Life Productivity tools First half of chapter of half First Organize your email Contact lists, to-do lists, Limit checking email calendars & notes Each message only once Document management No more than 2 minutes Storing ‘in the cloud’ File in folders Sharing documents online ‘Inbox Zero’ strategy Please tell me the Chinese equivalent ‘Suites’ of tools (pronounced ‘sweets’) 2 7/21/2016 www.zoho.com Microsoft’s Office Live, too Specialized tools Remember the Milk for ‘to-do lists’ www.rememberthemilk.com Specialized tools Remember the Milk for to-do lists Evernote & Dropbox for sharing & sync’ing documents Sixth Tone Basecamp (& Trello) for managing projects 3 7/21/2016 www.basecamp.com www.instapaper.com 4 7/21/2016 www.mindmeister.com Data Journalism ofchapter half Second Using databases, spreadsheets ‘Structured or fielded data’: columns and rows of info; or a tagging system (like RSS or XML) Why it’s important Depth (more details) Customization (reader can control the content) Searchability Long shelf life (it can be relevant for weeks or months) 5 7/21/2016 6 7/21/2016 7 7/21/2016 8 7/21/2016 9 7/21/2016 Remember Chapter 3? Investigative reporting Small Florida paper: data on hurricane aid payments Washington Post: politicians flying free on corporate jets New York Times: Railroad How does posting your data online retirees claiming disabilities help open-source reporting? Environmental, income & traffic deaths data Driving this trend ‘Open data’ (from governments and companies) API – Application Programming Interface: Lets one web service feed another APIs and online maps 10 7/21/2016 Stories as data RSS & XML: tag headline, summary, byline, photo Now, add latitude and longitude – to provide location-based news GPS-enabled devices More tips Judge journalism by its effect on people’s lives Analyze data, then report Let readers explore the data Census is good example ‘Help readers make discoveries of their own’ 11.