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Energy-Saving Software for Your Eco-Office

Eco-Office Gals

Online project managers allow you to post schedules and updates, assign tasks, communicate with team members, and virtually keep everyone on the same page, even when working remotely. This clever system is meant for businesses that use multiple pieces of electronic machinery, so its use in an office setting is ideal.

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How To Handle Hundreds Of Emails In Just One Hour

Productivityist

My system uses two e-mail folders ONLY. A major part of my processing speed is in keyboard shortcuts in my e-mail program. You should look into keyboard shortcuts too. For each step of my process, I have a keyboard shortcut such as CTRL-1, CTRL-2 , CTRL-3, etc. For work, I use Outlook. I use my phone for this.

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Book Review – Creating Flow with OmniFocus (Second Edition)

Productivityist

The book starts at quite a lively pace and this is maintained all the way through, with the first chapter giving an overview as to how the mind processes information, how trusted systems work, through to demonstrable exercises on how to capture information and actions.

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The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh.

Stephanie LH Calahan

If you aren't particularly tech-savvy, you might feel more comfortable using a paper planner, rather than having to learn the ins and outs of an electronic diary system.   Fabulous Follow-up Prompter A few questions to ask yourself: --Do you want a paper or electronic system? --If What do you need the system to do for you?

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The Most Important Trait To Boost Your Productivity

Productivityist

To receive a free copy of the Career Advancement Toolkit, join the Project Management Hacks email newsletter. Learning the Getting Things Done system may be a difficult hill to climb for some. Start by learning a few Excel keyboard shortcuts to navigate in Excel faster. You can find Bruce on Twitter at @PMPhacks.

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How To Build A Productive Blogging Strategy

Productivityist

The project management triangle applies very well to blogging: you''re always looking for the sweet spot between speed and quality content to provide great value to your readers. This app can save you lots of time, as it uses your regular keyboard shortcuts for applying the Markdown formatting (for example, ctrl+b for bold ).

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The benefits of reading aloud | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Now, when I say ‘don’t write’, I don’t mean you should take a break or get away from the keyboard for a day. The Problem with Paper Clutter: Creating a Paper Management System Reply Mark W. I’m a pretty fast typist but it made me realise how unnatural it is to use a keyboard, or even a pen.

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