timeboxing

Is Parkinson's Law getting in the way of your productivity?

Parkinson’s law states that “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” It basically means that when we have more than enough time to complete a task, we almost always end up making the work ‘stretch’. E.g. if we need to prepare a presentation and have a month to do it, we will somehow make the task more complex, procrastinate, work at a slower pace than usual, have more ’let me first have a cup of coffee’ breaks, watch 3 seasons of an obscure crime series on Netflix and finally complete the task on the penultimate evening. ...

September 24, 2020 · 2 min · tonmoy
ticktick-trello-productivity

My experiments with super productivity: TickTick plus Trello

ToDo apps actually work well if you figure out your own personalized way of using it effectively. Unless you’re living under a rock without an internet connection, no responsibilities, no recurring thoughts, no tasks to complete, no goals to chase, no motivation or the need to actually ‘do’ anything, in my humble opinion, you must use a ToDo app. Here’s why everyone should use a ToDo app Need more convincing? Let me share the biggest reason why everyone must be using one. ...

October 31, 2019 · 6 min · tonmoy