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How to make a schedule: 7 easy scheduling strategies to master your day
Especially lately, with so many other things competing for your attention, your schedule shouldn’t be up for grabs. Instead, as Annie Dillard wrote, your schedule should be the scaffolding to your days–a stable platform you can use to focus on what matters to you. Read »
Why small goals are the secret to big success (and how to set smaller goals)
Small goals are easier to achieve on a regular basis, which means we can set them more often, build off them, and constantly see ourselves getting better. Read »
A guide to writing weekly, monthly, and annual reviews (with free review templates!)
Regularly reviewing your goals, habits, and progress is a productivity superpower used by everyone from top CEOs to artists, authors, and academics.Read »
How to use Google Calendar to get things done: 31 powerful Google Calendar settings you should be using today
By default, Google Calendar can be messy, loud, and chaotic. Use these settings and features to take back control of your calendar and your day.Read »
How to make hard decisions quickly
Making decisions is hard. But indecision can lead to lost income, opportunities, and productivity. So how do you make faster decisions better?Read »
How to use Slack effectively: 25 Slack settings and features that will save your focus
When it comes to how to use Slack efficiently, it’s less about using all the features and more about setting it up to work for you.Read »
Dear bosses: Give your team permission to ignore you (even if you’re not a micromanager)
There’s a natural friction between how makers and managers run their day. But if you want your team to do their best work and keep you up-to-date, you need to find a better way. Here’s how.Read »
The scientific method for getting more done: How to use a personal productivity tracker to master your time
The most productive people in the world all have one thing in common: They love to experiment. Here’s how to use a personal productivity tracker to run better experiments and find the strategies that work for you.Read »
How to have a data-driven conversation with your boss about priorities, time management & productivity
Just as pretty much every business uses data to make big decisions, you can use RescueTime’s reports and personal analytics to help change your workload, priorities, schedule, and even workplace culture. Read »
The “Everything is Important” paradox: 9 practical methods for how to prioritize your work (and time)
While the elements of prioritization are simple (i.e. Know what tasks need to be done and rank them). It’s far from a simple exercise. To make things easier, we’ve collected some of the best strategies out there on how to prioritize work into one master list.Read »