Keep Information Safe as You Get Things Done
If you need to keep work and tasks separate, OmniFocus gives you a (limited) option. Here’s how to keep work tasks secure with a standalone, unsynced document.
The Productivity Secret of Millionaires, CEOs, and Professional Athletes
Some of the most successful people don’t use a task list. Instead, they schedule everything on the calendar.
Notifications are a two-edged sword. Here’s how to configure notifications to stay connected without completely destroying your focus.
Sometimes You Want a Task to Jump Off the Page
Setting a reminder lets a task jump off the page at the right time. This lets you focus on what you’re doing without forgetting about what’s coming.
Turn paper into a searchable PDF in seconds
Few companies know how to make beautiful software and functional hardware. Take the Epson ES–500W scanner, for example. It’s a workhorse of a document scanner—almost as good as the Fujitsu ScanSnap it replaced—but the software that comes with it leaves something to be desired. It’s not so bad that I don’t want to use the […]
Inertia holds you back until you build momentum
If you’re having trouble getting started on a task, look for the smallest action you can take to break the ice. Working on a project gets easier once it’s been started.
Find your way of tracking tasks, schedule, and notes
We need our planner to track some combination of tasks, appointments, and notes. Here’s a look at some common planner layouts to suit different needs.
Deciding what we won’t do is key to protecting our margins
One of the best things you can do to free up your schedule and protect your margin is to acknowledge that there are some things you are simply not going to do today.
Don’t Reinvent the Day Every Morning
The golf swing is a miraculous feat. There are so many variables, it’s a minor miracle that it ever comes together. There’s so much to think about. How you hold the club. Where you stand relative to the club. Path of the club in the backswing. Where the backswing stops. Path of the club on […]
Perception of time is as real as the passage of time
Try to do something else while you wait. Anything else. It’s one of the few opportunities we have to truly multitask.
