Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload
"Bit Literacy" is essential reading for anyone who has experienced "digital overload": the daily flood of e-mail, multiple todo lists, a cluttered desktop, documents in various file formats, and the constant distraction of cell phones and other devices. More than a quick fix or another "how-to" guide, the book offers an entirely new way of attaining productivity that users at any level of expertise can put into action right away. This is "bit literacy," a method for working more productively...
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Bit Literacy is essential reading for anyone who has experienced "digital overload": the daily flood of e-mail, multiple todo lists, a cluttered desktop, documents in various file formats, and the constant distraction of cell phones and other devices.More than a quick fix or another "how-to" guide, this book offers an entirely new way of attaining productivity that users at any level of expertise can put into action right away. This is "bit literacy," a method for working more productively in the digital age, with less stress.Mark Hurst - who has reached hundreds of thousands of readers through his Good Experience e-mail newsletter, Uncle Mark technology guides, thisisbroken.com, and other websites - has revealed the way to survive, and thrive, in the digital age: "Let the bits go."
PrefacePART I: THE CONTEXTChapter 1: BitsChapter 2: UsersChapter 3: The SolutionPART II: THE METHODChapter 4: Managing Incoming E-mailChapter 5: Managing Todos Chapter 6: The Media DietChapter 7: Managing PhotosChapter 8: Creating BitsChapter 9: File FormatsChapter 10: Naming FilesChapter 11: Storing FilesChapter 12: Other EssentialsChapter 13: The Future of Bit LiteracyAppendix A: Message to DevelopersAppendix B: On Mac vs. WindowsAfterword by Phil Terry
\ From Barnes & NobleThe Barnes & Noble Review\ Data, data, everywhere, and every day it gets more out of hand: more files, emails, media content, everything. If you're like most folks, you can't manage it, and it's stressing you out. Now, Mark Hurst brings together the new skills of "bit literacy" in one slim volume that'll help you dig out, get in control, and stay there. \ Hurst shows how to "engage with" data that matters -- and delete, defer, or filter the rest. He starts with email, offering well-considered advice for cutting inboxes down to size. (Completely empty your inbox every day. Read personal email first. Recognize the difference between FYIs and real to-dos -- for which Hurst offers plenty of additional help.)\ You'll find thoughtful guidance on handling media, and on managing data you create (writing more efficiently, choosing the right file formats, naming and storing files more effectively). Nobody taught you this stuff in school -- but boy, do you need to know it. Bill Camarda, from the June 2007 Read Only\ \ \
