How to Use the 80/20-Rule to Achieve More with Less Effort
The 80/20 rule asserts that 20 % of inputs are responsible for about 80 % of output, and it applies to most aspects of business and life.
Productivity & Efficiency
Manage Your Time With the Pomodoro Technique
The Pomodoro technique is a time management system created by Francesco Cirillo. It’s based on the concept of using a kitchen timer to manage your work sessions.
How to Use the Action Priority Matrix to Decide Which Tasks Are Worth Your Time
“People who can focus, get things done. people who can prioritize, get the right things done.” – John Maeda What? The Action Priority Matrix is similar to the Eisenhower matrix, but the focus is on impact and effort instead of importance and urgency. It helps you see which tasks and projects that are worth your … Read more
20 Tools for Optimizing Remote Work
To stay productive and collaborate effectively when working remotely, it’s important to have the right tools. We have created an Upwave board to give you an overview of tools for collaborating on tasks and projects, collaborating on docs/files, instant messaging and video conferencing. Click on the image to go to the board. To read more … Read more
How to Promote Effective Collaboration in Remote Teams
Although we cannot predict for how long we will be confined to working from home, what we do know is that the trends pointing towards an increase in remote workers aren’t going anywhere, pandemics or not. To help you effectively lead your remote team we have compiled some tips for you. Before we start, remember … Read more
How to Stay Sane and Productive When Working Remote
The world is currently going through a crash course in remote work, with the number of organizations closing their offices growing by the hour. The COVID-19 crisis (also known as the Corona Outbreak..) have left a large number of people working from their home for the first time. What are the best tips and tricks … Read more
The Planning Fallacy: Why Your Projects Always Take Longer Than Planned – And How To Prevent It
Have you noticed that tasks and projects always take longer than you think they will? We have a tendency to underestimate how long something will take, even when we are aware of this tendency and try to compensate for it. This observation is known as the Hofstadter’s Law, which tie into the Planning Fallacy. Hofstadter’s … Read more
How to Use Getting Things Done (GTD) to Organize Everything in Your Life
“Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.” – David Allen What? “Getting Things Done (GTD)” is a work-life management system created by the leading productivity expert and author David Allen. According to Allen, there are five stages we go … Read more
Organize Your Work in 60 Seconds with The One Minute To-Do List
The One Minute To-Do list (1MTD) is a productivity system developed by Michael Linenberger. It’s called the One Minute To-Do list because it takes just a minute to set it up and a minute to review it each day. The system is based on organizing your to-dos in 3 lists; 1. Critical Now: Tasks that … Read more
De-clutter Your Inbox with the Upwave Add-On for Gmail
We are excited to announce our new Upwave add-on for Gmail! You can now turn your emails into Upwave tasks with the click of a button. With the Upwave Add-On for Gmail, you will never lose important information again. Spend less time in your inbox and more time on actually getting work done. Remove … Read more
