I've long been interested in productivity and digital efficiency. Over the years I've picked up tips and tricks by many amazing individuals and organizations. I've always loved sharing the latest and greatest so this is a first stab at organizing all these tools that have always been scattered in my brain and on my computer. Learn to be productive like a boss! Here are a few recent posts on productivity my boss, Seth Levine, and I wrote: 2 Productivity Hacks That Will Change Your (work) Life http://www.sethlevine.com/archives/2017/03/2-productivity-hacks-that-will-change-your-work-life.html You can be much more productive. Here’s how http://www.sethlevine.com/archives/2017/03/you-can-be-much-more-productive-heres-how.html Productivity Series: 7 Ways to Hack your Inbox http://micahmador.com/productivity-series-7-ways-to-hack-your-inbox/

1. Becoming More
Productive
Micah Mador
@micahmador
micah@micahmador.com
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3. Agenda
• Ideal Setup
• Calendar
• Communication
• Email
• Organization
• Chrome extensions
• Tips & Tricks

4. –Thomas Edison
Vision without execution is hallucination

5. GSD*
&
Doerocracy
*GSD - Gettin' Shit Done. Usually referring to some sort of
work.

6. –Johnny Appleseed
–This turtle and many successful people

7. Ideal Setup
• Dual Monitor, External
Keyboard + Mouse
• Mouse Speed (increase)
• Shortcuts Mac/Windows
(minimize mouse use +
maximize search)
• Flux (save your eyes)
• Magnet or spectacle for
window management

8. Calendar
• Live by it!
• Automate meeting scheduling
(mixmax, assistant.to,
calendly, youcanbook.me,
clara, x.ai, etc.)
• Work blocks vs. events
(different colors or calendars)
• Sync across all devices

9. General Communication
• Team projects: Slack
• Create an understood
communication hierarchy
1. Call/Text
2. Voxer
3. Slack
4. Email
• Develop a sustainable and
consistent frequency and
notifications for each

10. Email
• Inbox, Gmail, Mail, Outlook
• NEVER leave something in
your inbox
• Answer, snooze, archive or
send to a to-do list
• Learn to BCC
• Grammarly

11. Organization
• Wunderlist, Trello, Asana,
Evernote
• Don’t spend all your time
creating them
• Keep it simple
• Write everything down and
keep it searchable
• Sync on all devices +
keyboard shortcuts

12. Chrome extensions
• Password Manager
• Dashlane
• LastPass
• 1Password ($$)
• Save articles/links to Pocket

13. Other Tips & Tricks
• Text expander (don’t type the
same thing twice!)
• IFTTT & Zapier
• Starred pocket items to
Evernote through IFTTT Recipe
• Profiles on Google Chrome

14. DEMO!

15. • Ideal Setup - Mouse speed, Keyboard Shortcuts, F.lux
• Organization - Wunderlist, Trello, Asana, Evernote
• Email hacks - Textexpander, Steak, Assistant.to,
Mixmax, Calendly
• Chrome extensions - Adblock, Pocket, FullContact,
MatterMark, LastPass or Dashlane, Grammarly, Search
Current site,
• Other cool things - Accompany or Charlie, IFTTT &
Zapier, Toggl, Magnet
• Apps (Share iOS screen with quicktime via USB cable)
DEMO

16. Questions
Additions
Suggestions

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