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Seth Vargo
July 10, 2013
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Optimizing the Important Things
A lightning talk about optimization and whats important in life.
Seth Vargo
July 10, 2013
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opti mizing important for the things
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E b yz
I tweet a decent amount 44 tweets 87 tweets 13
tweets 149 tweets 24 tweets 54 tweets 68 tweets 19 tweets * including retweets
I post a little less 4 posts 6 posts 0
posts 0 posts 3 posts 2 posts 4 posts 1 post * including shares
768 23 4 12
458 tweets x 30s = 3.82h 19 posts x 1m
= 0.32h 768 check-ins x 15s = 3.20h 23 episodes x 45m = 17.25h 4 Pirates games x 3h = 12.00h 12 blogs x 3m = 0.60h 37.19 hours
37.19 hours 74 family dinners 1 work week 9 18-holes
of golf 35 trips to the gym 446 lightning talks 1 waste of time c
2008 2013 c
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a p M z y x j T M W
y
a p M z y x j T M W
y The things that I hate doing every day like.....
grocery shopping 11 minutesz
grocery shopping 11 minutesz
cutting grass 6 minutesz
paying bills 18 minutesz
reading email 32 minutesz
reading email 32 minutesz
I have reclaimed 67 minutes /week
I have reclaimed 67 minutes /week And I have lost
11 pounds so far
w BULL SHIT w But I don't have time!