No incremental solutions.

Let the bits go.

In an infinite world…

In an infinite world…

• Emptiness is valuable.

In an infinite world…

• Emptiness is valuable.

• Things fill up by default.

In an infinite world…

• Emptiness is valuable.

• Things fill up by default.

• Survive with 3 D’s: Delete, Defer, and avoiD.

Better use of time.

Computer literacy isn’t enough.

e-mailtodo listsmedia dietphotoscreating bits

naming filesstoring filesother essentials

Users need many skills:

Achieving emptinessZero inbox, once a day

four types of e-mail

four types of e-mail

1. spam

four types of e-mail

1. spam2. personal

four types of e-mail

1. spam2. personal3. fyi’s (cc’s,

newsletters)

four types of e-mail

1. spam2. personal3. fyi’s (cc’s,

newsletters)4. todos

three things you can do to

an e-mail

three things you can do to

an e-mail

delete

three things you can do to

an e-mail

deletefile

three things you can do to

an e-mail

deletefiledefer

delete, file, or defer?

1. spam

delete, file, or defer?

1. spam: delete

delete, file, or defer?

1. spam: delete2. personal

delete, file, or defer?

1. spam: delete2. personal: delete (or

file)

delete, file, or defer?

1. spam: delete2. personal: delete (or

file)3. fyi’s

delete, file, or defer?

1. spam: delete2. personal: delete (or

file)3. fyi’s: delete (or file)

delete, file, or defer?

1. spam: delete2. personal: delete (or

file)3. fyi’s: delete (or file) 4a. small todos

delete, file, or defer?

1. spam: delete2. personal: delete (or file)3. fyi’s: delete (or file) 4a. small todos: complete &

delete

delete, file, or defer?

1. spam: delete2. personal: delete (or

file)3. fyi’s: delete (or file)4a. small todos: complete &

delete4b. big todos

delete, file, or defer?

1. spam: delete2. personal: delete (or

file)3. fyi’s: delete (or file)4a. small todos: complete &

delete4b. big todos: defer!

a lack of todo management

The cause of email overload…

The key to a bit-literate todo list

Apps that defer todos

Bit literacy in managing photosTake lots of pictures, then delete most of them

John Kratz

Bit literacy in the media diet:Avoid all sources you don’t need

Bit literacy in files: empathy

choosing file formatsnaming filesstoring files

bit-literate file naming (1)

what do applicants name

their resumes?

bit-literate file naming (1)

what do applicants name

their resumes?

a more empathetic name:

john-smith-resume.pdf

bit-literate file naming (2)

mh-0523-bitlitseminar.ppt

cg-0522-proposal.docbn-0518-amex.pdf (in

“receipts”)

e-mailtodo listsmedia dietphotoscreating bits

naming filesstoring filesother essentials

Users need skills–and better tools

He’ll need a solution, too

Let’s get started.mark@goodexperience.

com