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Monthly favourites — February 2024
Lessons in black humour, originality, productivity and low standards.
Monthly favourites — December 2023 & January 2024
A cheesy drama and some good news.
Monthly favourites — November 2023
Entertain-news, audiobooks on Spotify, and documenting little snippets of life with 1 Second Everyday.
Tools
How to use the Slack workflow builder to send weekly reminders
Slack workflows are a great way to automate reminders for your team at work. Here’s how to set them up.
How I use iMovie to edit how-to videos for YouTube
If you’re a Mac user wanting to edit home movies or basic YouTube videos, iMovie might be for you!
Learn how to use Google Calendar advanced settings with these six tips
Tame your unruly Google Calendar and manage your time more effectively with these six tips. Utilise Google’s advanced settings for productive time management.
How I use ChatGPT to have a bit of fun
ChatGPT can write jokes, trivia questions, poems and stories. Here are some prompts to try for fun.
How I use ChatGPT to help me learn
ChatGPT can summarise and translate text, provide the history of something, or explain a complex topic in a simple way. Here are some prompts to help with different kinds of learning.
How I use ChatGPT to help me work
ChatGPT can write and edit things for you, convert data, and generate code. Here are some prompts to try in your work life.
Communication
On writing again, and dictating instead of typing
Sometimes you just have to start writing (or dictating!) and see what comes out.
The Email Charter: 10 rules for reducing email
The email charter lays out 10 rules that will save you from an email inbox of doom.
Using emoji: In Life and On Slack
Taking a break? Working from home? Do not disturb? Which emoji says it in one tidy character? Should we use emoji at all?! (tl;dr: yes)
7 email management principles to tame your inbox
An approach to email management that works! The 7 email management principles you need to tame your inbox.
Producing our branding: seven easy steps to build a brand concept
The process we followed to develop our branding and how it played out, including a free creative brief template for your next branding project.
Kind regards: why authenticity is queen
You are a special snowflake. Don’t let that disappear when it comes to writing emails!
Organisation
How to be productive with life admin
Not all hours are created equal: when it comes to life admin, you need to manage for energy, and allow time for “being human”.
Find the email you need with these Gmail search tips
Email overload is stressful, but Gmail offers powerful search features to help you manage your inbox. We’ve compiled our most used Gmail search tips to help you find the email you need.
Learn how to use Google Calendar advanced settings with these six tips
Tame your unruly Google Calendar and manage your time more effectively with these six tips. Utilise Google’s advanced settings for productive time management.
How to change the default Gmail snooze time options
The snooze function in Gmail is an absolute godsend, but the default snooze times didn’t appear to be editable… until now!
How to manage your Christmas gift budget and ideas using Google Sheets
Here’s how to track gift ideas and manage your Christmas gift budget with help from a spreadsheet. Ho ho ho!
How to live by your values with help from your calendar
How we spend our time is how we spend our life, so let’s make it count, hey?