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)
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The Top 9 Productivity Myths That Just Aren’t True
And 9 more helpful alternatives you should be doing instead
Actionable steps for making sure "out of sight" doesn't mean "out of mind"
The Remote Worker’s Guide to “Managing Up”
Working long hours is bad for your health and bad for your work. Here's how to break the habit...
4 Ways to Leave Work On Time Without Feeling Guilty
The Art and Science of Delegation: How to Delegate (With Advice from 11 Leaders)
“Simplicity boils down to two steps: Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest.”
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The Mere Urgency Effect
"Sorry, I'm too busy for anything important right now"
How Adobe Principal Designer Khoi Vinh Gets Things Done
Khoi Vinh doesn't believe in coffee
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.
7 Cognitive Biases That Make Us Suck at Time Management
Our brains are hardwired to sabotage our productivity. Can we do anything about it?
Building Better Team Task Management in Todoist
The Productivityist on how to improve your team task management using Todoist
How to Make Tax Season Less Terrible
Keep track of income, deductions, and deadlines with Todoist—and avoid being unpleasantly surprised at tax time
Beyond Time Management: Why We Really Procrastinate and How to Finally Stop
Understand the "why" behind your inability to start
The Two-Step Process for Getting to Email Inbox Zero with Todoist
Don’t let your email inbox turn into yet another task list. Use Todoist to achieve Inbox Zero instead.
So You’ve Been Told to Work From Home. Now What?
Advice for individuals, managers, and teams on how to navigate remote work
How to Prioritize When There’s Always More To Do
Advice for managing life's chaos and focusing on what's important
Using Todoist to Successfully Manage the Symptoms of ADHD
A successful innovation consultant shares how he relies on Todoist to stay organized and productive in spite of his diagnosis.
How to Just Say No: 4 Frameworks from the Pros
Embrace the power of "no" without feeling bad about it.
How to Use Todoist’s All-New Command Menu (And Tons of Keyboard Shortcuts!)
Zip around your Todoist without ever taking your hands off the keyboard
The Complete Guide to Mastery
Begin the lifelong journey to become the best at your craft
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
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
Digital Minimalism and the Radical Power of Unplugging
What Cal Newport can (and can't) teach us about digitally decluttering our lives
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
Why a School for Gifted Students Adopted Todoist as Its Homework Planner
Todoist helps Davidson Academy students and teachers simplify how they assign and track schoolwork—and remember birthdays 🎂
The Planning Fallacy
Why we're so bad at setting realistic timelines, and how to get better at it (maybe)
