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  • This Plugin Shows You Where Every Amazon Product Was Made

    This Plugin Shows You Where Every Amazon Product Was Made

    Daniel Oropeza

    Most of us do at least some (if not the majority of) our shopping online now, but there are things we give up for that convenience. You can’t actually hold the item in your hands to see if reality lives up to the product description, so we often rely on bot-infested or fake reviews. But…

  • The Best (and Worst) Ways to Organize Your To-Do List

    The Best (and Worst) Ways to Organize Your To-Do List

    Lindsey Ellefson

    The to-do list can help keep you on track with everything you need to get done in life; or it can be an overwhelming, disorganized mess. There are better ways to organize your to-do list—or, rather, lists, plural. Because the best option is actually to have a few ongoing, fluid to-do lists that cover different…

  • Use the RAFT Technique to Quickly Sort Emails

    Use the RAFT Technique to Quickly Sort Emails

    Lindsey Ellefson

    To manage your inbox, you need dedication. You need a plan. You need acronyms. One such acronym is RAFT, which will literally keep you afloat in the sea of emails you receive every day. You can combine it with others, like LIFO and 4D to maximize its benefits, but first you need to know what…