by Somuchbetter | Jul 3, 2018 | Favourite Tool, Focus, Meetings
Recently (edition 34) I mentioned the LoMo method for managing meetings. A low-tech tool to make meetings more productive through self-organising, self-responsibility, speed, clarity and decision making
by Somuchbetter | Jul 3, 2018 | Favourite Tool, Procrastination
Another tool to kick procrastination into touch is Mel Robbin’s 5 second rule. You know you want to do something so the moment you feel yourself hesitate start counting backwards 5-4-3-2-1, then GO. It works because it takes 5 seconds for the rational brain to...
by Somuchbetter | Jul 3, 2018 | Email, Favourite Tool, Get Organised, Prioritise
The brain is for creating ideas, not storing them, Trello does that. One of my favourite info-capture apps, it provides a place to collect ideas, photos, weblinks and more in one place. What’s more, ‘boards’ (as they are called) can be shared with...
by Somuchbetter | Jun 4, 2018 | Email, Favourite Tool, Get Organised, Prioritise
Ever waste time chasing email responses? This email plug in Boomerang app could really help. My favourite feature is the reminder it gives when someone you’ve emailed hasn’t replied. Other options include schedule send and smart calendar assistant for...
by Somuchbetter | Jun 4, 2018 | Favourite Tool, Focus, Meetings
A tool to make meetings more productive – LoMo. Short for low-tech moments, LoMo is a set of techniques to encourage self-organising, self-responsibility, speed, clarity and powerful decisions in meetings. I loved the concept so I got trained on the...
by Somuchbetter | Jun 4, 2018 | Favourite Tool, Focus, Tech Management
There is one must-have app that saves me a lot of pain every day – Receipt Bank. Collecting, storing and documenting expense receipts is time consuming and boring. This app takes the tedium away. Take a photo of the receipt and it interprets the amount and...