task management

How To Escape The Cult Of ‘Busy’

People who often say they’re “too busy” or “crazy busy” sound like buzzing busy signals. And when you start sounding like an appliance, it makes it hard to connect with you.


Mail Pilot For iPhone Turns Your Emails Into An Organised To-Do List

iPhone/iPad: No matter how many filters, labels and other tricks you have set up, organising email is never an easy task. Mail Pilot seeks to make that a bit easier on iOS. While it comes at the high cost of $15.99, it’s a robust email app that works with just about any email account.


Make Your To-Do List More Doable With The 1-3-5 Rule

All too often, our to-do lists fail us. They’re too long and unreasonable. You don’t have to completely ditch the to-do list though; you can actually feel more productive if you implement a priority rule for your tasks, such as the 1-3-5 rule.


Bluenote Is A Secure Note-Taking, Tasks And Password Manager For Mac

Mac: If you don’t want to just leave your notes, to-dos and passwords sitting around, Bluenote is a Mac app that encrypts everything you put into it. The app locks the contents behind a password so nobody can see what you’re up to.


Save A Quick Note To Evernote And Gmail With Android’s Voice Actions

When you have that brilliant stroke of genius, you want to write it down as soon as possible. When opening your note-taking app seems too slow, you can actually use Google’s Voice Actions to “jot” something down instantaneously.


CARROT For iOS Adds Reminders, Recurring Tasks And Siri Integration

iOS: CARROT, the to-do app with the personality of a crazed robot, has added a few new features. It now gives you reminders, recurring tasks and Siri integration.


Add To Wunderlist Turns Web Pages Into Tasks

Chrome, Firefox, Safari: Add to Wunderlist is a browser extension that submits web pages as tasks to any list in Wunderlist. You can save Amazon items to a wish list, Gmail messages to a specific project and more.


Add Reminders To Astrid With Siri And Get Your To-Dos On Any Device

iOS: Astrid, one of our favourite to-do apps, now features full Siri integration. You can ask Siri to remind you of something and have it directed right to your Astrid to-do list, which you can then see on your phone, tablet or on the web.


I’ve Been Using It Wrong: Here’s Why Evernote Is Actually Amazing

For years, I kept hearing how awesome Evernote was. How it could store everything you possibly needed, make it available everywhere, and how scores of people couldn’t live without it. I tried it multiple times and never saw the appeal until now. Here’s what I was missing.


Tame Your Inner Routine Rebel By Recognising These Roadblocks

But I don’t waaant to. Attempts to start or follow a routine come to a screaming halt when your inner routine rebel just doesn’t want to cooperate. No matter how much you recognise on an intellectual level that you need more structure on an emotional level, you resist it.


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