So-called “inner drivers”: The invisible obstacles (or boosters) to your productivity

Sounds familiar? Do you set high goals, work hard, and yet often feel stressed and overwhelmed? Or perhaps you feel like you can never please everyone—but you'd love to? Or do you constantly feel like everyone else is dawdling and ...

Effective note-taking habits: Analog, digital or both?

People are different - there are those who always write everything down, then there are those who only sometimes take out their "little black booklet", others type something into their cell phone more or less often, and still others simply ...

No more endless meetings: how to communicate efficiently and purposefully

No more endless meetings: how to communicate efficiently and purposefully Oh, meetings! Who doesn't know them? Those endless meetings that drag on like chewing gum and where you wonder whether they will ever come to an end. You sit there, ...

Never lose track again: To-do lists that really work

To-do lists are an indispensable tool for organization and productivity. They help us to keep track of our tasks and ensure that nothing important is forgotten. In this article, you will learn how to create and use effective to-do lists ...

Successful habits and routines: The key to a productive life

Have you ever wondered why some people are seemingly effortlessly productive and self-effective while others constantly struggle to achieve their goals? What is the unseen secret that makes the difference? The answer often lies in habits and routines. What are ...

Why your time management strategy isn’t working – How to bring structure to your day with time blocking and time boxing!

Do you feel like your days just fly by? Are you constantly busy, but at the end of the day you feel like you haven't accomplished anything really important? Welcome to the club of overworked and often frustrated self-managers. An ...

Stress-free working with the new Planner Premium: a guide to efficiency

In today's fast-paced working world, it is a challenge to keep track of numerous tasks and projects. The new Planner Premium offers an effective solution to simplify working according to the "Getting Things Done" (GTD) method and reduce stress at ...

My top 5 book recommendations for more productivity and better self-management

In my work as a consultant and coach, I read a lot of books so that I can refine my methods and approaches for my clients. Here are my top 5 recommendations that can help you improve your productivity and ...

ChatGPT is so last month…

Did I mention that the speed at which things are developing currently is truly breathtaking? Until a few days ago, I was so enthusiastic about the possibilities offered by ChatGPT(3) that I published an entire microblog series on LinkedIn(https://bit.ly/Top5_ChatGPT). That ...

Trainer hacks

How does a Productivity Consultant actually organize themselves? In my day-to-day work as a workshop and seminar leader, I am often asked how I organize my work equipment for these events. I am often working in seminar rooms with varying ...

Productivity – what exactly is it?

Everyone wants it and everyone talks about it, but what is it all about – and do we all mean the same thing when we say it? To put it bluntly and simply, productivity is about the relationship between effort ...

Boost productivity with checkpoints

How regular "checkpoints" throughout the day help to achieve greater focus and clarity. This blog is (not only) dedicated to the perfectionists among us: Do you know that feeling that creeps up on you at the end of the working ...

New Bing user experience

Of course I still use Google. Old habits die hard, anyway. Still, I was curious and tested New Bing. I compare it mainly with parallel use and ChatGPT3, as I have been practicing it for the last few months. I ...

Would you like a Copilot?

Is this the question? Will we be able to avoid it in the future? I don't think so. The question is really HOW will you use the new "Copilot" from Microsoft and when? If what was announced yesterday really happens, ...

Important or “just” urgent?

The problem We all know the feeling of pressure when our to-do list gets longer and longer and important tasks are waiting for us. But why do we find it so difficult to distinguish between the important and the urgent? ...

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