Smart people sometimes do dumb things.
Most of the writing I do is on the long side.
The best tool I found to grow an outline into a document so far isScrivener.
Many years ago I suffered from burns that covered most of my body.
I have triedDragon Dictateand the native OS X dictation, but these don’t work very well for me.
When I get an email that I can quickly and efficiently answer with voice, I use Vail.
While looking at the email I press the record button, and start responding to the email.
Another approach I use to help reduce the amount of typing I need to do is TextExpander.
I hope you understand but I have to decline.
Wishing you all the best and lots of luck.
Another approach that I have been using for email isShortwhale.com.
So, I started asking people to write me usingShortwhale.com/danariely.
What’s your workspace setup like?
What’s your best time-saving shortcut/life hack?
What’s your favorite to-do list manager?
For example, I remember a book that I want to readadd it to the to-do list.
This is one of the ways where Timeful is different.
Timeful examines the to-do list and suggests at the top of the calendar when to tackle different tasks.
Besides your phone and computer, what gadget can’t you live without and why?
(In the near future, Timeful will include a much better version of this feature.)
You travel a lot.
How do you deal with life on the road?
I made this contract with my cousin, and we also included a list of punishments if I fail.
When doing academic research, are there any tools that you find to be indispensable?
The minds of my collaborators.
What everyday thing are you better at than everyone else?
I basically always think about everything that is happening around me in terms of research.
What do you listen to while you work?
For the vast majority of tasks I prefer silence.
What are you currently reading?
Galapagosby Kurt Vonnegut, which has some amazing insights to help us think about economics, and financial crises.
Are you more of an introvert or an extrovert?
I think that I am both, but in different situations.
What’s your sleep routine like?
I basically don’t have exact hours and I work until I am ready to sleep.
Fill in the blank: I’d love to see_________ answer these same questions.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
Is there anything else you’d like to add that might be interesting to readers/fans?
You mean my mother?
More seriously, I believe in design.
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