At a company that focuses on helping to increase personal productivity, I’ve picked up on several different methods that people use to work faster or better. A range of different ideas presents themselves as the premier concept to improve your productivity, but how do you find the right one for you? Clearly, user testimonials will…
Read moreRated one of the Top Productivity Blogs of 2012!
According to successful entrepreneur Evan Carmichael, the Appfluence productivity 151 blog has been rated #18 in the Top 50 Productivity Blogs of 2012! You can find the entire listing over at his website. Thanks for the support, Evan, and to all of our readers! We appreciate your readership, and hope to continue providing meaningful, productivity-related…
Read moreThe Apple iCloud hack and the advantages of offline data access
If you haven’t heard already, a Wired Magazine journalist’s iCloud account was hacked into last Friday, creating shockwaves in the tech world and shedding some light on questionable security measures. Through exploitation of the AppleCare Technician procedures and some dot-connecting between various online accounts, an anonymous party known only as “Phobia” found their way into…
Read moreFinding the best to do list app with a to do list template
Finding the best to do list template app or software is a difficult task, given all of the choices available these days. First, you need to find out what kind of to do list template suits your style of working. There are many different ways to create a to do list, and I want to lay some…
Read moreRegistering Priority Matrix for Windows
In certain cases, you may experience problems registering for Priority Matrix for Windows. One of the likely cause is that your computer does not recognize our security certificate. To get around this: 1) Point your browser to https://sync.appfluence.com 2) On the top, near the URL, there’s a lock icon, tap on it and choose to accept…
Read morePriority management: starting and getting things done
So you’ve already got your to-do list with all of your tasks laid out, in typical task management fashion. How do you know what to work on first? Obviously, deadlines will be the key determining factor, but when you are having trouble starting your work, here are some criteria that you can base your decision on:…
Read moreFlow state and being “in the zone”
Let’s face it- you don’t always work as fast as you know you can, or aren’t quite as mentally involved in your work as you want to be. When you are working at your best, and are “fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity,”…
Read moreHow to be happy
Being productive involves putting yourself in a situation in which you can work best. Hopefully for you, this includes being happy! While we usually focus on concrete things to immediately improve personal productivity, sometimes we can overlook the bigger things that may also have an effect, such as happiness in life. So I’ve looked up…
Read morePriority Matrix, Top 10 Productivity iPhone App!
Thank you, Priority Matrix users! You’ve helped us get into the Top 10 iPhone Productivity apps in the iTunes store! We’re super excited that we’re the top iPhone task management app right now in the US. If you haven’t downloaded it yet, click here! We’re also in the Top 10 Productivity apps in 34 40 international…
Read moreProductivity: definition and measurement (GPD vs personal)
We often talk about how to achieve productivity, but never about what it actually is. So today, let’s discuss the broad definition of productivity, as well as a more specific variant, labor productivity/workforce productivity. Although personal productivity is generally more our focus, the different types of productivity are not entirely unrelated. The general definition of…
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