The Urgent/Important-matrix is probably the structural tool that most people are familiar with. Chances are that you have ...
Performing a recurring task at frequent intervals gives us a golden opportunity to become even more efficient. Every time we ...
I am sure that you do not want all your digital documents and folders to be just jumbled up in ...
We cannot be available everywhere all the time. Sometimes, we all need to work focused ...
"I so regret saying yes!"
I have felt that dreadful feeling before ...
Do you have a ”to-be-sorted”-pile? You know, one of those piles that lie there on your desk ”for now” and which you intend to ...
There are offers we wish to decline, things we do not want to do, tasks we no longer want to be responsible for doing. But to many it is hard to say no ...
How we structure our lives and workdays is a constant process that requires continuous refinement. If you ever were to ...
People talk about impulse control, that is, the ability to remain focused on doing something even if you get an impulse to do something else. My good friend and fellow speaker ...
Have you ever put up a sticky note where you see it in order to not miss something, but end up seeing it so much that you after a while do not see it (and still miss the thing that was written on the note)?
This is similar to ...
Arriving at a meeting out of breath and painfully aware that you have not had the time to read the material you were supposed to have gone through previous to the meeting, isn’t that great ...
Do you know the principle "Sift out at the source"?
I first heard of that when I gave a talk at the Museum of Ethnography in Stockholm.
It can be useful for you who often get too much to do.
How? Well, let me tell you!
Sometimes at work, you need to say no. It can be hard - at least in the moment. Here is a tool that makes it a lot easier.
In Done! No. 528, I share a way for you to make sure that you spend your time at work wisely:
We all need to declutter our workspace from time to time. But, did you know that ...
Knowing that you should get enough sleep is one thing. Actually going to bed when you ought to is ...
Welcome to the autumn season and a new edition of Done! - the 523:rd, about mistakes and why it might be wise to collect them.
When the holiday is over and a new season begins, and we do not want to sucked into the business aimlessly and rush here and there depending on what comes up that we have to deal with, but rather ...
Do you want fewer unforeseen things to ruin your day?
Because, isn't it irritating that somethings spoil your plan when ...
About six months ago or so (in Done! No. 500, to be specific), I addressed the issue of remembering to read, respond to, or in some other way acknowledge messages you and I receive in an increasing number of channels. I am referring to ...
