Friday normally represents a changing of gears for me. It’s the end of the workweek. It’s a day off from the gym so my evening is free to fun and other pursuits. I look forward to Saturday morning when I can go to the gym and then go work on personal projects. Well, my gym… Continue reading Week 2 ends with some lessons learned
Tag: Productivity
Integrating Atlassian Confluence Cloud with Microsoft Teams
Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash I’ve been following the rise of Microsoft Teams for some time now as the collaboration tools geek that I can sometimes be. The third-party integrations coming available in Microsoft Teams continue to get interesting — throwing away the old Microsoft rule of a 100% Microsoft stack — by enabling integration with third-party SaaS and other… Continue reading Integrating Atlassian Confluence Cloud with Microsoft Teams
5 things about task lists
When I was freelancing full-time, I gave lots of thought to task lists (in particular my own) because I was managing lots of small projects like articles and blog posts. Task lists kept me on track to meet multiple deadlines every week. On top of that, I’ve written about productivity apps like task list apps… Continue reading 5 things about task lists
The productivity apps I turned to in 2018
I had a short list of applications across my Macs, iPhone, and iPad that I use every day to keep my work and personal projects on schedule and organized Unlike past years, my list has shrunk in size to some trusted favorites: Todoist Task lists run the professional and personal projects that sometimes dominate parts… Continue reading The productivity apps I turned to in 2018
Dropbox Paper and the art of the project plan template
I’ve been a fan of Dropbox Paper and minimalist word processors for a while now. In fact, I use Dropbox Paper for many of my personal writing projects. Recently, the Paper team added a Project Plan as a document option. Dropbox Paper excels at taking a minimalist word processor that’s ideal for non-writers. For example,… Continue reading Dropbox Paper and the art of the project plan template
Meeting Minutes: Why I say no
Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash I was talking to a recruiter during my last job hunt who asked me how I felt about taking meeting minutes. The first thing that popped out of my mouth was “I think meeting minutes are overrated because I’ve rarely if ever seen them consulted again by meeting participants. When is… Continue reading Meeting Minutes: Why I say no
Thoughts about personal information management
I’ve had to become a master of personal information management after a career spent as a contract technical writer and juggling multiple projects Growing up with Dyslexia always made personal organization a challenge for me. Also, I found out years ago that I am better organized electronically than I am in a traditional paper and… Continue reading Thoughts about personal information management
