Simple Shortcuts SSH bash alias window resizing Spectacle Making GIF’s Clean Slack channel Make static HTML report Time spent 1. ── SSH├────── 1 time a day├────── 5 minutes└────── 30.4166666667 hours annually 2. ── Window resize├────── 15 time a day├────── 30 seconds└────── 45.625 hours annually 3. ─ Making GIF’s├────── .2 time a day├────── 5 minutes└────── 6.08333333333 hours annually 4. ── Clean Slack channel├────── .2 time a day├────── 1 minute└────── 1.21666666667 hours annually 5. ── Make static HTML report├────── .2 time a day├────── 15 minutes└────── 18.25 hours annually whats that add up to? In : 30.4166666667 + 45.625 + 6.08333333333+ 1.21666666667+ 18.25Out: 101.5916666667 101.59 hours a year for just these 5 tasks Python calculator used def hours(n,t):return n * t def hours_a_year(n,t):return hours(n,t) * 365.0 def time_wasted(n,t,what):string = 'you spend %s hours a year %s\'ing'return string % (hours_a_year(n,t) / 60.0, what) 1. SSH alias : Alias to reduce type time Solution In : time_wasted(1, 5, "SSH")Out: "you spend 30.4166666667 hours a year SSH'ing" 2. Spectacle : Hot keys for easy movement Solution In : time_wasted(15, .5, "window resizing")Out: "you spend 45.625 hours a year window resizing'ing" 3. Making GIF’s : bash function for screen recordings to gifs Solution In : time_wasted(.2, 5, "gif")Out: "you spend 6.08333333333 hours a year gif'ing" Usage: screen2gif /Users/davidholtz/Desktop/screen2gif-resize.mov 4. Clean Slack channel : node script for cleaning slack channel programatically Solution In : time_wasted(.2, 1, "slack clean")Out: "you spend 1.21666666667 hours a year slack clean'ing" Often Slack channels get really messy — and in my case I often want to clear a channel out — but manual deleting each message takes forever. 5. Make static HTML report : Sublime package for building HTML files Solution In : time_wasted(.2, 15, "static website build")Out: "you spend 18.25 hours a year static website build'ing" Using Sublime’s https://github.com/SublimeText-Markdown/MarkdownEditing Example image from MarkdownEditing Thanks for getting through this adventure with me. Please show support and 👏 (clap) for this article. Remember you can clap up to 50 times, and clapping for this article would be really helpful in the Medium's algorithm. Any support is greatly appreciated ❤️
