How to setup a personal dashboard in Notion
I’ll show you how to setup a personal dashboard in Notion from scratch, including filtered views, timelines and how to quickly hop between views.
How to setup Notion for book content management
I’ll show you how to start a Notion database from scratch to manage content for a book: how to do it, what fields to use, and a couple of basic filtered ‘views’. If you’re writing a book, I hope this helps you too! Summary: Set up Notion for...
Monthly favourites (return edition!) — July 2022
It’s been a while *checks notes*… yes two years since the last one of these, but let’s just blame the panini and give it another whirl.
The ‘work self’ vs the other self
Do you ever think of your ‘work self’ as a different person? I try not to, but it happens. Lately I’ve been trying to bring these two people closer together.
How to manage a remote team using digital tools
No one could have envisioned they’d still be a remote workplace eight months on. No one knows what the new world of work is going to look like. Use this checklist to build your digital toolbox to manage your remote team.
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)
Monthly(ish) favourites — MARCH, June… what month is it AGAIN? (2020)
It’s been… quite a year. In amongst all the doom and darkness, here are a couple of things Jess has been digging that you might too.
How I prepare my personal tax return
On the topic of ‘how a producer-type manages their finances’ I thought it would be useful to share my process for preparing a tax return in Australia and —spoiler alert— how I prepare little parts through the year, so at tax time it’s just a matter of compiling them all.
Black Lives Matter
We’ve been prompted to examine our place in the systemic racism that exists, and to seek out actions we can take to make meaningful change.
Monthly favourites — November 2019
How is it almost Christmas? Did November even happen? Just a tidy two tidbits for you today…
Project management approaches – waterfall and agile
A quick overview on Waterfall and Agile project management approaches. What makes them different and what will work best for you.
Monthly favourites — October 2019
Here are some things that we’ve been enjoying during this seasonal transition.
Setting boundaries in a digital workplace
Taking inspiration from the “right to disconnect” law passed in France, I’ve reset my own boundaries for a healthy work-life balance in a digital workplace. Here’s some steps you can follow to do the same.
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.
Monthly favourites — September 2019
September swept by, spring sprung in and here are a few things that caught our attention.
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.
Understanding child themes in WordPress
The 101 on WordPress child themes and why they’re important. A WordPress child theme saves you time, provides greater flexibility and added security.
What we’ve learned about taking lunch breaks
If you have the luxury of choosing when to take your lunch break each day, you might sometimes find it appealing to cut it short to “get more done”, or worse… just work through. We set out to take our full lunch break every day to see what would happen. So what did happen? Read on…
Monthly(ish) favourites — July & August 2019
Life happened in July, as it does. We took the pressure off by combining our favourites for the last two months (and we’re giving Lil a break for a while, as life continues to happen!).
Monthly favourites — June 2019
The end of the financial year, the start of winter, and a quiet time around these parts.
Monthly favourites — May 2019
Game of Thrones ended, the weather got cold, Lil had a birthday, and Aimee went on holidays! Here’s what else stole our attention in May.
How we use: WordPress for this blog
Why did we choose WordPress.org for this blog and why is it different to WordPress.com? Here’s our take, along with the steps we took to set up this blog.
Monthly favourites — April 2019
April was filled with Easter Eggs and Anzac Cookies, among some of these other things!
What happened when I had an untouchable day
In this era of uber-connection, it’s not often that you’re completely unreachable by anyone. So I gave it a go.
Minimum Viable Product
How we developed a ‘minimum viable product’ for this website, and the questions we asked ourselves along the way.
Reflections on starting a side project
Let’s just call them projects, because “side” or otherwise, we’ve learned that to do well takes a lot of work!
How I use: Dropbox for iPhone photo storage and backup
Or in other words: how to stop clogging up your phone storage with photos, by taking them off your phone and putting them in Dropbox (cloud file hosting).
Monthly favourites — March 2019
Here’s what we got stuck into in March: what we listened to, watched, read and learned. Our monthly favourites, if you will!
Welcome to Jess Co (and how to create your own personal charter)
Imagine if you were a company: what are your brand pillars? What’s on your personal charter? What are the non-negotiable rules your “employees” must follow? Here Jess ponders how thinking of herself as a company might make some decisions much easier, and shares a free template for creating your own personal charter.
Monthly favourites — February 2019
February went by fast, but we managed to stop and smell the roses / watch TV / use apps / read. Here are a few of our favourite things!
What we’ve learned about turning off notifications on our phone
We turned off phone notifications to see what would happen and —spoiler alert— we’re keeping them off. Find out why you might turn notifications off too.
How to choose a website platform
There are a zillion platform options, but they’re not one size fits all. Here’s how we chose the platform for our website, and the questions we asked ourselves.
Forwarding to multiple addresses in Gmail
Gmail offers forwarding to one email at a time by default. Here’s how we got around it using forwarding addresses and filters.
Kind regards: why authenticity is queen
You are a special snowflake. Don’t let that disappear when it comes to writing emails!
The art of negotiating (from a woman’s perspective)
The art of negotiating (from a woman’s perspective)
Monthly favourites — January 2019
Our monthly favourites for January 2019. Things we’ve liked that you might too. (Also how is it 2019 already?!)
Hey, I’m walking here!
The benefits of walking meetings, and why you should consider taking some meetings outside. At least promise you’ll try it once.
Crumbs (and 3 other reasons not to eat at your desk)
Crumbs are a very good reason not to eat at your desk. Here we give you a few more! Have a little read and see if you agree.
Monthly favourites — December 2018
Our monthly favourites for December 2018. Things we’ve been doing, reading, listening to, and learning lately.
How we use: Trello for to do lists
If you’re asking yourself ‘what on earth is a Trello?’ then this is the post for you. Learn how to use Trello for managing your to-dos.