Rashik Parmar, President of IBM’s Academy of Tech, on Work and Dones
We caught up with Rashik Parmar, the President of IBM’s Academy of Technology. He shares with us his greatest Done from 2011, his work process, and more.
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Personal Accountability, Collective Inspiration
This guest blog post comes from Bassam Tarazi, founder of Colipera. Colipera uses both individual goal setting and the social pressure that comes from being a part of a group endeavor to help you stay committed to your goals. We find plenty of reasons to not start; plenty of made up, self-sympathizing reasons to never
Power Ranger to Beauty Entrepreneur: Our Interview with Jennifer Yen
We recently were lucky enough to Skype with Jennifer Yen, Founder of pūr~lisse, a line of skin products for sensitive skin. We love Jennifer for her feisty spirit. Not only is she a female entrepreneur, but she also used to be a Power Ranger! Check out our interview…
Pro Life Tips from Reddit
If you wouldn’t wake up early to do it, you probably shouldn’t stay up late to do it. — Advice from a Redditor that doesn’t necessarily apply in all situations but poses a useful question about our priorities to those of us who like to stay up late at night. (Image source: sarahayasaka)
Ray Bradbury: We Are Cups
We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. Ray Bradbury
Report Your Dones
Wanting to report what you’ve gotten done is a perfectly natural inclination. Before today, we had a rudimentary CSV export file and the option to copy and paste, but no doubt, iDoneThis users deserve better. Click and drag on the calendar to highlight multiple days’ worth of accomplishments. Where the…
Search Your Dones
iDoneThis: You do not yet realize your importance. You’ve only begun to discover your power! Join me, and I will complete your training! With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict, and bring order to the galaxy. You: I’ll never join you! iDoneThis: If only you knew the power of the Daily Done. [..
Schmoozing for Introverts
I’m often asked how iDoneThis has been featured so often in the press. Business Insider picked as one of 20 startups to watch, Bob Scoble tweeted about us, and Lifehacker, Netted, The Next Web, and The New York Observer have all written about our modest three-man band. For us, press has come from making a [...]
Scale Customer Service through Copywriting
Here's how to scale customer service by improving your app's copywriting. This made it possible for our two-person team to support thousands of users.
Self Knowledge leads to Self Improvement
Just the act of jotting something down is an act of discipline that affects how we think about our actions, and bolsters our resolve to modify our own behavior. Andrew Leonard, on the quantified self movement in “Can your iPhone Help You Lose Weight?” Self-knowledge can lead to self-improvement. Check…
Should You Check Your E-mail?
The always on-point Wendy Macnaughton's grand flowchart of To Check or Not to Check e-mail. The “are you at work” branches are especially funny. Click here for a larger version.
The 15 Best Productivity Podcasts of 2021
Listening to the best productivity podcasts will provide you with the tools to get more done each day. Here are the best productivity podcasts for 2021.
Team Building Activities: Five Ideas That Will Boost Productivity
Team building activities are a great way to get coworkers engaged with one another. Below are six team building activities to boost work productivity.
So You’re New to Remote Work
COVID-19 quarantines and self-isolation have put millions of workers at home for the first time, trying to get remote work done while managing home life. It’s easy to struggle with communication and productivity when you’re trying to work from home. If you don’t have a dedicated office space in your home, you’re either
The 38 Best Productivity Software Tools of 2019
With apps popping up left and right, productivity software gets muddled and lost. Here are our favorite productivity tools at I Done This.
The 20 Best Productivity Coaches and Experts to Follow on Twitter
Everyone is busy and everyone wants to do more, but we all only have the same 24 hours to split between work, sleep, and fun. To meet this demand, an entire industry of productivity coaches, experts, and gurus have risen up to help us wring more time out of each day. Unfortunately, a good portion [...]
The 15 Top Email Productivity Software Tools
We've put together a list of the best email productivity software tools to help you accomplish more with emails in less time freeing up more time for work.
The 15 Best Productivity Podcasts of 2016
Productivity podcasts will inspire you with the tools to start forming better daily habits, so you get more done -- even during your commute.
Stop Information Overload and Treating Your Mind Like a Filing Cabinet
In the startup world, there's pressure to know everything, which often leads to information overload. Focus on what's important to get the best results.
The 10 Things You Learn After One Month Of Remote Work
At iDoneThis, we’ve got our team spread all across the world. Germany, Italy, New York, Wisconsin. The company has been remote from Day 1 and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Working from a home office or coworking space gives us the freedom to work how we want and…
Stop Telling Yourself These 3 Productivity Lies
Outsmart your lazier, sneakier self. Here's how to face the truth when you catch yourself claiming these three common productivity lies.
Stop Spreading Busyness Like the Flu
The busy trap causes a preoccupation with your own busyness that makes it hard to realize that you’re spreading your stress to everyone around you.
Stop Fooling Yourself by Changing Your Mind
If you aren’t changing your mind, you are not trying very hard to contradict your beliefs. Here's how to be systematic about testing and changing your mind.
The 3-Part Recipe to Stop Working Around the Clock and Beat the Rat Race
Humans are not machines. This is stating the obvious, but the obvious hasn’t seemed to sink in. We organize our work days as if we were machines, never turning off even when we get home. These work habits are erroneous, unhelpful, and unhealthy. When the Huffington Post polled 1,000 people on their work habits and [...