Articles tagged "Personal productivity"

The Productivity Guinea Pig: What We Can Learn from One Person's 365-Day Experiment

Would you donate your body to taxing scientific trials, all in pursuit of productivity? Fresh out of college, with a business degree in one hand and two job offers in the other, Chris Bailey did just that.

How to Scale Yourself and Get More Done Than You Thought Possible

The following is a detailed write-up of a popular productivity talk delivered by Scott Hanselman. Visit his blog, hanselman.com, for more productivity tips. "Don't worry, just drop the ball.

Read More, Faster and Better with these 30+ Apps, Tips and Tricks

You probably read more than you realize. Whether it's research for work, an article emailed to you by a friend, a news story you find on Facebook or a novel you open up before bed—we read all the time, and rarely think about doing it better.

12 Popular Productivity Blogs and 36 of Their Most Shared Posts

As makers of a platform that increases productivity, we’re big fans of other products and resources that help individuals in the same way.

How to Generate More Good Ideas

It's been said many times that to have lots of good ideas, we need to have lots of bad ones, too. We need lots of ideas, period.

How to Better Remember and Make Use of What You Read

Have you ever read a book passage that you're certain could one day be applicable to your life? But, between your shopping list, work to-dos, and your aunt's upcoming birthday, the passage quickly fades from your memory causing you to draw a blank.

10 Plain Text Files You Should Have on Your Desktop for Higher Productivity

If you read an earlier post on the Zapier blog about staying productive without using to-do apps, you will have already seen a glimpse of the productive potential of plain text files.

Travel Smarter: 18 Apps to Book Cheap Flights, Pack in a Hurry and Manage Upcoming Trips

Traveling is too often a stressful event. It begins when you book the ticket—are you getting the best fare? What's the best day of the week for fares, anyways? According to the latest study: Sunday, 57 days in advance.

From 0 to 100,000 Users in 4 Months: The Story Behind Productivity Chrome Extension Momentum

It began with an Instagram photo. Got a boost from reddit. And after some blog love, it started to pick up steam in the Chrome Web Store. Since its launch last October, the Momentum app has attracted 100,000 users.

Try a Virtual Assistant and 6 More Pieces of Advice from Productivity Coach Ari Meisel

Having to frequently go to the bathroom isn’t a personal health problem most people would be comfortable sharing in conversation. For Ari Meisel, however, it’s one of dozens of admissions he makes on stage in front of hundreds of people.