Oh wow. Glad to know I'm not the only one.

For a little while, I rented a 1 bedroom apartment on the upper floor of a two-story house with a basement. The landlord was very nice to me, very accommodating. But he and his wife used to fight all the time—very loudly, at all hours of the day and night. I've since moved away, but I'm wondering, could you ever do a…

I've been using the Bag of Holding (backpack convertible to messenger) for the past year now. Its enormous amount of storage space is excellent for my hobbies — I switch between a lot of hats on a daily basis, all of which need their own gear. I love the bag, but because of its generous amount of space, it lends…

Maybe add some prolific authors to the list: Stephen King, RL Stine, Isaac Asmiov, Ray Bradbury, etc.?

I got into a daily habit of writing just before last year's NaNoWriMo. Since then, I have missed only a single day of writing.

Hi Dick,

This would have been extremely useful for me 1 week ago. Now I have a bad sunburn, unfortunate rashes, and a need to blame someone. I should blame myself, but I want to blame Alan instead for not predicting my needs with his clairvoyant powers.

YOU MONSTER! I was just about to get to that scene in Book 6 and now you've ruined everything.

So, I used Dashlane for the trial period that let you share passwords between devices. That was great. After that trial ended, I never did the subscription and considered (but never tested) other options, like LastPass. With Dashlane 3 out, how does that compare to the other options? Should I finally go for Dashlane…

The 80/20 ratio comes up alot, for dieting, making work more fun, clearing out clutter, networking, and managing tasks. This example isn't really about the pareto principle, though, so much as it is about creating more space in yout life.

But! But think of all the fun things you can do with it!

Wipebook

I love Scriv! But the one thing I've been disappointed about over the past several years of using it is they still haven't released a mobile app, despite promises. I've seen workarounds for it (SimpleNote to Dropbox to Scrivener), but I'd much prefer something native that also lets me preserve formatting.

It totally does. I'm actually not even daunted by the 1,667 minimum/day commitment anymore. I think I even hit the 50,000-word goal with more than a week to spare. And yes, I do have a full time job, plus a side gig in dancing, so time definitely comes at a premium.

HAIL ... Hydra?

Pomodoro is my productivity technique of choice. For writers in the comments section, I used Pomodoro basically every day of NaNoWriMo. I was generally able to hit 1,667 words within 2 pomodoros (1, on particularly good days).

Personally, and selfishly, I'd love a writers' community or subgroup at Lifehacker. My trade is possibly slightly different than blogging (I do fiction), but writers are writers and it'd be cool to have another place to talk craft with folks who do it for a living :D

One idea: what about some kind of community groups within Lifehacker, in the same vein of how io9 has monthly book club discussions. It's already happened a bit in the Friday open threads. Why not having a recurring Lifehacker cooking club post? Or a running or exercise club? Heck, a maker's club would be fantastic,…

... but I don't WANT to upload my photos to Thorin's dropbox. I don't know what he'll do with them!

Hope I've gotten this question in before Jason's out. I've been reading a lot of things about "chi running" lately and I'm wondering if the purported benefits of it's just a pseudo-scientific trend or actually based on good science and practice. I run several days a week and do yoga to supplement, so I'm wondering if…