Welcome to the 005th issue of "Wild Architects" Weekly , this is a weekly newsletter sent by lcomplete , it shares short and practical efficiency methods, high-quality articles, programming knowledge, practical tools, etc. Thank you for reading!
IFTTT and Zapier usage comparison
Let me first introduce what IFTTT is. This is an old-fashioned automated workflow platform that can integrate different applications. When application A triggers an event, it can send information to program B for processing. IFTTT is named after its slogan " if this then that”.
What is Zapier? It can be simply understood as enhanced IFTTT, which is more powerful than the latter.
So this time brings a comparison of the use of the two, of course Zapier wins. First of all, Zapier is far more efficient in execution than IFTTT. Let's look at this simple scenario, Pocketwhich bookmarks Raindrop. When using IFTTT, the platform needs to execute one time every 1 hour, while when using Zapier, the synchronization is completed in about 2 minutes.
To Read / lcomplete , a shared bookmark automatically synced here from my pocket to discover great articles.
Zapier also provides functions such as data transfer, trying to import my tweets into the notiondatabase , which is convenient to use.
In addition, two workflows are set up: save the tweets I publish and like to the notion and form mine. Web DatabaseThe benefits of doing so are obvious. For example, when writing this newsletter, you only need to open the notion to find information.
In addition, for free users, Zapier does not have the limit of 5 workflows of IFTTT, instead of the limit of 1000 task executions per month.
If the free usage limit is exceeded, the monthly cost of Zapier is high. At this time, you can also use open source n8nto build an automated workflow system and deploy it on your own server. The cost will be lower, but the experience will be inferior. For Zapier, it is not easy to deploy and use for ordinary users who do not know programming.
For the use of n8n, you can check this article I wrote earlier.
Build a personal assistant with n8n, an open source workflow automation tool - Nuggets
Regarding the comparison of the use of IFTTT and Zapier, I also took the lead in sharing it on twitter. If you want to get some interesting things I shared in time, you can follow my twitter.
lcomplete (@lcomplete_wild) | Twitter
best efficiency system
Productivity tools don’t help you build the best productivity system. The best productivity system is to make things something you’ve wanted to do for a long time, something you’re excited about, something you want to do all the time, or something you have to do .
“Every productivity system stops working eventually and there’s nothing you can do about it… Most productivity tricks develop aversion around them. All of them lose salience. The only way to avoid encountering problems with productivity is to make the stuff you want to be doing in the long-term to be the most exciting stuff you can do at any moment in time, which is perhaps possible if you, e.g. work at a startup, but is untenable in almost every situation” – Alexey Guzey
其实这背后隐含着我们熟悉的一句话，叫做 deadline 是最高生产力，当我们把事情转化成自己有激情去做，甚至不得不去做的事情的时候，这是对抗拖延症最有效的方法，是任何效率工具都无法比拟的。
那么如何把事情变成长期想做的、有激情的事情呢？
可以试着把事情的边界扩大，举个例子，比如看一本书，如果边界只是看完它，那很难让你有特别强烈的激情，如果把边界扩大为看完这本书后继续阅读写作，成为一个有知识的人，再从跟他人的交流分享中获得满足感，再进一步产生影响力，让更多的人受到你的良性影响，甚至让这个世界变的更美好一些。这个格局和边界瞬间就不一样了，我们对待这件事情的激情也能提升，使得看书这件事情成为我们当下想做的事情。
投入产出比最高的 3 件事
This section was inspired by Aadit Sheth's twitter. Picked out a few things that I think have a very high ROI.
Aadit Sheth on Twitter: "10 things that I've seen have the highest ROI:"
1. Connect two people together
Connect two like-minded people and if they really fit (in business, friendship or love) they will remember you forever.
2. Write on the Internet (learning in public)
Posting your thoughts online can help you find like-minded friends, says Aadit Sheth. But I think more importantly, public learning is a good way to learn.
Public learning (
Learn In Public) is like an enhanced version of Feynman's method of learning. It is a higher standard to impart what we have learned in public.
The above paragraph comes from the following article, the author is an engineer at Microsoft.
3 articles that inspired me deeply | Programmer's Meow
3. Act now
Act immediately when you have an idea or inspiration, which quickly diminishes over time. Immediate action can effectively combat procrastination and can generate long-term motivation for itself.
005 In fact, I wanted to write this newsletter a few nights ago, but it was put on hold due to some things, and some inspiration for writing quickly disappeared, because this incident also deeply realized the importance of immediate action, so I The newsletter is no longer limited to 1 article a week, and act immediately when you have an idea!