Your Productivity Guidebook
5 Important Communication Rules For Remote Teams
Remote work can be a dream come true for any professional seeking flexibility and balance in their life and career. But it can quickly become a nightmare if communication in the workplace is poor. In a series of interviews conducted among remote workers in 2020, 88% declared that communication problems are one of the main […]
5 Steps to Scheduling Your Day For Maximum Productivity
An average person spends around 30% of their days sleeping and 40% being unproductive. With roughly 7 hours left to tackle your tasks, it is not surprising that you always feel like you haven’t done enough. That happens because you’re not scheduling your day for maximum productivity. Most people attribute productivity to sleeping less, working […]
9 Strategies To Avoid Procrastination In The Workplace
Have you ever experienced situations where you feel overwhelmed due to large projects? Or do you feel like it’s better to do the tasks after some time? This is what procrastination feels like. In simple words, procrastination is the act of delaying the tasks of one’s own will and completing other unimportant tasks in the […]
Time Blocking: Cal Newport’s Deep Work Explained
Have you ever felt like you work too much but never get enough done? Or that the things you do get done are not as impactful as what you did not tackle? Such feeling is a direct consequence of replacing deep work with easy, low-impact tasks. In his book Deep Work: Rules For Focused Success […]
Time Blocking For Developers: Get Productive In 3 Steps
A developer’s job is hardly ever solely about coding. In a single day, a developer might face several meetings to figure out what and how to code; they might also need some time to understand and debug existing code and will constantly review and test their codes, discussing what worked and what went wrong. If […]
Time Blocking Template (+ 5 Steps for Getting Started)
You may know the feeling – you wake up to a busy day, with a long to-do list looming and no idea of how you’re going to get it all done. While it’s great to have a clear list of your tasks, without a plan it can just feel overwhelming. In the new working model […]
The Top 3 Todoist Alternatives (In-Depth Review)
Over 25 million people now use Todoist to stay on track and plan their day. It has expanded rapidly and is now a widely used task manager with seamless integrations into other task and calendar managers like Akiflow. While Todoist is hugely popular among its wide user base, there are now a variety of Todoist […]
3 Microsoft To-Do Alternatives To Get More Done
When it comes to organizing your tasks and managing your time efficiently, the first software that comes to mind is Microsoft To-Do. But after some time, you may feel that this app is only fit for tracking personal lists and not good enough for all your needs. There are various situations where Microsoft To-Do falls […]
Guide to Productivity for Managers, with Patrick Juan
In another one-to-one session with our community members, I had the pleasure of interviewing Patrick Juan and hearing his insights on productivity for team managers and the future of work. Patrick is the Head of Marketing and Operations at ACIT Global, an out-of-the-box network for scholars and experts worldwide. The initiative aims to spread free […]
