Todoist

Todoist syncs instantly with Google Calendar to keep you on schedule

Todoist's latest upgrade is one that will benefit the busiest of task list-addled users. It's added two-way sync between its task lists and Google Calendar. This means that not only can you see, sort and prioritize tasks from inside your calendar (on the web, or on your app), but that any changes …

Todoist launches a deep integration with Google Calendar

Todoist is quite a powerful task manager, but it didn’t communicate with your calendar until now. If you’re a Google Calendar user and want to check your tasks and events for tomorrow, you currently have to check both Google Calendar and Todoist. This is about to change as Todoist is launching a …

A real-time, 2-way sync

<i>“We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.”</i> – Willy Wonka<p>Over the years, some of our loyal users have made a keen …

Te encantan las listas, pero ¿las haces bien?

¿Haces listas?<p>¿Las pasas a limpio cuando ya tienes la mitad de los elementos resueltos, o te gusta más verlas así, con las marcas del trabajo …

Es el conocimiento

Sin una apuesta a largo plazo por mejorar la productividad, la economía española nunca se pondrá a la par de Europa<p>La economía española sigue …

Como priorizar tus tareas cuando todo es urgente e importante

Teletrabajo: mayor productividad ¿e innovación?

Hace unas semanas leí que IBM estaba haciendo que sus empleados volvieran a la oficina en lugar de continuar fomentado el teletrabajo. La noticia me …

Darwin Was a Slacker and You Should Be Too - Issue 46: Balance

When you examine the lives of history’s most creative figures, you are immediately confronted with a paradox: They organize their lives around their …

Start With a Full Calendar

I just love an empty calendar. It promises something valuable and rare: Time. Time to think, to work, to do whatever the hell you want.<p>But for most …

Caminar recablea tu cerebro para curar las penas y aliviar el estrés

Si te sientes triste, preocupado o ansioso, uno de los mejores remedios naturales es caminar. Aléjate, literalmente, de la fuente del problema y …

¿Por qué odiamos tanto tomar decisiones?

Existe una versión apócrifa del Antiguo Testamento que cuenta el Génesis de manera muy diferente a la tradicional. En dicha versión, existía un Dios …

Los 3 peores hábitos de los freelancers y cómo evitarlos

La semana pasada tuve una conversación con mi abuela. Ella me decía que es una suerte poder trabajar desde dónde uno quiera y a la hora que uno …

Las 3 acciones cotidianas para ser más disciplinado

Uno de los mayores problemas que enfrentamos cuando queremos cambiar algún hábito es la falta de disciplina. Tal vez tú tienes muy claro lo que …

12 conclusiones sorprendentes de expertos de productividad

Estas conclusiones las ha elaborado Erik Fisher, uno de los gurús de la productividad en el mundo. Fisher tiene un podcast llamado <i>Beyond The To-Do</i> …

8 Game-Changing Productivity Strategies to Use When You’re Feeling Totally Overwhelmed

By Alexandra Cavoulacos and Kathryn Minshew<p><i>Ever feel like your to-do list is so long, it couldn’t get done even if you had an extra eight hours every</i> …

The Busier You Are, the More You Need Quiet Time

In a recent interview with Vox’s Ezra Klein, journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates argued that serious thinkers and writers should get off Twitter.<p>It wasn’t a critique of the 140-character medium or even the quality of the social media discourse in the age of fake news.<p>It was a call to get beyond …

5 hábitos mentales que te impiden pensar con claridad

Te propongo que hagas un ejercicio muy sencillo antes de empezar a leer este artículo. Ponte de pie y comienza a caminar contando hacia atrás, …

8 Things Every Person Should Do Before 8 A.M.

Life is busy. It can feel impossible to move toward your dreams. If you have a full-time job and kids, it’s even harder.<p>How do you move forward?<p>If …

The Busy Trap: How Keeping Busy Became a Status Symbol

Being busy isn't an excuse or a lament anymore. It's a sign of status — maybe even a humblebrag.<p>At some point, the standard answer to "how are you" changed from "fine, thanks" to "busy!" Researchers at Columbia and Harvard set out to understand why.<p>In a series of studies recently published in the …

How to Build a Productive Company Culture

Why Saying Nothing Might Be The Most Powerful Skill In The Workplace

These 5 simple steps will help you become a better active listener, employee and leader.<p>In the business world, we place a lot of emphasis on outgoing, confident people who thrive in the spotlight and possess an innate ability to communicate and lead.<p>There's no question that public speaking is an …

En busca de la oficina casera perfecta

Algunos trabajan desde casa por necesidad, otros por elección. Sea cual sea el motivo, todos intentan que su espacio de trabajo sea el mejor que …

5 Bad Habits You Must Change to Be More Productive

No. 3 was killing my business in 2016 and still has an effect in 2017.<p>Productivity is very important in today's fast-moving world. Most people try to add to their routine to get more done, but that approach takes a while before it yields good, measurable results.<p>Most of the time, all you need to …

New Report Finds Moving To Isolated Seaside Cottage Greatly Increases Productivity

NEW YORK—Expressing a tepid reaction to the three days in which he had all his favorite foods cooked just for him and all his personal needs attended …

La técnica Flowtime: tu alternativa si odias los pomodoros

"Es necesario saberse concentrar sobre una sola cosa. Todos los oficios deben ser ejercidos con concentración" — Yamamoto Tsunetomo.La técnica …

Employee Burnout Is a Problem with the Company, Not the Person

Employee burnout is a common phenomenon, but it is one that companies tend to treat as a talent management or personal issue rather than a broader organizational challenge. That’s a mistake.<p>The psychological and physical problems of burned-out employees, which cost an estimated $125 billion to $190 …

10 Tips to Maximize Your BALANCE + PRODUCTIVITY

Balance and productivity are two of my favorite topics. They go hand in hand because our drive to produce can make us feel unbalanced, and our desire …

La concentración: una habilidad de los grandes genios

Todos los genios tienen algo en común: una capacidad de concentración abismal. Albert Einstein, en una carta a su hijo, le habló de «ese momento en …

6 Reasons Why You Should Encourage Your Employees to Get More Sleep

A good night's sleep is the foundation of a successful day.<p>Americans have a sleep deprivation problem, and it's negatively impacting our performance at work.<p>U.S. workers are getting 1.5 less hours of sleep each night relative to how much we slept a few decades ago (down to less than seven hours a …

The Morning Routines of 15 Successful Entrepreneurs - Foundr

Ever since I started working remotely a few years ago, I’ve been testing and tweaking various morning routines. Having a routine is a clever way to …