Your Productivity Guidebook

The Ivy Lee method, coined more than 100 years ago, applies perfectly to how we plan, act, and follow a busy agenda nowadays to ensure that nothing is left unfinished at the end of the day. The history of the Ivy-Lee method Back in the 20th century, Ivy Ledbetter Lee was a successful businessman and […]

I get asked quite often about our product development process and how do we decide which features to build at Akiflow. It’s a complex process that we kept as lean as possible, which involves: Talking to customers Looking at the market and competitors Tracking features requests Coming up with new ideas Voting It interests everyone […]

Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards. Trello gives you an overview of what you and your teammates are working on and the status of the activities process. Startup teams use it extensively to create a shared perspective on any project. Teams can block Trello tasks and schedule meetings on Google […]

Eat that frog is a time management method that helps you overcome the worst. However, Brian Tracy is not talking about any frog here. He is referring to Mark Twain’s frog. He said, “If it’s your job to eat a frog, it’s best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it’s your […]

If you’ve ever been so focused on one thing that the rest of the world melted away, it might have been a mental state psychologists call flow state. This self-induced feeling can make tasks feel more enjoyable and help people stay involved in what they’re doing. What is Flow? Flow is a concept that Mihaly […]

As the world is moving faster and we must speed up our work (and life) performance to keep up with it, productivity regained the spotlight. This topic was once discussed among factory owners during the Industrial Revolution; now, it’s up to each individual to test and implement the most optimal productivity strategy that will bring […]

The flow state is the holy grail of your workflow.  It is all about your mind, your psyche. It is above the mundane, material things. The flow gives you things that money can’t buy. Yep, we are talking transcendental here. But if it doesn’t guarantee success, money, or results, why is the flow often sought […]

Distractions are everywhere, from your morning coffee, to when you go to sleep. Now, more than ever, knowing how to manage and avoid distractions has become a fundamental skill to work. Why? Because getting distracted is extremely easy in modern workspaces, and when you’re trying to get work done, the last thing you need to […]