I have been working on this ‘Miracle Morning‘ thing for ages and now I have it down to a fine art. I know the title sucks and sounds like a coked up TGI Friday’s waitress called Polly Anna but it works. Every day I wake up between 5am and 6am, more often 5am and before […]
Trello Tip: Remove cover images to make your board easy to digest
This post is in direct response to Jo Sayer of English-language teaching company ELTJam. When we asked Jo what he wanted people to know most about Trello, this was his response: I wish people knew that you could remove the first uploaded image from being the ‘cover’ of the card. Fine if you want an […]
Use timeboxing to manage multiple Trello boards
This week I’d like to talk to you about timeboxing, specifically as a technique for keeping on top of lots of Trello boards. Timeboxing is a proven productivity technique that is often overlooked in favour of to-do lists and goal planners. Trello itself gives you excellent to-do list and project management tools but without an […]
“It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times”
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.” As you can imagine it took me ages to come up with that beginning. There are two things to share with you this week and one of them is an ask. […]
Why are you still working on unimportant stuff?
Stop right now! What are you working on? Is that actually important? Is it helping you progress your goals? Or are you just making busy time? Answering emails, shifting bundles of paper around? We are all living in an increasingly busy world. Unfortunately, time is a finite resource. There are only 24 hours in each […]
Motivation Top Tip: Use visually appealing Trello boards
Have you heard of the term ‘visual learner’? It describes someone who prefers visual cues to process new ideas and keep their motivation high. I believe that we are all visual learners to some extent. And yet many software tools, including Trello, present us with bland, text-heavy interfaces. We’re going to change that! Read on […]
BPM Guide: Business process modelling in Trello
When you work on productivity and growing your business you will eventually come across something called BPM. BPM stands for Business Process Modelling. It’s essentially the act of writing down the processes that keep your business running. You can use complex and expensive software for BPM – we wanted to show you an alternative using […]
Bernie’s Newswire – How My Son Scared Me This Week
12 Week Agony = Good Agony Sometimes I feel like I am complaining about breaking a fingernail when I write like this. When you run or do something physical people can see your agony and see you getting there and you have something to show. People in my orbit like Simon, Judy and Chris who […]
How to schedule repeating tasks in Trello
Ah, yes – repeating tasks. Buy food every Saturday. Send invoices every month. Schedule a product review every week. Your weeks are most likely full of repeating tasks. You already use Trello to organise much of your life – can you also schedule repeating tasks in Trello? Read on to find out!
How To Use Trello And 750 Words.com
Wow, do I feel dumb. For the last three years, I have been obediently logging into 750 Words every day to dump my head in there. It has changed the way I deal with life, sparked ideas and significantly increased the speed I write at. Best of all it has rewarded me with the type […]
Bernie’s Newswire – Where I Went Wrong This Week
You Can’t Build A Reputation On What You Are Going To Do – Henry Ford Ok, I am about to enter week seven of my 12 Week Year and the needle is certainly moving more and more each week. Think about it how many books and programs have you bought and ready that have actually given […]
Accomplish more with Pomello and Trello
Are you interested in productivity? Then you might have come across a method called the Pomodoro Technique. It’s a great way to stay focused and work through a list of tasks. A popular way to use the Pomodoro Technique with Trello is the Pomello browser extension. We took a deep dive to see whether Trello […]
No more spreadsheets – show list totals in Trello instead
Many people store numbers or points on their Trello cards. Uses vary, from Scrum story points to costs in a budget planner. Wouldn’t it be great if you could sum up all these values and show the list total at the top of the Trello list instead? It would mean you don’t need to keep […]
The Big Avocado In The Room
Most interestingly this week has been one day of euphoria followed by one day of devastation. I am putting this rollercoaster week down to my ongoing battle with the old comfortable Bernie, the Bernie that secretly blamed every atom in the world for the crap he has to deal with. The Get Down I was […]
Lacerate Your Brain With Deep Work
Join Bernie’s ‘Sunday’ Email Community Here First thank you for the feedback on this weekly newsletter, as much as I hate email I secretly look forward to hearing what you are up to that you want to share it. #Blush I urge you to hit leave a comment and let me know what your goals […]
