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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 20224min
Differentiate between store and do
"Storing" and "doing" are not the same thing. Still, confusing them often leads to a very common structural mistake I see many of my clients make. In this episode, the 515th, I share how to differenti...
25 Apr 20225min
