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Deciding what to do in a given day can be daunting, but just as important and perhaps easier is deciding what not to do. This week’s tip, shared by jlam, suggests using this as a framework for planning your day.
I’ve often found myself looking at a list of tasks that were due for a previous day and which I didn’t get done. Most of the time it’s because I set unrealistic expectations of what I can accomplish.
Successful people are good at determining what they will *NOT* do today.
A recent trick I found is:
Look at a list of tasks that are due today or before, sorted by due date.
Set all tasks due to today.
Pick the ones that you absolutely need to do today.
Set their due date for yesterday.
Postpone all the tasks that are due today. The longer the postponement, usually the better.
Thanks for sharing this tip, jlam! You’re our Tips & Tricks Tuesday winner this week.
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Wednesday, May 24, 2017
+Trello announced that it has added calendar and voting power-ups to its mobile apps! I see the calendar power-up being very powerful, so I’m looking forward to testing it out internally! Have you tried it yet?
In other email news, +Newton (http://newtonhq.com/), just launched their Windows app in beta, and the ability to access email via Amazon’s Echo devices! Plus some great new features in their mobile apps (iOS/Android)!
“But wait…there’s more! Just last week, we also added some powerful features to our iOS and Mac apps. Here are some of them:
- You can now create folders inside Newton. Finally.
- Auto-BCC all the emails you send to specified email addresses. Go to Preferences > Email Accounts > Auto-BCC
- RSVP to calendar invites on all accounts, within the app
- Send Again - Click on the 3-dots button on a Sent Mail to add more recipients and send it as a fresh mail instead of a forward
"As always, we have more exciting things lined up and can’t wait to show them to you! Till then, we’d love to hear about how you like the new update. Just reply to this mail, we’re all ears :)
For those of you who have been using the new email software, Missive (https://missiveapp.com/), available on Windows and Mac, and now…iOS. (Android coming soon, according to their website). Notably and unique among email software that I’m aware of, the iOS app has multi-swipe functionality…you can swipe multiple emails at a time to the mapped functionality (long or short, left or right swipe). Pretty cool! Let me know if you’re using it and your experience so far.
If you ever have any Small Business + Google questions, please feel free to visit the free Google Small Business Community (g.co/gsbc) and ask your questions there!
For fans of paper #productivity solutions, +Baron Fig, the makers of fine notebooks, pens and related products, has launched a new, green Squire pen. Ergonomic design, weight balanced, and made of high-grade aluminum for durability, these Squire pens are great.
Liked on YouTube: The Storytelling of Science ( Dawkins, Krauss, deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, Brian Greene ) https://youtu.be/R_j5jf2MnVg
Thursday, May 11, 2017
[FREE TRAINING] The Evernote Productivity Advantage: One Inbox That Rules Them…
[WEBINAR TRAINING] I’ve created a BRAND NEW Evernote training webinar that I’m debuting on Tuesday, May 16th. It is free to attend and going to be full of great content based on my years of being an Evernote coach, consultant, and user. This is the first webinar training I’ve offered in over a year. I invite you to you to join me to learn about “The Evernote Productivity Advantage: One Inbox That Rules Them All”. RSVP at the link below!
