If we see our phone laying on the desk when we sit by the computer working, our cognitive abilities (meaning memory and problem solving) are lowered ...
When you document all the decisions you make while collaborating through email, chat and meetings, how do you make sure every colleague notices what you agreed on in a random quick phone call?
Today's episode of Done! - No. 590 - is about ...
I do not know what it was like for you, but I returned to work with mixed feelings after my Christmas holiday. Since I had been away from work for ...
What should we do in the situation where we, in addition to our own to-do-list, have plans and tasks concerning workgroups and projects in other task management tools? It is ...
Most people want to use the time we spend working as efficiently as possible - partly because we then have time to do the things that will have the greatest impact and are most important in our work, and partly ...
There is a time for working, and then there is a time for reflecting on the work we do. Judging by what was being shown in a study led by Francesca Gino at Harvard Business School, it is well worth ...
How do you convert printed paper text to the editable digital equivalent?
Selecting, copying, pasting text on the computer is one thing, but ...
How can you quickly get into "focus mode" when you have important tasks to get done?
Done! episode No. 589 is about a Windows app that ...
Like many times before, I got a certain question during one of my lectures last week: “All this structuring - doesn’t it take a lot of time?”. I understand ...
Are only the more extensive structural improvements worth your time and trouble? By this I mean ...
You want to find emails you look for immediately.
But how?
This week's episode of Done! is about an email app feature that ...
To withdraw, close the door behind you and make sure that you are not disturbed when you need to focus on a prioritized task is only possible to do wholeheartedly when ...
Have you missed something important in a fast-paced chat flow?
This week’s episode of Done! - No. 587 - is about the three kinds of chat messages that you need to ...
“I have always died a little on the inside when hearing words such as ‘structure’, ‘order’ and ‘routines’”, wrote a reader of my book on structure last week. I perceive this to be a rather common perspective on the subject in question. Perhaps it has to do with ...
Do you have tasks that you tend to postpone more than others?
This week’s episode of Done! - No. 586 - is about a trick that ...
Let us say you want to create a better structure at work. You are constantly overwhelmed and want to get organized so that it becomes ...
Have you ever been in charge of a recurring meeting in a project or a collaboration, and when the meeting is about to start you ask yourself “What are we going to talk about today?” - and you have gone completely blank?
Do you really have to use a timer to keep track of time when you do your ”Pomodoros”?
Today’s episode of Done! - No. 585 - is about an unconventional way to ...
Some of us save documents on the computer desktop. It may feel as a good idea, because then we can ...
We all need to work uninterrupted from time to time. When we have a difficult task before us it often requires ...
