BLOG Simon Sinek, Your Phone And Deep Work You would be right if you were thinking I leapt into the 12 Week Year with HUGE success goals, money goals and I-need-a-new-iPad-Pro goals. I ended up with less money than I started, but I carved a solid path out as a freelance writer and know what I need to do daily. Time spent on courses in Fizzle, Creative Class, Collaboration Superpowers and Rainmaker deeply helped define this. Where To Start? Have you ever thought about something so much that when the time comes you are paralysed? It'
BLOG Trello repeating tasks: How to remove them A few week's ago, Trello announced a new card repeater power-up. The power-up allows you to set repeating tasks up so that they automatically appear in Trello when you need them. The Card Repeater function turns out to be pretty difficult to turn off. I've found a small trick that makes it much easier - read on to find out more. Trello's Card Repeater is a life changer We got very excited when the Card Repeater power-up was released - and we even wrote about it on this very blog! I've since
BLOG 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 image, but annoying that they’re often left there as default and make the board all hard to digest! Well, Jo - good news! We're helping you spread the word! For those not in the know: When you atta
BLOG 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
BLOG 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
BLOG 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?
BLOG 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
BLOG 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
BLOG 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
BLOG 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
BLOG Time tracking in Trello using Toggl Time tracking used to mean complicated spreadsheets and boring time-sheets that you were forced to fill in every Friday afternoon. In recent years this industry has seen a massive online resurgence. The time tracking app Toggl consistently ranks as one of the most popular tools and we decided to take a deeper look at how it integrates with Trello. Getting started Toggl and Trello are made by different companies, so you will need to sign up for the two of them. Both tools offer free accounts a
BLOG Which Trello Power-Up is right for you? Trello recently announced a massive change to their power-ups functionality. Trello Power-Ups are used to turn features like the calendar or third-party app integration on and off. The basic power-ups used to be free. However, you will now be forced to choose just one power-up for your free Trello boards. To help you make that choice we provide an in-depth guide to all the Trello power-ups that are currently available. In the past, Trello allowed 3 Power-Ups for the free version of Trello: Cale
