5 small changes help you get more done
Even little things can affect your productivity in big ways, and making some simple changes to the way you approach your workday can pay off, says Lifehacker’s Eric Ravenscraft.
Category: Productivity
Go one step further to keep data safe
Two-factor authentication is a more complex login process that can help keep your online accounts and the information you store in the cloud safe, writes U.S. News & World Report data reporter Lindsey Cook.
1-Minute Strategies: December ’14
Turn your next meeting into a walkabout … Spin your tips into a blog or podcast … Read another reason to love coffee.
15 tips to get better Google results
Google is a powerful tool for both your professional and personal life—and knowing how it works can help you get even better results. Lifehack’s Katherine Eion offers these tips.
Get over it and learn to delegate
Delegating work may feel daunting, but when done correctly, it can lower risk in your business, writes Elizabeth Grace Saunders, CEO of Real Life E. Here’s how to get over the fear of delegating.
1-Minute Strategies: November ’14
Get moving—even if it’s just for a few minutes … Learn the power of the doodle … Boost your chances of career success with three simple steps.
Momentum booster: busywork
Don’t underestimate the value of busywork. A study conducted by the University of California, Irvine, found employees are actually happiest when performing seemingly menial tasks.
Try mind mapping using tech tools
Mind-mapping tools can help harness creativity and turn it into concrete action. Try it yourself with one of these tools recommended by Lifehack writer Jane Hurst.
Get staff fired up for workforce giving
Workplace giving campaigns can be a great way to support a good cause while building teamwork and camaraderie among colleagues, so how do you get more people fired up and excited to participate? That’s what one reader asked recently on the Admin Pro Forum.
The problem with extending deadlines
Any conviction you have when starting work on a project fades fast when word of a deadline extension comes through. The same problems you had the first time around loom even more the second time …