Written on 13th May 2009
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Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Serial Internet Entrepreneur
IncomeDiary has published the unscientific but interesting ‘Top 30 Female Internet Entrepreneurs’ list today.
The list seems rather random to me (UPDATE: its alphabetical and I’m an idiot) and there is no extra information in the original post that explains the ranking. But I’m impressed with the list anyway and think it is always good to point out that there are great women in technology so I’m reposting it here in its full glory.
Do check out the original post + comments.
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Written on 6th January 2009
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Ernst-Jan Pfauth, editor in chief
Last night, editor in chief of Lifehacker – sixth blog of the world – Gina Trapani announced that she will pass the blog torch to editor Adam Pash:
After a wild and woolly four years at the helm, I’m stepping down from the site lead position to work on Some New Stuff on a day-to-day basis in 2009.
An ultra short bio
Trapani a a Sun-certified Java programmer and builds Firefox extensions and web sites. She has written two books about the Lifehacker philosophy and authored articles for Popular Science, Wired, Women’s Health, PC World and Macworld.
The Wall Street Journal Online wrote a piece about her and some of the world’s largest magazines couldn’t resist the temptation of mentioning her.
You just gotta love her GTD tips
The last couple of months, her Getting Things Done tips really improved the way I work blog. Therefore, I might as well share my two favorites – as they can be projected on other professions too. She has mentioned them in an interview with Michael A Banks for his book Blogging Heroes:
- When you get stuck writing a post, step away from it for a while and work on something else.
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If a feature doesn’t come along easily, it’s probably not the right topic for you to cover.
Another favorite is the interview she had with the king of eliminating work, Mr. Tim Ferriss.
Trapani told Ferriss that she rejects the super-structured, old school of time management thought. “As a “web worker,” by nature I embrace serendipity and tangents, and like to keep myself open to working on unexpected things that excite me, even if they’re not in the plan”, Trapani said. Read the rest of a summary I made on The Next Web.
Will she share her secrets for blogging?
Many people have wondered how Trapani is able to pump out so many posts as she does. Will she share those secrets a few months after she stepped down? Let’s hope so. It’s gonna turn the blogosphere into a GTD battlefield. Interesting…
Written on 17th March 2008
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Ernst-Jan Pfauth, editor in chief
Bestselling-author Tim Ferriss from The 4-hour Workweek has interviewed the founding editor of Lifehacker.com, Gina Trapani. The result is an interesting article that contains some useful tips for web workers. Since this is a Web 2.0 blog, I assume quite a lot of guys would call yourself a web worker. So I highlighted some of the best advices, for the other tips I gladly refer to the man we owe this interview to.
Trapani wants us to forget about the ‘2read’ tag:
“One simple but powerful habit is this: To act immediately on things as they come up. (…) If I see a web page that looks like it might be a good Lifehacker post at some point, instead of just bookmarking it for later, creating a draft post in Lifehacker’s publishing system on the spot. This practice requires some discipline to develop, especially when you’re feeling lazy or distracted, but it can make a huge difference.”
Monkey minds swinging from branch to branch
To some degree, I reject the super-structured, old school of time management thought, (..) From 10:45 to 11:15 check email,” etc. As a “web worker,” by nature I embrace serendipity and tangents, and like to keep myself open to working on unexpected things that excite me, even if they’re not in the plan. (..) At the same time, I think a lot of web workers like me can take this to the extreme, and need a dose of structure and limits in their day.
Open/ closed mindsets
Basically I’ve got two modes of work: loose/open, and focused/closed. When I’m in “open” mode, my instant messenger status is set to available, I’m surfing, writing, checking email, coding, listening to music with lyrics—getting things done, but in a multitasking way, open to interruptions and tangents. When I’m in focused/closed mode,I shut down IM, stop checking email, close any windows I’m not using, switch to my ambient music playlist, set a timer, and plow through whatever I’ve got to get done. Typically I go into closed mode when I’m on deadline.
Some other useful lifehacks for Web Workers/ bloggers
By the way, if you think lifehacking is just a superficial buzzword, drop a line in the comments. In a time that everybody seems excited about ‘geek to live’, some critical thoughts about hacking your life.
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