Level Up Your Productivity With ‘Time Pockets’
Photo: Jacob Lund (Shutterstock) Even when you’re timeboxing your whole day, you’ll notice you end up with a few random pockets of time sprinkled throughout your schedule. If you don’t…
Use LIFO, Not FIFO, to Manage Your Inbox
How do you decide which emails to respond to first? Your choice can determine how your workday will go, but the options can sometimes lead to indecision (which only slows…
My Six Favorite Productivity Methods in One Efficient List
A good productivity method can make the difference between a disorganized, unfulfilling day and one where you get a ton done and feel great. That’s why so many of these…
Use ‘Kaizen’ for a Better Workflow
We love productivity techniques and organizational hacks that make work easier and more efficient. The Japanese are especially adept at churning these out, as we know from their Kanban scheduling…
Use Forster’s Commitment Inventory to Prioritize Your Tasks
If you have a lot to do every day, it might be hard to figure out how to prioritize it all. You can try to decide what’s urgent and what…
Track Your Work With the Kanban Method
If you’ve ever heard the word “kanban,” you probably remember it, since it is inarguably fun to say. “Kanban,” it turns out, is more than a fun word—it’s a system…
‘Theme’ Every Work Day for a More Productive Week
Scheduling your day is an important part of being productive. You can timebox your way to a jam-packed schedule, but there’s more to time management than that. You should consider…
Better Organize Your Days With ‘Timeboxing’
There are many ways to set a schedule, from using a pen and paper planner to getting out some dry erase markers and scribbling on your clock. One method aims…
7 Todoist Features You’re Not Using (but Should Be)
Screenshot: Jake Peterson This might be a niche complaint, but most to-do apps are designed to fit the most amount of information on the screen at a time, and they…
How to Shop Excess Inventory From Retailers
Photo: akamakis (Shutterstock) For more than two years, there has been no shortage of well, shortages. From toilet paper and hand sanitizer in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, to…