Author Archives: richardykuo

Optimize your life #5 – Successful multitasking

As I’ve mentioned before, it’s difficult for us, as mere human beings, to maintain our effectiveness when we try to switch rapidly between multiple tasks.  It’s nothing to be ashamed of…it’s just how the species is wired.  We’re not computers, … Continue reading

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A short follow up to "Movies and the wisdom of crowds"

FYI, I’m working on the fifth installment of Optimize your life.  Look for that this week. The latest results for the Da Vinci Code show it handily beating expectations…estimates now show it tracking at 77 million, when estimates had been … Continue reading

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Movies, the wisdom of crowds, and successful products

I visit both Box Office Mojo and Box Office Guru pretty regularly to see what kind of business new movies are doing.  I’ve noticed something interesting about the movies that have been released over the past month that I thought … Continue reading

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Book mini review – In Search of Excellence

Yes, I read books.  I read a lot of them. As so frequently happens with books I read, I end up forgetting the specific details of the book rather quickly. What does end up happening is that, while I’m reading … Continue reading

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Summer movies

Decided to map out what the summer movie schedule is going to look like yesterday: Summer 2006 movie release dates April 28th – Stick it! (because my friend wants to see it)May 5th – Mission Impossible III (tom cruise backlash … Continue reading

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Optimize your life #4 – how to manage e-mail (2/2)

This post is the second post in a series on how to manage your e-mail.  The first post is here. Tip #3 – Use a “Getting Things Done” workflow for managing e-mail. I’m a huge fan of the “Getting Things … Continue reading

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Got lucky with the domain name

According to this article on domain names by Dennis Forbes (I believe he’s a frequent Joel on Software poster), about eighty percent of four letter domain names are taken.  Guess I lucked out with rkuo.com, huh?  Yeah, I was pretty … Continue reading

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Optimize your life #3 – how to manage e-mail effectively (1/2)

A few months ago, I did a “Getting Things Done” presentation for the team here at SnapStream.  As I’ve mentioned before, GTD is a system developed by David Allen for organizing and dealing with your tactical commitments.  The presentation focused … Continue reading

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Why I don’t drink – Pros and cons

I don’t drink alcohol. The first reason is that I don’t like the taste.  I’m not sure why people enjoy alcoholic beverages or have a taste for them.  Mostly, the stuff tastes very bitter.  I think regular simple beverages like … Continue reading

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Optimize your life #2 – Go minimalist

As I move on from the inaugural tip, I feel I should mention that I write these tips from the context of what is right for me.  I do not claim to know you personally or know exactly what’s right … Continue reading

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