[Reproduced from a Twitter thread by Ben Meer @SystemSunday] For everyone having a career, it is important to improve consistently. Small but effective points are often helpful in propelling you towards improvement. Here are tips which will help you become a better Professional. 1. Make People Feel Important (SHR Method) Your formula to be charismatic:... Continue Reading →

Not literally!! Frog stands for the tasks which we don’t feel like doing because of its difficulty or size. “Eating that frog” means you have to do the task you dread first, before all other tasks. Once you have “eaten” your “frog”, you can rest assured that the worst is behind you, so you’re likely... Continue Reading →

Task batching is the process of grouping activities in clusters, especially those that require a common skill or are of a similar nature. By doing so, you can conserve energy, maintain focus and establish better productivity habits. Tasks are typically also batched according to the amount of attention they demand. The aim of task batching... Continue Reading →

Simple, yet potent, Two Minute Rule is a technique which is effective in avoiding procrastination and letting the small things in work and life add up. Following this rule can spring oneself into action, completing tasks quickly instead of leaving them forever undone. The basic premise of the Two Minute Rule is very simple and... Continue Reading →

A Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule and shows the dependency relationships between activities and current schedule status. In simpler words, Gantt charts are a visual view of tasks displayed against time. They represent critical information such as who is assigned to what, duration of tasks, and overlapping... Continue Reading →

The Feynman Technique is a learning concept you can use to understand just about anything. To continuously expand your skill set and achieve mastery over new and complex concepts, it’s crucial to have a framework for conquering puzzling problems ranging from computer science and product design to psychology and evolutionary biology. The Feynman Technique is... Continue Reading →

Goal setting is a very critical component of productivity. If the goals are vague and generic, monitoring the progress becomes very hard. It becomes very tough to review and motivate in case of such goals. This severely dents the productivity. Hence techniques like SMART focus on Goal setting. The SMART in SMART goals stands for... Continue Reading →

ALPEN is a time management technique that has become very popular and helps you with your time management – or in other words: to optimally structure your self-management. A: Writing down tasks, appointments, and planned activities (Aufgaben) L: Estimating length (Länge schätzen) P: Planning buffer time (Pufferzeiten einplanen) E: Making decisions (Entscheidungen treffen) N: Following-up... Continue Reading →

The Rule of Three keeps you focused on the outcomes you want instead of the things on your to-do list. Unlike most productivity techniques, the rule of three focuses on outcomes instead of activities. By focusing on outcomes, you ensure that you’re not spinning your wheels by working on tasks that don’t really propel you... Continue Reading →

Getting Things Done is a way of organizing all your to-do lists, priorities and schedule in one productivity system. Unlike some of the other productivity systems on this list, GTD can feel more complex. Yet, it’s customizable to most needs.  The methodology is based on a simple truth: The more information bouncing around inside your... Continue Reading →