LivSimpl

Why LivSimpl

Today is just a brief, but overdue thought as to why I made this site (and why LivSimpl is spelled the way it is).
It’s pronounced Live (liv) Simple for what I hope are obvious reasons: the site is about simplifying life, being more efficient and enjoying the little things we often overlook or take for [...]

Series: simple ways to remember Day 4 – Gmail to-do’s

I tend to live in my e-mail program (Gmail) and, despite lacking formal to-do functionality, today I’ll review a way to use your Gmail account to track to-do’s and other things you want to remember.

1.Create a label called “To-do’s”

2.Create a filter that says if any e-mail’s subject line contains “To do”, apply the label “To-do’s” [...]

Series: simple ways to remember Day 3 – Remember the Milk

This is Day 3 of a series of simple ways to remember stuff. Today’s review is about a powerful online to-do site called Remember the Milk. (While it’s designed for to-do’s, it can also be used for recording other thoughts and ideas you want to remember.)
RTM has simple, functional navigation and lets you customize your [...]

Series: simple ways to remember Day 2 – Jott

Continuing the series of simple ways to remember your flashes of brilliance, to-do’s and other meaningful thoughts, today I’m reviewing a free service called Jott.
Here’s how it works: set up a Jott account (you’ll need to give them your cell phone number) and put the Jott phone number into your speed dial. Whenever you have [...]

Series: simple ways to remember Day 1 – Moleskine notebook

Remembering your flashes of brilliance is important if you don’t want to rack your brains later. No matter how often you tell yourself, “I’ll remember it later,” you won’t. There are few things as frustrating as knowing you had a good idea, or something you needed to remember to get done, and not being able [...]