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Review – Mail Pilot 2 for iOS

Mail Pilot has been a popular email management application since it was released as a kickstarter web application in September 2012. It is the brainchild of Alexander Obenauer and Joshua Miles who wanted to find a way of being able to reimagine how email is handled within our modern workflows and uses. It has evolved gradually since then and is now available on all of our Apple devices.

3 Ways To Break The Email Habit And Improve Mental Focus

I have a confession to make—I’m a bit of an email addict. I’ve found myself lacking in mental focus and checking my email more and more. Not good. So now instead of being reactive and prioritizing tasks due to email, I am now proactive with my work through Asana.

3 Ways To Create Start Dates In Todoist

One of the biggest pain points that Todoist users have is the lack of start dates in the app. To be fair, not many of the task management apps out there have starts dates. And those that do have start dates don’t have the scalability that Todoist offers in terms of features and platform ubiquity. I’ve experimented with three ways to achieve start date functionality in Todoist, and while none of them are perfect…they do the trick.

How I Use A Paper Fortune Teller To Decide My Next Project

My daughter and her friends use them at school to tell each others’ fortunes. My son came home from pre-school with one as well. And it got me thinking: “What if I used a paper fortune teller to help me choose my next project?” So I did. And the results were exactly what I hoped they would be.

Book Review: The Gary Vaynerchuk Trilogy

If you want to be more productive, spend more time on your core work. If you want to lose weight, eat less and exercise more. If you want to have a better relationships, hear what the other person says. If you want to use social media, match the message with the medium. This last sentence is the summary of Gary Vaynerchuk’s’ three books, but like the other insipid advice that precedes it, that tells you everything and nothing.

Review: NewerTech Wireless Aluminum Keypad

Back in my Costco days, I used to have to “ten key” regularly. I was the sales auditor for a short time period, which meant I had to enter a lot of numbers all day long. Using the top row of the keyboard would be a painfully slow process, so I used the numeric keypad on the large keyboard I had. I hadn’t used a numeric keypad in eons until I received a NewerTech Wireless Aluminum Keypad to review.

Chasing Unicorns: How Using Asana Can Keep Teams Motivated

When you attempt to introduce a new system, workflow, or habit in your life often the biggest hurdle is starting and keeping the enthusiasm and momentum strong. I have introduced Asana to many people and after I explain all the benefits of keeping everyone’s actions in one centralised location, collaborating on tasks, sharing the status of projects and reviewing progress towards goals, I bring it back to actually getting tasks completed.

How I Use Todoist And Evernote Together

My way of getting Todoist and Evernote together isn’t all that difficult to assemble. It just involves working with the two apps with similar triggers and identifiers, as well as developing a routine that I get to know and follow every day.

Don’t…Unless

I know that there are no absolutes that are constant. Things change and what all strategies don’t work for everyone. For every “don’t” there will be an “unless” and that’s fine. Unless…