by Somuchbetter | Sep 5, 2018 | Favourite Experiment, Get Organised, Prioritise
Have you heard of the Pomodoro technique? The idea is to divide your time in chunks of 25 minutes, and evaluate how many chunks you need to complete one task. Knowing, you can organise your day into more productive chunks of work, and make sure you give...
by Somuchbetter | Aug 1, 2018 | Favourite Experiment, Get Organised, Prioritise
I promised an update on how I’m managing to keep on top of emails. In the past month my simple steps have been: check email periodically for emergencies and process properly when in the inbox. Process means the 4 Ds – Do now (reply straight away and move...
by Somuchbetter | Aug 1, 2018 | Favourite Tool, Outsourcing, Prioritise
Do you have chores to do and no time to do them? TaskRabbit could be just what you need. From DIY to picking up the dry cleaning to sourcing presents, there’s a ‘rabbit’ aka capable person out there to do it for you. Protects most valuable use of...
by Somuchbetter | Jul 4, 2018 | Balance, Favourite Tool, Prioritise, Productivity
Exploring the favourite read you’ll have discovered this week’s tool – compound time. Step away from urgent work, slow down, and invest in activities that have a long-term payoff in greater knowledge, creativity, and energy. Like compound interest,...
by Somuchbetter | Jul 4, 2018 | Balance, Favourite Read, Prioritise, Productivity
I’ve been meaning to share this article for a while but it’s a biggie and takes time to consider. The writer’s premise is this: step away from busy work to spend time on activities that fuel the big picture. Taking 10 minutes to read this could be a...
by Somuchbetter | Jul 4, 2018 | Energise, Favourite Read, Focus, Prioritise
This week’s read has to be a favourite as it’s based on an interview with Get More Done at Work by communications guru Gina London for her column in Ireland’s Sunday Independent. If we want to communicate better with others, let’s get the...