Articles tagged "Personal productivity"

8 tips for getting the most out of online conferences

Can I admit something to you, as a friend? I think I might like virtual conferences better than in-person ones. 

I started shutting down my computer like it's 1999. Here's why.

When's the last time you actually turned your computer off instead of putting it to sleep? I'm not sure I have since the '90s—that is, until a few weeks ago. Now I turn it off every night, and it's been life-changing. 

Work and life don't have to be balanced

It's hard to notice oddities in your culture—they just feel "normal." But there's nothing universal about what you consider common sense. It's all shaped by the world you grew up in. 

Not everyone wants to be a leader

Leadership: "the action of leading a group of people or an organization." The official definition of the word uses its own word to describe it. It's vague and mysterious, and yet it's the key to lifelong success. Or so it's made out to be.

How learning made me a better teacher and teaching made me a better learner

I thought I understood geometry. Then I tried to teach it. The 14-year-old I was supposedly instructing rolled their eyes and asked, "Can you just ask the real teacher to explain it?"

I tried replacing my computer with an iPad Pro. It did not go well.

Apple once aired a commercial where an iPad-totting child is asked what she's doing on her computer, only to ask what a computer is. The implication being that these devices are so great you don't need a computer, or even to know what a computer is.

A company is not a family

What corporate jargon do you hate the most? I asked this question on Twitter recently and was surprised by the most common answer: "family." 

Work software also works at home

The tools you use to coordinate at work can also work for other parts of your life. Here's how two Zapier employees brought their work apps home.

How to quickly append text to a note in Evernote or OneNote from your browser

Evernote and OneNote both offer easy ways to quickly create new notes from your desktop.

The 5 best meditation apps

There are lots of meditation apps available now that claim to make learning to meditate easier—and some of them really do. I took more than 25 of the most popular ones and put them through their paces. These are the five best meditation apps.