How to Limit the Notifications on your iPhone
Notifications are a two-edged sword. Here’s how to configure notifications to stay connected without completely destroying your focus.
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How to Be Reminded of a Task at Just the Right Time
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.
How to Overcome Analysis Paralysis and Make More Decisions
Hint: There is no perfect choice
If we have too many options, we get overwhelmed and can’t reach a decision. Here’s how to overcome the overload.
How to Scan Documents with PDFScanner
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 […]
How to Get Unstuck with an Icebreaker Task
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.
Which Planner Layout is Right For You?
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.
Why You’ll Do Better Work if You’re Distracted
Staying focused all the time limits your outcomes
“Focus” is almost synonymous with productivity, but distraction will help you do some of your best work.
How to Automate Your Day with a Morning Routine
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 […]
How to Minimize the Time you Waste Waiting
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.
How to Organize your iPhone’s Home Screen by Task
Think of what you want to do, not how you’ll do it
Folders is one way to organize apps on your iOS home screen. Shortcuts give you a way to organize tasks on your home screen.