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Kracke

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  1. This is the metaphor that best describes what I am using AR for. As a freelancer, I find myself having to "switch modes" a few times throughout the day. AR has given me a way to do that easily. Some examples: Good Morning, sir - Launches a handful of evernote notes that I use to plan my day, etc., as well as my email client and a browser window with a few of my "morning reading" tabs open. I can use Moom to then arrange those windows how I like them. I will use the "quit all apps" included with AR to shut this down when it is time to work. Client Workspaces - I am working on a few long term projects and have a button that opens the related folder in finder and then launches the appropriate software I am using on the project. (Ex 1 - Text Editor & FTP software for web project, plus an evernote note for that project(task list, etc.) Ex 2 - HTML email conversion, opens folder of old emails, website of the new service, and the evernote note I use to track things that are done ) Mute the World - This is just to serve my own insanity. I have a Sonos in my office, but will also occasionally listen to a podcast on my desktop while working. Or have a TED talk in a browser window, etc. I have a script that basically cycles through all my outputs and mutes them all. Handy when my phone is ringing and I am snapped "out of the zone" ... I don't have to figure out what I need to mute. Call/Meeting - I can trigger this to open a new evernote note to take notes, open my calendar, and my current workload note. Very handy when I get a call in the middle of something. I can "shift gears" and be engaged in the call with the data I most likely need right in front of me. Coffee Break - Opens tweetbot, my RSS reader, and a few social media accounts. "Quit all" after this one, too. I also have a button for my email client, slack, and my messages window, if only to pull those windows to the front quickly THE KEY FOR ME is that I have my phone and ipad in a dock charging on my desk during the work day. I've selected the feature that keeps the device on and unlocked while AR is open, so I have a little touchscreen controller that is always on a quick reach from my keyboard. I know I could trigger all/most of this right from the keyboard, but I use a paper planner to track my biggest tasks for the day and keep a work log (I want this to be digital, but paper is frictionless, so that is what I use). So my mental process is this: Complete a task -> Physical action: check off/log in planner to right of keyboard -> Decide what's next -> Physical action: select the workspace/mode on AR -> Start task Those gross motor actions (reaching away from the keyboard) are a HUGE boost for me in switching contexts/modes. It's a small thing, but it keeps me sane and my time sheets accurate.
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