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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)

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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 1 month ago (6 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] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not one, not two, but three relevant XKCDs!

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