Articles tagged "Personal productivity"

Why We Miss Deadlines, and How to Stop

We're obsessed with planning when we'll get work done. But when we need to knuckle down and put our plans into action, we push tasks back further and further, up until the last minute—or worse, past the established deadline. It happens to us all.

Strengthen Your Willpower: How to Build Perseverance and Avoid Distractions

Raise your hand if you can start working immediately whenever you want, never get tempted by junk food, always stick to your diets and exercise routines, and never get distracted by social media or email. No? Me neither.

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.

How to Hack Your Diet for 2, 3 or Even 10x the Productivity

You've tried tons of productivity tools, read dozens of articles on how to get more done, and maybe even came up with your own tactics based on the practices of experts.

You Are What You Read: Why Managing Your Inputs is a Crucial Part of Productivity

We have more information at our fingertips than ever before. Scarcely an hour goes by without our phones pinging with a news alert, a traffic update, or a new post from a favorite blog about yet another way to improve your life.

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.

9 Unsung Apps That Help You Write Better, Organize Work and Track Progress

From software giants like Word and Photoshop to newer tools like Evernote and Wunderlist, the powerful apps tend to get the most headlines. They're packed with features and usually find a place in each of our workflows at one time or another.

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.