Tell Your Calendar Where You Need to Be
Use your calendar to track where you need to be, not just when you need to be there. A few seconds up front will save you time and frustration down the road.
Five Ways to Boost Your Productivity with a Keyboard
Computers are an integral part of our day. How much time could you save if you knew your keyboard better?
The Failed Bridge that Inspired a Simple Steel Band
The Quebec Bridge collapsed twice while it was under construction. Could a simple steel band make sure something like that never happens again?
What Will You Do When You Run Out of Road?
When you run out of road, will you turn back? Or will you push forward through the wilderness with just your wits and a compass?
How to Boost Your Productivity with Just One Touch
If you keep picking up the same input over and over again only to consider it, then put it back to deal with later, consider invoking the touch-move rule.
Are Dirty Lenses Blurring Your Perception of the World?
When our glasses are dirty, our perception is off. It affects our ability to succeed, fail, and relax.
How to Process PDFs Faster with Custom Services
A large part of going paperless means replacing tree-based paper with digital paper—PDFs. One trick that will really streamline your digital paper workflow is to take a PDF from one application and immediately open it in another app. Here’s how.
Are You Doing More Than You Need to be Effective?
The most productive people know when they’ve hit the point of diminishing returns and it’s time to move on.
What Does Your Week Look Like?
Your calendar is one of the most important productivity tools that you have, showing you a map of your productivity landscape. Are you using a folding map or a GPS to find you way?