The Daily Checklist

I’ve recently begun a new method in regards to how I approach my days. I have done this to keep myself more focused an on task for each area of business that I have to deal with daily.

What I like to do now includes printing a physical sheet of paper (oh no!). This is something that I’ve tried to avoid, printing anything on paper really, but it works out good for me in this instance.

What am I doing differently now?

I use a daily checklist.

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My Gmail Power User Favorites

Gmail is something that I use every day. Why do I like to use gmail so much? Here’s a few reasons:

  • It’s accessible via the web, which means I can use it on multiple devices every day, easily
  • The way that Gmail integrates with other Google Apps makes it very efficient and easy to use (I like easy)
  • I don’t have to use Outlook

Those are three good enough reasons to throw out there, but there are also some power user type of features that I’ve started to use more recently that have made Gmail very efficient for me, making it easier to manage the large amounts of email that I have to deal with each day.

Keep reading to learn about 3 small features that I’ve enable in Gmail to make my emailing a lot more productive.

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Getting Lost In Projects

There is a certain feeling that one can achieve when you are deep into a project. It feels like you have a one track mind, and all productivity is channeling directly into that project. It seems like nothing else is really all that relevant.

I like achieving that state of mind. It means that I’m in the groove and that I’m being productive. It is harder and harder to do that now these days. Why?

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