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Productivity Top Tips that give you time.
Favourite Read
Work Smarter Not Harder
Staying busy at all costs doesn't necessarily mean you are being more productive and more successful. Take it from businessman Jordan Bates, and find out how "working smarter, not harder" can help you too. Read the article.
How to make your workday for efficient
Although you will not change years of working habits overnight, there are a few small daily tweaks that could make your work day more efficient. And it starts with the power of Monotasking. Read the article.
Power of decision
Why does making a decision sometimes seems so difficult? Well the answer lies in the very origins of the word, which means "to cut off". But making decisions are incredibly important in order to go forward, and as a human being, they are your most powerful tool and...
Why stress is the enemy of creativity
The bad news is, jobs are now the #1 cause of stress, anxiety, and depression. The good news is, you, as an employer, have every solution to make a difference. From allowing your staff more breaks to encouraging them to work out, the solutions are endless to make the...
Oprah’s Way
If you feel like you can't cope with stress sometimes, breathe! You're not the only one. Stress and procrastination hit us all. The key is to find what coping mechanisms works for you. I found this short interview of Oprah Winfrey inspiring. Not because she seems to...
The 7 Principles of Productivity
A couple of editions ago, I shared an article explaining how workers in the UK work longer hours and still end up being less productive than our European counterparts. In this article, Morten Horsen shares 7 secrets to productivity, working less to achieve more. And...
Resilience at work: the building blocks you need for focus and productivity
The WHO describes stress as the "global health epidemic of the 21st century". This article gives tips to help build your resilience to stress, from acknowledging the world we live in to developing self-awareness and recognising your own way of dealing with stress. You...
Mental Capital to Improve Productivity
I wanted to share this interesting piece on productivity in Britain. In other European countries, people work less, but produce more. The author of this article found out one of the reasons why: we need to improve our mental capital (i.e....
Multitasking / Multiswitching
I loved this article on multitasking. Don't we do it all? Or at least, tell our potential employers that we're great multitaskers? Turns out, we're not! What we do is 'multi-switch', and it so happens to be less efficient! Find out more here, or watch this keynote...
How to be Productive in 2018 (Wired)
I loved this piece in Wired with 10 top tips on how to be more productive in 2018. Some familiar themes in here but other interesting concepts such as avoiding the number 7 for better decision making, breaking the usual script with moments of elevation in the day and...
Favourite Tool
Hootsuite
Does your business use social media? If so, you might want to sign up to Hootsuite. This Social Media Manager allows you to draft and schedule posts for your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube and Instagram accounts, all from the same place, and stay...
OneTab
In average, how many tabs would you say you usually have open at a time in your browser? If you're like me, the answer is: a lot. That's when OneTab comes in handy. This Chrome and Firefox extension allows you to convert all your tabs into a list, making it...
ProductiveApp
Sometimes, we all need to be reminded before a task becomes a habit. The Productive App allows you to set up reminders for daily, weekly, or monthly tasks, and also track your achievements. Ideal for both business processes and personal routines. So get started today,...
Pipedrive
If you're looking for a user-friendly and very well-rated CRM to help you drive your sales, Pipedrive received excellent review. It is fully mobile-optimised, easily integrate with Google Calendar, Contacts and other apps, and it allows you to efficiently manage your...
Evernote
We all have to-do lists, and diaries, and reminders blinking on our screens, and yet, all we sometimes want is a good note-taking app - a useful tool if you want to leave your tasks ready for you when you return (see my favourite experiment below). One with great...
Smarter Time
I read about this app in the newspaper and thought you too would find if of interest. Using your location and input, Smarter Time automatically produces a calendar that helps you track your habits and identify what you spend (or waste) time on. A good tool if you can...
Strict Workflow
If you are one to check your Facebook or Twitter instead of working, or spend hours browsing through Youtube videos, this is the App for you! Strict Workflow is a simple Chrome add-on to help you work in focused bursts of 25 minutes before allowing you to take a 5...
Toggl
Toggl is an online tool that tracks where you spend time. Free and extremely easy to use - just click the recording button when you start working on a particular website / document / project, and click stop when you're done. The time spent will be recorded to the...
Calendly
A huge time suck is the to and fro of organising a meeting. Avoid this with Calendly - scheduling appointments and meetings without the back and forth. Quick, easy and free to use while saving valuable time. Check out link here.
How I Purged Lots of Emails
I did a huge email purge last week - from 27000 emails to 700 across three different email accounts. It was easier than I thought - do I need to keep a record of a 4-way conversation about a lunch meeting or remittance advices already logged? No! Delete, delete,...
Favourite Experiment
Change of scenery
More and more of us are freelancers or work from home. While it certainly has its perks, it also means we don't get to change scenery. So why not try and bring your work to a nearby coffee shop? Maybe a library, or even outside if the weather is nice?
Sanebox
If you regularly feel overwhelmed by the amount of emails in your inbox, it's time to get organised. SaneBox provides you with new ways of managing your e-communications. From creating custom folders to sending emails to your future self, SaneBox is a revolutionary...
1 minute mindful breathing
It is peculiar to think that we've all been breathing since the day we were born, yet so few of us know the real impact of taking just one 1-minute mindful break a day can make on our personal and professional lives. Mindful breathing improves your focus, productivity...
No screens for the day
Adults in the UK spend an average of 1 hour and 59 minutes a day on their smartphones. Let's add the time spent watching TV or looking at a computer screen (for work andleisure), and we're looking at more than 9 hours a day spent in front of major media. So why not...
Better to unplug completely
Let's be honest, no one is exempt from the temptation of opening Facebook when we're meant to be working. That, or watching cat videos. Or even playing Candy Crush. But the truth is, online distraction is the death of productivity. So next time you work, why not try...
Dan Pink’s When
I've been loving reading Dan Pink's new book When. I'm picking up lots of great new tips that I look forward to sharing. One that's helped me this week is the concept of vigilance breaks to refresh energy when starting a new task. Especially helpful during energy...
Return to Ready
A client recently shared the concept Return to Ready – close a task fully, so it’s easier to pick up again. I’ve been using it in ways as simple as unpacking/repacking my bag when home from work, so it’s ready to pick up quickly in the morning, to processing emails to...
Pomodoro
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...
Morning routine
I love the idea of a morning routine but every day is different. What is consistent is to start the day on my agenda before it's hijacked by others. As simple as stretching or a few minutes of mindfulness or as indulgent as a jog or taking 20 minutes to read something...
Monotasking
Having read and watched the article and video above, I realised I needed to stop multitasking! I told you before that I'd started completing less important tasks by processing them in batches, list at the ready, and completing them one after another. This keeps me...