A few years ago now, I was looking for a way to quickly enter tasks or to-do items on my phone in a way that would immediately synchronise with my task list in MS Outlook Tasks. I use Outlook Tasks extensively and didn't want to...
A few months ago, when responding to a client query, I stumbled upon a little quirk in the way Outlook meeting requests work that I hadn't known about. Most people know that when you organise a meeting using a Microsoft Outlook meeting request, you can track...
Almost every one of us uses Outlook email folders. That is, we take some time – at least occasionally – to file emails that have been read and dealt with into an email folder somewhere under our inbox. (If this isn't you, and instead you have...
This is the third and final article in our series relating to continuous partial attention (CPA). In our first article we explained what CPA is, its impact and some strategies to beat it. In our second article we expanded a little on some more strategies...
In this post I continue a series on overcoming 'continuous partial attention' (CPA) to improve your productivity. If you have never heard of this term, you can read the first of the series here. Your attention span How long can you focus on one task? I mean...
The Microsoft Outlook "Reading Pane" gives you an instant preview or view of an email you select from your Inbox without really opening it. It's the "default View" in Microsoft Outlook when you begin using it. I'm not a great fan of using the Outlook Reading Pane...
We live in a 'switched on' world. We've always loved being connected to others – that's human nature – so the arrival of social media along with computers in our hands (and even on our wrists) was something we were all-too-ready to welcome. And welcome...
Over the past few years, as part of the introduction to some of my productivity training programs, I've been asking groups this question: "What are the upsides and downsides of the impact of technology in the workplace?" The responses are hardly surprising, but I believe...
We’ve all done it. It’s incredibly inefficient, can lead to important tasks being forgotten and ultimately adds to, rather than reducing, stress. Some of us have done it occasionally while some do it all the time. I’m talking about double-handling in your Email Inbox. Double-handing of...
Microsoft OneNote is a powerful productivity tool that is quickly gaining popularity as more and more people get Laptops and other devices for work. But it is also a fantastic tool for sharing information and very importantly, collaborating with others in real time! You can collaborate...