3 Things is a regular series that highlights three things you can do to overcome a challenge, enhance your productivity, and improve other aspects of your work and life. I’m a father. It’s the most important job that I have, and it’s one I enjoy more than any other. Sure, there are parts of the […]
Todoist has been my task manager of choice for a few months now, and while I still find that I’m missing some features that would make it even better (URL schemes, Start Dates, etc.), I still find that it has a lot to offer that many task managers out there don’t. But perhaps the thing that I’ve found most appealing is the ability to use multiple labels for a task.
Of all the books I’ve read this year to date, How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott Adams has been the most surprising. Adams writes about productivity tips, failing, trying, and failing again (as well as professional and personal struggles). Simply put,
3 Things is a weekly series that highlights three things you can do to overcome a challenge, enhance your productivity, and improve other aspects of your work and life. The reason any of us are trying to improve our productivity is to deliver the goods more consistently. By “the goods” I mean quality stuff. Delivering
There will be days when you feel compelled to write at midnight because you have something important to say that goes well beyond journaling. There will be days when your system isn’t working at its best. There will be days when distractions, disruptions, and diversion get the better of you. There will be days when
Behance’s popular Action Method online service shuttered on June 1st. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Action Method, here’s a brief rundown, courtesy of Lifehacker: “The Action Method proposes that you leave every event, whether it’s a meeting or a brainstorming session, with a set of concrete tasks you can perform, called
The calendar can be a tricky beast. It’s designed in a way that makes it appealing to use for time management, but it’s not best suited for that. The calendar can be a tricky beast. It’s designed in a way that makes it appealing to use for time management, but it’s not best suited for that. With that in mind, here are 3 things that you actually should put on your calendar in order to make things happen on a regular basis
In the latest issue of the Productivityist Newsletter (which you can view here), I discussed how I was taking things to the next level. I’m in the midst of making some big changes here at Productivityist, but I’m also in the midst of working on several projects. And I’m working on them all at once.
There’s a reason I keep a folder called “Travel” on my iPhone. I like the ability to move it to the home screen, which is usually bereft of folders, whenever I go on a long trip away from home. I like that there are certain apps that resonate more with my on the road than
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