How to use the Google Calendar Duplicate feature
Have you ever needed more than one copy of an event in your Google Calendar? Or have you needed to create an event very similar to one already in your calendar? By using the ‘Duplicate’ feature on Google Calendar doing this is easy. Here’s how you do it… and don’t worry, if you’re on Outlook […]
A reminder to stop and plan your day
There’s a lot of noise out there… Stop, Drop and Goal Take this as your reminder to stop and plan your day. Mentally fast-forward to the end of the day, and ask yourself: When the day is over, what three things will I want to have accomplished? Write those three things down. Once you’ve got […]
When the going gets tough, stop the tough
Common productivity advice is that you make a decision as to what to do and then stick to it. No matter what. When the going gets tough, stick to the plan and compromise nothing. This, I’d say, is a very hustle-hustle, masculine way of ‘getting things done’. Unrealistic And I actually don’t think that it’s […]
“No” is a complete sentence
Did you know that being unable to say ‘No’ can have health consequences? I was shocked too! To make a long story short, a heavy workload and loss of control are among the biggest causes of stress which if left untreated can have a serious impact on physical (heart disease, poor immunity and high blood […]
Reflecting on dropped activities
Is Multitasking really the devil it’s made out to be?
After a recent Masterclass delivery, I received an email with the following question from a participant: What are your thoughts on multitasking? I’m very much one to have many pots on the go at once. I find I can be really productive like this but perhaps there are some downsides that I’m not thinking of. […]
Have you got too many tools?
In the last round of my four week course “Four weeks to get your life under control” one of the participants expressed a desire. Their desire was to have one thing to look at to track all big projects and see their day to day. The bones They had a wall planner, a paper diary, […]
Making Time for Life Admin
Life admin, we’ve all got it. And I’m not talking about housework either. Cooking, cleaning and laundry are its own kettle of fish. Four Categories The Life Admin Life Hacks podcast had an awesome episode on the topic which I thoroughly recommend a listen. They divided life admin into four different categories: household operations – […]
