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What to Do When Your Brain Is Too Tired to Think Straight
Why you feel mentally exhausted right now and 7 concrete ways to overcome (and work around) it
How to (Actually) Read More Books in 2024
Lessons learned tripling the number of books I read last year
How Context Switching Sabotages Your Productivity
Every time you switch between apps and tasks, you leave a little bit of your attention behind. Here's what you can do about it...
15 Essential Chrome Extensions for Staying Productive in 2020
These are Chrome’s best extensions for saving time, getting organized, and eliminating distractions while browsing the web
The Complete Guide to Staying Productive Using Voice Assistant
How to save time, get stuff done, and have fun with Amazon Alexa, Apple’s Siri, and Google Assistant
My 23 Go-To Productivity Tools for Remote Work
Get more done with these tools...no matter where you work!
Why Focus Is Your Greatest Competitive Advantage at Work (Plus 19 Ways To Actually Do It)
Learn how to overcome distractions and hone your focus.
How to Not Quit Your Task Manager—and Make the Most of It
Learn several strategies for sticking to a task manager for the long haul.
Why We Don’t Have an Exit Strategy
What’s better than an exit strategy? It’s a long-term mission that your company truly cares about.
Why Time Management Won’t Solve Your Time Problems
And 9 things that actually will
10 Things You Can Do to Literally Change Your Brain
Think the brain you're born with is the brain you're stuck with? Think again...
I Declare To-Do List Bankruptcy! (and you should too)
Can't see your way out of your to-do list debt? Read this.
A Realistic Guide to Time Management
Managing your time well isn't just about getting more done
The Science of Analysis Paralysis
How overthinking kills your productivity and what you can do about it
How Adobe Principal Designer Khoi Vinh Gets Things Done
Khoi Vinh doesn't believe in coffee
5 Things You Should Never Assume About Your Teammates
Can Tech Companies Really Un-Distract Us?
Google, Apple, and Facebook all seem to think so, but here’s why we shouldn’t let ourselves off the hook just yet.
10 Insights That Will Change the Way You Set (and Achieve) Your New Year’s Resolutions
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing year after year and expecting different results.
7 Unsung Habits of Highly Respected Managers
Doing good work is one thing. Helping your team do their best work is something else entirely.
Improve Your Focus and Find Your Calling by Working in Seasons
The rest of your life is a long time – start working in seasons instead.
Learn How to Learn: 4 Repeatable Steps to Master Any New Skill
A real-world guide to mastering any new skill
Present Bias
Why it's so hard to give a damn about our Future Selves
The Ultimate Guide to Personal Productivity Methods
You don't need a to-do list, you need a system you can trust.
How To Stop Feeling Productivity Shame
5 strategies to end the cycle of "never enough"
To Inbox Zero or Not to Inbox Zero?
We ask 7 tech leaders whether they think inbox zero is worth it
The 5-Step Plan for Overcoming Your Productivity Addiction
Spend more time reading about productivity than actually getting things done? This article is for you.
How Lifehacker’s Founder Gets Things Done (and Stays Sane)
Serial entrepreneur Gina Trapani talks about how she structures her workday for maximum focus.
The Best Productivity Apps – A Complete List
These are the apps we recommend for building a complete productivity stack – for iOS, Android, Mac, & Windows
From Chaos to Control: How to Manage Your Time at Work
The 20% of Productivity Advice That Produces 80% of the Results
Instead of chasing after the latest life hacks, focus on a few key changes that will have an outsized impact on your productivity.
Why Unplugging During the Holidays is Imperative for Your Health
And how to do it this year guilt-free
12 Surprising Things I’ve Learned From 100 Interviews With Top Productivity Experts
Why procrastination can be a good thing, how work-life balance obsession can derail you, and other unexpected tips
How to Craft the Perfect Daily Schedule
Schedule your energy, not your time. And don’t forget to take breaks.
Burned Out and Fantasizing About a Big Life Reset? Start Here
Honest (and realistic) advice from those who’ve been there.
How to Just Say No: 4 Frameworks from the Pros
Embrace the power of "no" without feeling bad about it.
A Masterclass in Getting Stuff Done, Straight from the Experts
Productivity essentials from Adam Grant, Laura Vanderkam, Chris Bailey, and Jill E Duffy!
Hedonic Adaptation
Why we're never satisfied with what we've already accomplished
The Planning Fallacy
Why we're so bad at setting realistic timelines, and how to get better at it (maybe)
The Mere Urgency Effect
"Sorry, I'm too busy for anything important right now"
The Complexity Bias
Why we prefer complex solutions over simple ones
The Sunk Cost Fallacy
Why it's so hard to walk away even when it's the only rational thing to do
The Zeigarnik Effect
Why it's so hard to stop thinking about everything we have to get done (and so easy to forget what we've already accomplished)
Work-Life Balance vs. Work-Life Integration
When the flexibility to work anywhere anytime means working everywhere all the time
Present Bias: Why You Don’t Give a Damn About Your Future Self
And 3 strategies for achieving your long-term goals anyway, according to science
What Resilience Really Looks Like and How to Build It
Five methods to keep going when you just want to quit
An In-Depth Guide To Choosing The Best Online Learning Sites
The options for online learning can be overwhelming. Use this guide to choose the platform that fits your goals (and budget).
