Write a CV of mistakes
Welcome to the autumn season and a new edition of Done! - the 523:rd counting from the start! I hope you have had a beautiful summer (in the northern hemisphere, that is), as I have. Apart from emptyi...
22 Elo 20224min
The counter-question that makes your meetings more efficient
Sometimes there are just too many meetings. And, one have to ask: do you really need to attend them all? In this last episode for this season, the 522nd, I share a question that will help you decide. ...
20 Kesä 20224min
Become free to focus when you are not reading messages
About six months ago or so (in Done! No. 500, to be specific), I addressed the issue of remembering to read, respond to, or in some other way acknowledge messages you and I receive in an increasing nu...
13 Kesä 20224min
Four things you can use the app Microsoft Lists for
Microsoft Lists is a fairly new addition to the Microsoft 365 family, but for what can you use it? In this episode, the 520, I share four suitable uses for Microsoft Lists. Are you already using Lists...
30 Touko 20223min
Hide self-view during digital meetings
The less you get distracted, the better the virtual meeting is. But, in a digital setting, the possible distractions are plentiful. In this episode, the 519th, I cover a common distraction in digital...
23 Touko 20223min
When it's just too much, hide everything else
When you are overwhelmed with work and things to do outside of work, a useful trick to feel less stressed (and thereby more productive) is to hide all things that might distract you. But what things?...
16 Touko 20223min
A new document gets old quickly
Naming files and documents in a good way is quite an art. A common mistake many people make is to name files and documents in a far too impractical way when they want to save different versions of the...
9 Touko 20223min
Keep a log when decisions are made on the fly
Sometimes we get involved in a project or workgroup where everything is happening very fast. All participating colleagues are eager to get moving on what you decide to do and it becomes difficult to k...
2 Touko 20224min
