Articles tagged "Personal productivity"

Find Your Chronotype and Schedule Your Productivity

There's a lot of advice out there about the connection between timing and productivity: articles—including our own—suggesting "X things to do in the morning/afternoon/evening" to stay productive all day long.

Make Productivity a Habit with Zen to Done

There's a reason New Year's Resolutions are so hard to keep: Reinventing the way you live overnight requires a willpower that most of us don't have. And yet—many popular productivity systems ask you to uproot your work in just that way.

5 Productivity Hacks and Tools for Creative Thinkers

Creativity and productivity are too often seen as opposing forces battling for your time and the soul of your work. But working longer and harder isn't the only way to be productive, and thinking creatively can achieve amazing results.

How to Make Better Decisions with an MVP Mindset

It's human nature to seek perfection. I learned that lesson quickly as a product manager when I was tasked with guiding web development projects from first idea to formal launch.

Beyond Decision Fatigue: How Managing Decisions Can Help or Hurt Your Productivity

We all make important decisions, sometimes daily, yet there's a mystique about being called a decision maker. That label crowns one with power, especially when used in the workplace. It signals authority, leadership status, and influence.

Our favorite Zaps: Manage your music and podcasts automatically

People who use Zapier usually want to make their working lives more productive. But sometimes, people leverage the service to automate aspects of their personal lives, too.

The 7 Traits of Millionaires (and 45 Apps to Help You Save Money and Build Wealth)

When you imagine a millionaire, whom do you picture? Is it your favorite celebrity, a professional athlete, or a born-wealthy hotel heiress? Most millionaires are none of these things. Researchers and authors Thomas J. Stanley and William D.

The Zapier Guide to Automating Your Phone With Drafts

Your smartphone’s the perfect place to start work. Its small screen and smaller keyboard might not exactly be the best for typing out an extensive report or outlining every step in a new project.

Build a Master Contact Database From Google Contacts, LinkedIn, Outlook, and More

As a marketing intern in college, I was tasked with the glamorous job of building a 5,000-person database. The vice president of sales didn’t care how I did it. He simply said, "Get me 5,000 emails. You have until the end of summer to do it.

Supercharge Office: 22 Best Free Add-ins for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Online

Ever wish there was a tool that would remove extra spaces and line breaks in Excel with a click? How about an app that translates Outlook emails into another language? Microsoft Office add-ins let you do this—and much more—without switching programs.