Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “productivity”
Amid all the chaos of the pandemic, some of my favorite tech companies are giving away and discounting their products. Now’s a good time to try some things out and take advantage of discounts. Know of any others? Please add in the comments. I’ll keep this updated as I see more. Focus@Will: Half off all plansFocus@Will is a site with …
Well we’ve barely started the new year, but I’ve declared Otter.ai my very favorite app of 2020. Otter is a meeting recording tool that transcribes in real time, even sweeping back through the conversation using artificial intelligence to clean everything up. Then you can review the written notes and click through to hear the audio wherever you want. It will …
Did you promise to stop smoking? Exercise more? Break your smartphone addiction? Choose one of these tools by your personality type. The Bling SeekerHabitica: Gamified Habit-Forming Tool If you’re motivated by gold stars and “winning,” Habitica may be for you. The system is set up like a video game where you conquer little monsters to meet daily goals and establish …
The first official draft of the new book arrived Wednesday! To celebrate, I asked people on our Facebook page which sections they wanted to see in an excerpt. Everyone chimed in to choose their favorite sections, and I took all the suggestions and put them into one super excerpt. Download and enjoy! NOTE: There. Are. Errors. Plenty of them. We …
One of my most popular new sessions is called “Productivity Brain Break: A Facilitated White Space.” In the session, I share the easiest, fastest, best ways to be more productive and efficient, according to an analysis from a company called Filtered Technologies. They analyzed 100 productivity tips that were listed in all kinds of blogs to rank them by type, …
Happy Friday! I am Taylor Hageman, mother, Army wife, and a proud member of the nerdy team at Your Nerdy Best Friend. Because I work with such an amazing and tech savvy team, I also try to stay up to date on systems and programs to help everyday workflow. Also, I am pretty nerdy myself and have a slight obsession …
Happy New Year, folks! As I reflected on the progress of technology these past few months, I realized that we don’t necessarily need more apps and downloads to move ahead… we need to create workflows so that the tech we have will work better. So this is the first of what will be many posts this year on how to …
A couple of years ago I fell in love with a tool called x.ai, which uses artificial intelligence to act as a scheduling assistant. If you want to find a time to meet with someone, you just copy a “person” named Amy (or Andrew), and the artificial intelligence tool goes back and forth with your colleague or colleagues to find …
This week I HAD to focus on a huge upcoming program, and with just three days in the office, every minute had to count. So to keep me focused, I employed one of my best time management techniques: The Pomodoro Technique. And Tuesday morning, I hosted the first-ever #PomodoroParty to invite others to get. stuff. done. What Is The Pomodoro …
You guys are brilliant! Monday I asked some of you what your best tools were for staying focused, and more than 100 people chimed in. Here are three top categories of focus tools you’re using. I’ll be covering more in upcoming NerdWords. ADD YOURS BELOW! Let’s keep the conversation going. Music Tools Many folks mentioned they use music to block out …
Oh you guys… I have to apologize. We get questions about apps all the time, and here’s what happens: I see the question. I ponder the question. I start looking up the answer to the question (click here to see how crazy that process is). Life happens… The presentation starts The cat jumps on my lap The plane starts boarding …
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