A Recipe for ProductivityBy Lisa Du Bois Low

@ldlow&lecake.wordpress.com

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Confession: I’m a Hoarder

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Step 1• Choose tools that

– Combine personal and professional– Are free and user-friendly– Are cloud-based, device agnostic

Like a diet or exercise plan, I build time into every day to plan and use the tools. But I also forgive myself. If I fall off the wagon, I get right back up again.

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Step 2• Don’t be afraid to try something new• It takes 2-4 weeks to form new habits• There is no magic formula• Know yourself … these work for me, they

may not work for you!

I’m not afraid to discard something that doesn’t work for MY life/work style or is no longer meeting my goals. This is all about ME!

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Caution!• A word about apps/accounts

– Don’t store sensitive PII– Be deliberate about using oauth– Change your passwords– BACK UP YOUR DATA!

It’s okay to use the same “handle” across the web, just be careful to keep your passwords safe.

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Gather Your Recipes• Reading/reference/retrieval

– Flipboard [ios, Android, Kindle Fire & NOOK]– Pinterest [web, ios, android]– Hootsuite: hashtags, people, brands [web, ios,

android, bb]– Linkedin groups [web, ios, android, bb]

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Assemble the Ingedients• To Do/Prioritization/Collaboration

– Tracky [web, ios]– Evernote [web, ios android, windows, bb,

mac/windows (+browser plugin)]– Google Drive; Docs [web]

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Bake the Cake• Web/Blog Development

– WordPress [web, ios, android, bb]– flickr [web, ios, android]

Bon Appetit• Social Media Community Management

– Facebook Pages [ios only]– Hootsuite [web, ios, android, bb]– Google Alerts (email)– addictomatic (web)

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Taming Your Inbox• Only check email 4-5 X Day• Try not to handle an email more than once• Triage (Urgent, Non-Urgent, FYI)• Use your tools …

Taming Your Inbox

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• Disable email notifications• Unsubscribe• Pick up the phone!• Get to know your email client

– Rules– Organization

More Reading• http://mashable.com/2012/04/16/tracky-web-app/• http://

allfacebook.com/how-to-facebook-pages-manager-app_b89572

• http://www.fastcompany.com/mba/2421/kate-white-how-do-you-manage-your-inbox

• http://getmegeeky.com/2012/07/25/master-lifes-juggling-act-maximize-daily-productivity-with-evernote-gtd-and-a-daily-portfolio/

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…and remember, Life is Short, eat cupcakes …