“… A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven…” King’s Solomon’s Wisdom in The Service of Productivity
When I purchased my first Smartphone it was 2009 and I was 31 years old. So, for most of my life I’ve managed to live and thrive without a smartphone in hand. Quite an extraordinary achievement, don’t you think? We tend to forget that smartphones are a new phenomenon, a very young but an extremely […]
Is Google’s Tab Groups the Best Way to Handle Multiple Open Tabs?
Is Google’s new Tab Group feature even good for you? I would argue that not so much. Multiple open tabs can become a huge problem in today’s overwhelming information era. The problem is that simply grouping tabs together isn’t going to get you much further when it comes to Optimizing Information. Is your problem really […]
How to Stay in Shape with Minimal Effort and Maximum Impact
“No pain, no gain” is a pretty common catchphrase when it comes to getting and staying in shape. Fortunately, it’s a myth. If you don’t yet have a good sports routine that you’re happy about and you’d like to get into one that is sustainable and easy to maintain – this the post for you! […]
9 Tricks for Effectively Using “Pocket” Without Turning it Into a Digital Content Graveyard
Do you use “Pocket” or “Evernote” or any similar content capturing tool? Pocket, Evernote and other content capturing tools allow you to read online content even when you’re not online. They also allow you to use Zen read so you can quickly scan the content without any banners, ads or menus that distract your eyes, […]
The Advantage of Being a Little Underemployed
Morgan Housel, the famous investor, wrote an article titled “The Advantage of Being a Little Underemployed” on the importance of taking time off during work hours, just to think. In Housel’s article, he describes how critical it is to take breaks during work. Not to play like they do in Google, but to simply gaze, […]
How to Quickly Email Yourself a Note
I recently discovered a fantastic widget that has been saving me tons of time. The app is IFTTT and one of its applets is called “Quickly email yourself a note” and it enables you to… guess what? Quickly email yourself a note! (IFTTT = If This Then That – is an app that connects between […]
How to Create a Buffer and Have a Life
Ever feel that we talk about work-life balance until it’s coming out our ears… but somehow we’re still unbalanced? It’s true for the vast majority of us. You know why? Imagine a see-saw that two children are trying to balance so it stays level. They’re doing a great job… except a pesky three-year old keeps […]
“Do Less, Imagine More”:
The Key to Productivity
“…Leverage your time more by spending a little more time every day imagining and a lot less time every day doing. Do a little more imagining and a little less doing, until eventually most of what’s happening is happening in the cool, calm, anticipatory state. Just imagine yourself into the successes, and watch what happens. […]
