Self-management

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

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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 turning everything into a “master thesis” when you could have finished long ago? These feelings […]

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

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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 have a chaos of notes, files and URL favorites. Which type do you belong to?

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

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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 to increase your productivity. Self-reflection: How/where do I actually keep my to-do list(s)? Carry out

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Successful habits and routines: The key to a productive life

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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 habits and routines? Habits are behaviors that you perform regularly and often unconsciously. They develop

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

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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 overflowing diary, endless to-do lists and the constant battle against the clock are part of

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

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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 the same time. In this article, we will show you how you can increase your

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

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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 self-management: The 7 Ways to Effectiveness: Principles for Personal and Professional Success – Stephen Covey

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The “adventure” of the day

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The key to successfully accomplishing the most important task of the day: Think of it as an “adventure”! The principle The principle “Eat the Frog” by Brian Stacy, “the Golden Nut” by Cordula Nussbaum and other names stand for a principle that is based on the combination of “first things first” and “do one important

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