Author: Munro Stewart

The lights are so nice and bright and let's dream, but some of us are stuck like stones in a slipstream.

Europe Is Lost - Kate Tempest

Europe is lost, America lost, London lost
Still we are clamouring victory
All that is meaningless rules
We have learned nothing from history

The people are dead in their lifetimes
Dazed in the shine of the streets
But look how the traffic's still moving
System's too slick to stop working

Business is good, and there's bands every night in the pubs
And there's two for one drinks in the clubs
And we scrubbed up well
Washed off the work and the stress
And now all we want's some excess
Better yet; a night to remember that we'll soon forget

All of the blood that was bled for these cities to grow
All of the bodies that fell
The roots that were dug from the earth
So these games could be played

Sleep like a gloved hand covers our eyes
The lights are so nice and bright and let's dream
But some of us are stuck like stones in a slipstream
What am I gonna do to wake up?

You tie their hands behind their back and expect them not to bite. Well yes it is what it is but what it is isn’t right.

What It Is - Mellah

Well yes it is what it is but what it is isn't right
When you're falling into the feeling losing the fight to feel bright
I'm tired of listening to the pillars and the preachers of night
Well yes it is what it is but what it is isn't right

You take it out on the weakest for no reason but spite
Preach you exultation just because your skin's white
You tie their hands behind their back and expect them not to fight
Well yes it is what it is but what it is isn't right

The less you give the more we'll take
The stronger the chain the more we'll shake
The less you give the more we'll take
The stronger the chain the more we'll shake

The kids are having none of it. They can't be bought, they can't be taught your hate.

The Kids Are Having None Of It - Frazey Ford

Get out of the way
You've had your day
And it's no longer how we gon' play

The kids are having none of it
The kids are having none of it
They can't be bought, they can't be taught your hate

Always a mistake
To underestimate
Watch them now, they're stepping to the plate

The kids are having none of it
The kids are having none of it
They can't be bought, they can't be taught your hate

Add separators to your taskbar to keep them organized in groups, help you focus, and keep your mind clearer, possibly in groups of 6 apps together.

Three useful tricks for organizing your messy Windows taskbar - Lifehacker

If you've ever wanted to group your apps into separate spaces on your taskbar, you actually can - with a little help from this workaround we've talked about before. All you need to do is create a shortcut to a fake EXE file, give it a transparent icon, and add it to your taskbar. You can separate your office apps from your games, or even your slow-loading apps from your fast-loading apps - that way, if you accidentally click on the wrong button, you don't have to wait 60 seconds for the wrong app to load before you close it. Check out our original post for the full rundown on how this works.

Consider using simple text files to help you get things done and keep track of your tasks, todo lists, projects, and goals, instead of using a complicated tasks app.

Amazing Mac apps for getting things done (plus a custom-rigged setup) - Zen Habits

While I love the apps mentioned above, I personally look for super simple. So I’ve settled on a setup taken from Gina and Adam’s articles on Lifehacker (read the tutorials: Geek to Live and Hack Attack). Text files: Basically, I organize my tasks in a series of text files. That’s because they’re super simple, easy to manipulate, and small. My four files:

• @today: my three MITs for today, along with calls, batch tasks, and an inbox for new things added to the list.
• @ideas: any ideas for projects, posts, or anything really.
• @errands: includes regular errands and my shopping list.
• @todo: my list of 3 projects I’m working on and any other todo items I’m not going to do today.

Simplify the amount of folders you use by organizing your documents into folders by type, and only creating albums, groupings, or project folders when necessary.

Geek To Live: Organizing my documents - Lifehacker

There are a million and one ways to arrange files and folders on disk. Some might argue that spending a moment even thinking about it in the age of desktop search is unnecessary. That may be true, but some semblance of order will clear your desktop and your mind and make you "ready for anything." Over the years I've come up with a six folder structure for "My Documents" which I create on every computer I use without fail. This scheme accommodates every file I might come across, keeps my desktop clear, smoothly fits in with an automated backup system and also makes command line file wrangling a breeze.