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50 ways to get better organised. Learning how to be organised is crucial if we are to live a less-stressed life.

50 ways to get better organised

Lisa Freedman presents her 50 top tips for how to get organised. 1. Manage your emails more effectively Email has the potential to make our lives far easier. Used in the wrong way, however, email can distract us from what needs to be done and make us stressed. 2. Work first thing each day on the things you would rather avoid, leaving until later things that you enjoy. 3. Set yourself time zones each day during which you carry out specific tasks and try and tie these in with fluctuations in your energy level. 4.

Have a clock prominently displayed on your desk – it will serve as a visual reminder to stop you wasting time. 5. Clear your desk of clutter nightly; file your papers daily. 6. Before you leave work each night make a list of things that you need to do the next day and stick it on your screen or desktop. 7. Make sure that where you work is comfortable. 8. 9. Develop a good, clear filing system. OmniOutliner for iPad. Project management – Essential Guide. There are literally dozens of good project management software applications out there, with Microsoft Project being one of the most popular mid-range project management packages, and the likes of Primavera being popular at the higher end.

Project management – Essential Guide

Free and open source project tools are also available to download or use via a web browser. What does project management software do? At the most basic level, project management products will help your organisation to manage projects from start to finish, and allow employees at different levels to have an input into the process. Project management software has been around for a number of years now and as a result, it does far more than just manage the projects themselves. Project applications can also carry out scheduling, cost control and budget management, resource allocation, collaboration, communication, quality management and documentation or administration. What do businesses tend to use project management software for? 2Do: The Best Task Manager Yet? 2Do has been a mainstay among iOS task managers for quite sometime.

2Do: The Best Task Manager Yet?

Previously, editing tasks in 2Do was limited to using Toodledo’s web interface—for many users this is a less than ideal experience. Consequently, many 2Do users have been anticipating a desktop app for sometime. That day’s finally come, and 2Do for Mac is finally here. How did this popular iOS app transition over to OS X? Pretty well I would say, as you can probably tell from the title. A Cross Between The Hit List and Todo To me, 2Do feels like a combination of two task managers: Appigo’s Todo and The Hit List (THL hereafter). Great Features Shared With Appigo’s Todo 2Do includes an impressive feature set, as does Apigo’s Todo app. This view shows all tasks due on a certain day sorted by priority. 2Do also features the same handy little calendar for scheduling and viewing tasks.

For me, a todo list or task manager must have reminders. 2Do, like Todo, allows for multiple syncing options. Features Not Included in 2Do. 50 Unique Journal and Diary Apps. For those of you who are serial diarists or are always toting around a notebook in which to scribble all your genius ideas, memories or musings, why not combine your love of writing with your love for your iPhone?

50 Unique Journal and Diary Apps

Here are 50 journal and diary apps, all of them as unique as the people who will inevitably use them. And while, yes, there are even more out there — including those designed to keep track of everything from food and exercise to clothing and wine, from travel and books to hunting and fishing — I tried to limit this list to apps that were created under the general concept of recording thoughts and memories. Now whether that’s through text, photos, videos, audio recordings, music or sketches, well, that’s up to you. And up to which app you choose. Hit the jump now to find the perfect one. 6 Reasons You Won’t Succeed. Tips and downloads for getting things done.