At Stiernholm Consulting, we strongly believe that good structure strengthens productivity. This applies to us as individuals as well as for our organizations. Here, David Stiernholm, Struktör, shares his concrete tips on how to visualize, simplify and get more time for what is important.
Nowadays, we receive messages through various channels, which can make us feel scattered. Where should we look for new messages? When and how often? And, how can we be..
Let’s say you’ve been put in charge of a major change in the organization you work in. It might be that you need to..
Do you want concrete examples of what you could automate?
In this week’s episode of Done! you get exactly that, because today I’m sharing ...
When you've just finished a meeting, do you have a clear and stable routine for handling the notes you took? A few ...
Wouldn’t it be nice to have fewer emails to deal with when you’re back after your next vacation?
And wouldn’t it be just as pleasant to receive fewer “just one urgent thing!” texts to ...
In many organizations, it is now agreed upon that the status indicator in the chat app shows whether..
Meetings that start late have been shown to have more negative consequences than one might think.
This week’s episode of Done! - No. 669 – is about what you can do to ...
Imagine having an email or chat conversation with someone and discussing a suitable date for something. You look at your calendar and ...
Are you making the same mistake as far too many others?
Everyone who works in Microsoft 365 has access to the apps To-Do, Planner, and OneNote, but I often see ...
The other day I was reminded of the old Swedish saying that in translation says "better to dam the brook than ...
Do you fear that you will lose your job to AI?
Or are you eager to get rid of work that an AI could do instead?
Today's episode of Done! is about one thing you can do to ...
When the time when you would benefit the most from changing your work habits is the highest, the threshold to ...
There are many small operations and activities in your daily work that you could..
Everything that can be done is not what must be done right now.
In this week’s Done!, you’ll hear how an old ship model lightened my ...
Distractions and interruptions when you least need them seem to concern many, judging by what participants in ...
Rewarding yourself when you have accomplished something at work is a potent trick in many situations. It could be rewarding yourself for being able to...
If you have a folder structure in your email, you have probably noticed that some emails belong in several folders at the same time.
Then it helps to ...
Do you find yourself procrastinating on tasks you need to do? I would be surprised if you answered "No" to that question, as most of us do - at least some of the time. One common reason for procrastination may be that you have defined the task as too large or too unclear.
When you have many tasks to choose from, it is tempting to grab something short or easy instead of the diffuse large task - not least because you can tick it off soon.
However, the larger tasks still need to be done. I have long known that a good way to get started on what I'm procrastinating on is to break it down into smaller steps. Yet, it may still happen that I procrastinate, because it feels laborious to do the breakdown itself.
But, you know what? You can get help with the breakdown from an AI service! I have tested it with several tasks and it works fine.
For example, I have had the task "Set SEO settings for the online courses" on my list for too long. It has yellowed a bit and become a little battered, because it has been sitting there and sitting there for so long. Every time I've seen it, I've thought, "I ought to just do it." But, it hasn't happened.
So, I turned to my ever-willing colleague ChatGPT and wrote: "I have a to-do task that I keep procrastinating on, which reads 'Set SEO settings for the online courses'. Can you help me break it down into smaller steps, so I can get started on it?" ChatGPT answered "Absolutely!" and gave me seven smaller steps in a jiffy that I can take one by one. It immediately felt more doable and I felt like getting started right away.
Are you also tired of procrastinating on some tasks? Use ChatGPT to help you too.
If you use ChatGPT to help you when you tend to procrastinate on a task, you will get started faster. It may even be less laborious than if you were to break down the task yourself. Instead of becoming increasingly burdened by tasks hanging over you, you get going and your workload is significantly reduced.
What have you used ChatGPT for? Please tell me, because I want all the help I can get in my job - whether it's from other people or from smart systems that happily do what I don't feel like doing.
(Speaking of procrastinating, here are my four tricks to help you prioritize important, big tasks when the short ones feel tempting!)
The statement “ After having improved my structure and how I work, I now get 20% more things done" is rarely ...
How do you take care of yourself?
Because you should really listen to what you need and give yourself what makes you feel good, but ...
