See Clearly…
Sunday Sit, Sip, and “Sync” ~ 12-30-2012
It’s no secret that I’m easily distracted.
It is only through self-awareness, trial-and-error, and many, many years that I have found ways to work around it.
(I will stop at two “ many’s”. Any more will be too many.)
Keeping things simple, organized, and working efficiently brings me comfort and quiets my mind.
I have known since I took my very first job that the early hours of the morning is where I am most productive.
It is then that I find the fewest external distractions and that the world is quieter for me.
By the end of the day, I have reached the point of diminishing return,
and the output is not worth the effort.
“Evernote” has provided me with a quick, simple, and practical way to organize the ramblings of my mind and my internet life.
But “Evernote” is another post.
This morning I want to introduce you to a small member of the “Evernote Family”.
“Clearly”.
It is “Clearly” that gives me back the day’s end as a time to read and research online.
This is a free browser add-on I use in Chrome or Firefox that eliminates advertisements, banners, and other “online clutter” to help me focus on what I read.
(You know…
those blogs that have the snow flying across my reading panel?
Really?)
As teachers, we know what happens with the first snow fall of the winter, right?
It is then that I just take time out of our day to gather my students around the windows to watch the wonder of falling/blowing/drifting/fluttering snowflakes.
It still fills me with awe.
How can I keep the awesomeness from my students?
But then,
ten minutes pass,
and it’s time to return to the reality of the classroom.
That’s what “Clearly” does for my online reading and research.
With a click of the little “Reading Lamp” in the upper-right corner of my browser,
it closes the window, turns on the “reading light”, and puts on my “reading cheaters”.
Before “Clearly”
After “Clearly”
And let “Clearly” help you focus, too.
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