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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 additional timeboxing layer, you can easily get lost in an ever growing mountain of Trello cards. Read on to regain control of your life! Too many boards result in chaos

"It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times"

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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 day and there are only so many things that you can get done in those 24 hours. Stop wasting your time and pick something important to YOU to work on instead! It requires a small ch

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 for our tips on how to make your Trello boards more visually appealing. Add that spark to keep your motivation levels high while working towards your goals! Motivation

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 free (and easy!) tools like Trello and Google Drive. BPM without the investment and without the learning curve, if you like. What is BPM and why do you need it?

Bernie's Newswire - How My Son Scared Me This Week

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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! Get repeating tasks out of your brain and into your to-do list The problem with repeating tasks is that they form part of a boring routine. You need to schedule them in a calendar or your project managem

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 of happy discipline I craved all my life. So why do you feel dumb? I have spent more time than I am prepared to share here copying and pasting text into other apps and lists. 750 words is a place I make the most conne

Bernie’s Newswire – Where I Went Wrong This Week

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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 + Pomello can help you get more accomplished. The Pomodoro Technique Before we get stuck in, it's worth describing the Pomodoro Technique in more detail. Essentially you set a kitchen timer

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 a separate spreadsheet for basic calculations. Trello doesn't offer list totals out of the box, so how could you make this work? Adding points to a Trello card Let's start at the beginning and look at how to store a

The Big Avocado In The Room

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