Time Management Magazine

10 Tips to Help You Carve More Time Out of Your Day

Editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:28 +0000

You canât get more time in your day. However, you can get more out of it. Today, I want to share a few tips to help you carve more time out of your day. Carving Time Out of Your Day We all have the…

Four Steps to Perfect Time Management

Editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:34:17 +0000

The “time is money” adage is never truer than when you are an entrepreneur. The results you get as a small business owner are directly related to how

Interview: Mailbox CEO Gentry Underwood on Productivity

Editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:31:06 +0000

Gentry Underwood left his computer behind to try working full-time on iOS devices. In this interview, he explains whether it’s a viable solution, and what holds back the iPad mini from being a truly productive device.

Daniel Cook on 8 Laws of Productivity

Editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:13 +0000

Daniel Cook has a great PDF on the 8 Laws of Productivity. The subtitle is “8 Productivity Experiments You Don’t Need to Repeat.”

It’s the synthesis of Dan’s learnings and research over the years on how to create more productive teams.

When Everyone in the World Admits They’re Going to Die…

Editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:24:58 +0000

When everyone in the world admits they’re going to die, we’ll really start getting some stuff done.

Guys Guide to hacking sex, testosterone and increasing productivity

Editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:14:42 +0000

What we aren’t thinking about, is the fact that we can benefit from timing the sex at the right time, coupling it with right nutrition, and in result exploding our performance in other fields of our lives.

4 Tips for Breaking Bad Habits

Editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:08:14 +0000

Bad habits: we all have them, but how many people can actually quit? Here’s a short list of the most effective ways to break any bad habit.

Are We Intimidated By Decision Making?

Editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:07:11 +0000

It’s common to think that you have a strong mind and aren’t easily manipulated, but Behavioral economist Dan Ariely proves that’s not entirely true.

The Lazy Personâs Guide To Not Being Lazy

Editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:58:14 +0000

Simple because laziness is a habit. That’s right, it’s nothing else than a certain way of living that has been programmed into our brains.

Using Windows Outlook Quick Steps to Convert E-mails to Tasks

Editor — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:54:48 +0000

May 22, 2013 I’ve been meaning to create this video for a while. It shows you how to create and use Quick Step buttons in Outlook 2010 and 2013 to simplify converting e-mails to tasks. There …

Spend time wisely: How to focus on the things that matter

Editor — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:53:13 +0000

We all wonder where the hours go. What are the effective, research-backed strategies that can help you spend time wisely?

Ask Yourself These Two Questions to Prioritize Your Tasks

Editor — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:50:48 +0000

Trying to determine which tasks need to be done and in what order can get complex. Productivity blog GTD Times recommends simplifying the process down to two simple questions.

The Coolest

Editor — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:48:13 +0000

Any.DO is one of our favorite to-do apps. It’s powerful, flexible, and it looks great, too. However, tracking your to-dos isn’t the only thing Any.Do is good at. Here are some features that you may not use or know about, and how they can help you get and stay organized.

Mailbox, One of the Best Gmail Apps We’ve Seen, Is Now on the iPad

Editor — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:46:33 +0000

iPad: Mailbox, the Gmail app that’s made to help you get to inbox zero, is now available for the iPad. Like its iPhone counter-part, it sports a clean design and gesture-based interface that makes flicking through email easy.

How to use Evernote Reminders Tutorial

Editor — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:45:00 +0000

http://evernote.com/getting_started/#7 Reminders in Evernote combine our three most requested features: alarms, note-based to-do lists and pinning notes to t…

Video – Evernote Adds Easy-to-Use Reminders to Its Notes Apps

Editor — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:44:01 +0000

Mac/iOS/Web: Evernote is incredibly popular, but it has been missing one key feature: reminders. Today, Evernote has updated its apps to include easy-to-use reminders.

Improve Your Focus with Quick Mental and Physical Warm-Ups

Editor — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:38:56 +0000

Julia Davids, who is graduating from Stanford this semester, shares an interesting technique professors use to get students in the zone: physical warm-ups such as partner and self massages. Awkwardness aside, both physical and mental warm-ups can jump-start any work activity.

10 Tips For Better Time Management

Editor — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:35:28 +0000

10 useful tips for a successful time management that is needed for everyone to make the best out of their valuable time.

The Pace of Productivity and How to Master Your Creative Routine

Editor — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:34:07 +0000

“When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly.”

We seem to have a strange but all too human cultural fixation on the daily rout

Podcast: David Allen – Interview with Charles Duhigg

Editor — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:17:33 +0000

Come on in to the mind of an investigative journalist with a GTD spin on it. Charles Duhigg, a multiple award-winning reporter for the New York Times and author of “The Power of Habit,” talks with David about his career and how he does his work, his dedication to GTD, and the fascinating discoveries he has researched in the arena of habits and how we can change them.

How to Hold Better Meetings with Less Meeting

Editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:52:53 +0000

How are meetings in your organization? Do they need better planning? Better agendas? And better follow up? If so, you are not alone. Most companies struggle with this issue. Today, I want to share …

TaskUnifier Program: a Solution for Using ToodleDo “Off-line”

Editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:51:38 +0000

May 21, 2013 By now you know I recommend two task servers to put your tasks “in the cloud.” They are Outlook Exchange, and ToodleDo. Many of you are using ToodleDo now, and I get a lot …

The Magic Touch: What’s Your Special Productivity Talent?

Editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:44:02 +0000

While I’ve always emphasized competence, persistence, and hard work over talent, I’ll readily admit that talent does exist. We all have a few things we do well without struggling, whether because of personality, genetics, environment, education, or some unique combination of these and other factors. The talent rule holds as true in the productivity field as in any other aspect of life. Right off the bat, you may be the best multiple-project juggler in the company; a natural at focusing; a genius at tweaking workflow for maximal efficiency; or capable of turning out perfect prose under the gun and at the spur of the moment.

Uncomfortable Productivity: Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone for Maximum Effect

Editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:42:16 +0000

Comfort may be nice when snuggling into bed, but in the workplace it leads to laziness, complacency, and stagnation. To get ahead (much less retain your current place in the line-up), you need to get on the ball and regularly step outside your Comfort Zone. If you don’t make what some of my colleagues call “Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals” and enthusiastically reach for the brass ring as it comes around, you’ll soon develop an aversion to risk—a crutch that limits both productivity and success.

Daily Quote: A life lived of choice is a life of conscious action

Editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:35:37 +0000

A life lived of choice is a life of conscious action. A life lived of chance is a life of unconscious creation.

The Benefits of Procrastinating

Editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:32:16 +0000

We’ve all been there – staring bleary eyed at a computer screen, digging deep for motivation or inspiration that seems to have taken a temporary hiatus just when we need it most.

video – Learn Anything in 20 Hours with This Four Step Method

Editor — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:23:46 +0000

With just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice, you can go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing noticeably well. That’s the message from Josh Kaufman, author of The First 20 Hours. In the video above, he reveals the four steps to learning any new skill, fast.