Productivity

How Many Tasks Should You Do in a Day?

The answer may (but shouldn’t) surprise you

Try doing too much today, and you’ll feel like a failure, no matter how much you got done. Don’t do enough, and you won’t conquer the world on schedule. Here’s how to find the sweet spot.

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How to Lay Out Your Ideal Week

Start each week from a blueprint of how you want to work

There’s no need to create your weekly schedule from scratch. Once you figure out how you work best, use that as the starting point for each week.

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How to Digitally Archive Your Paper Planner

Keep old planners around without buying them their own bookcase

If you use a paper planner, you inevitably run into one fatal question: What do I do with a planner once it’s full? Here’s how to keep those old planners around without buying them their own bookcase.

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How to Sleep Better Wearing an Apple Watch

Even sleep improves when measured

Apple Watch is a great activity tracker during the day. At night, it can also help you get a good night’s sleep.

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How to Teach Siri to Say a Name Correctly

Make your digital assistant a little more fluent

When the default pronunciation isn’t right, it’s easy to teach Siri the right way to say it.

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How to Trigger the Behavior You Want

Teach your brain what to do next

Whether you’re trying to break a bad habit or start a new one, you can retrain your brain.

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