How to Declutter Your Digital Life & Reclaim Your Attention
Systematically reorganize your files, social media, email, and more and create more mental space for what's important to you
How to Prioritize When There’s Always More To Do
Advice for managing life's chaos and focusing on what's important
Busy vs Productive
How to shift your focus and do less to achieve more
Forget About SMART Goals: 5 Unconventional Goal Setting Methods to Try Instead
Traditional goal setting didn’t work for you last year? Try on something new...
Productivity Advice, Based on Your Enneagram Personality Type
We all have different productivity hangups. Here’s how to start conquering yours…
The Art of Manliness’s Brett McKay on How He Stays Productive
The founder of the popular life advice website uses Todoist for setting and sticking to routines in his work and family life
The Complete Guide to Mastery
Begin the lifelong journey to become the best at your craft
How The New York Times’ Smarter Living Editor Gets Things Done
A Productivity Profile with Alan Henry
Quantify Yourself: (Mostly) Free Tools & Strategies to Track (Almost) Every Area of Your Life
That which is measured improves…
5 Ways To Stop Hating Your To-Do List
Make your to-do list work for you, not against you.
The 15-Minute Habit Worth Making Time For
The benefits of journaling on productivity, and what happens in your brain when you commit words to paper
How to Vanquish Busywork and Spend More Time on What Matters
These tips for improving your focus and productivity will help you avoid getting sucked into busywork.
The Art and Science of Loving Your Job
“Hey Siri, add a task to my Todoist”
Plus Drag and Drop for iPad and an AirPods giveaway!
Use “Temptation Bundling” to Achieve Your Goals
Use the power of instant gratification to get through your least favorite tasks.
How I Learned to Suck Less at GTD
Overwhelmed by your GTD task lists? Here are 2 overlooked tips for making the system stick
Five Powerful Techniques and Tools to Achieve Work-Life Balance
With a little planning, it is possible to have it all.
10 Productive Things You Can Do in Under 10 Minutes
Who says there's no such thing as a quick fix?
How Coffee Actually Affects Your Productivity
Don't worry – no one's taking your coffee away ☕️😅
How your time zone affects your productivity– and what to do about it
Fine tune your productivity based on where you live.
The Complete Guide to Deep Work
How to master the #1 job skill that will never be obsolete
How to Organize Your Life
10 principles for organizing your work, home, health, fitness, hobbies, finances, and more...
Paralyzed by Perfectionism? Try Rethinking Your To-Do List
Strategies for dealing with perfection paralysis and achieving your biggest goals — despite your best efforts to get in your own way
Procrastination: Why We Put Things Off and How to Finally Stop
Understand the "why" behind your inability to start
Ask Doist: How Do I Stay Motivated on a Project That Never Seems to End?
A reader asks how to overcome project fatigue when "break it down into smaller tasks" just isn't cutting it
Why Sleeping Is the Most Productive Thing You’ll Do All Day and How to Do It Better
Go from tossing and turning to restful sleep.
How Presidential Campaign Strategist Alex Witt Manages Her Day
Productivity profile of a former chief of staff for candidate Cory Booker
15 Incredibly Simple Desk Exercises You Can Do at Work
How to keep healthy even when your job has you sitting 8+ hours a day
The Case for Making Gratitude a Year-Round Habit
A small habit with big benefits. For you and your team.
Ask Doist: How Do I Make a Career Change When My Current Skills Aren’t Easily Transferable to a New Professional Path?
Currently reassessing their life, one reader asks about the best steps towards a radical career change.
Read Less. Learn More.
Reading something is one thing, knowing it is another.
How to Organize Your Home in 2025
Take back your space with check-lists for every room in your place
What Planners Can Learn from Doers… and Vice Versa
Are you a planner or a doer? Learn the productivity strengths and weaknesses of each personality type.
How Can I Stay Connected with Remote Teammates?
A reader with a new remote job asks how to build relationships with coworkers authentically
The Complete Guide to Todoist Pro
Ask Doist: I Can’t Stay Focused During My Department’s Very Long Meetings No Matter What I Do
A university employee is struggling to get through her department's hour-plus meetings
How to Stay Focused in an Age of Distraction: A Beginner’s Guide to Meaningful Productivity
Cut distractions and start doing your best work.
How to Learn Anything with the Feynman Technique
Why teaching is the key to understanding
How to Make Yourself Work When You Just Don’t Want To
The three reasons you don't want to work, and what you can do about them
Digital Minimalism and the Radical Power of Unplugging
What Cal Newport can (and can't) teach us about digitally decluttering our lives
How Tech Founder Jim Morrison Gets Things Done
The Founder of OneSub, a platform that targets news bias, has used Todoist for 6+ years
Ask Doist: How Do You Stick to a Routine When Life Is Constantly Trying to Break It?
A remote working father of two asks how to create a routine when unexpected interruptions are inevitable
Use the Two-Minute Rule To Stop Procrastinating
A simple technique to ensure your small tasks don’t become big headaches
