Productivity
Organisation methods and best practices for solo or team work.
Todoist vs Flots: which tool for tasks and calendar?
Todoist is still the benchmark for managing tasks, but leaves your calendar, notes and documents to separate apps. Flots brings it all together.
Getting Things Done: applying GTD without losing your Sundays
GTD works, but its weak link is the weekly review. Here's how to lighten the upkeep so the method actually holds up over time.
Organizing Your Apprenticeship: Balancing School and Work
One calendar for class, one for work: how apprentices bring both schedules together, split tasks by context and stay ahead of packed weeks with Flots.
Freelance organization: escaping tool sprawl
Invoicing, CRM, calendar, scattered notes: freelancers pile up tools. The hidden cost of context-switching, backed by data, and a way to centralize what matters.
Exam Revision Planning: Build One in an Hour
Start from the exam date and work backward, week by week: the backward-planning method for a realistic revision schedule, built in an hour.
Taking Notes in Class: the Methods That Actually Stick
Cornell, linear notes, sketchnoting: the right method for the right class, and how to structure notes so no revision task slips through.
Time Blocking: Planning Your Week Solo
Time blocking means booking dedicated slots in your calendar instead of working off an open list. How to apply it solo, with no one else to referee your time.