Productivity Hacks Archives

Productivity Hacks

Find Old Emails Faster by LAYERING Your Gmail Searches

The search capabilities of Gmail are truly what makes it such a versatile and functional application. And, the better YOUR search SKILLS, the more quickly you’ll find anything you’re looking for inside your Gmail archives. A lot of Gmail users search by simply throwing a search term or series of words into the search bar […]

Extend Your Email Recall Time in Gmail (Undo Send)

Have you ever hit send and then realised you spelled your contact’s name wrong? …Or somehow autocorrect changed it to “apologies for any incontinence” instead of “inconvenience”? …Or wished someone a “lonely weekend”? There are a lot of awesome features in Gmail, but Undo Send saves my @$$ the most often! By default, the email […]

Insert Your Last Loom Video into Gmail – in Two Clicks

Loom lets you quickly record videos of your screen and/or camera (and voice) – and share a video link with others in an instant. Loom is easily in my top 5 most-used and favorite tools – to communicate with students, clients, and coworkers. It’s versatile and SO fast to use. Loom is a desktop application […]

Declutter Your Gmail Screen by Hiding Meet, Chat, Hangouts

Declutter Your Gmail Webmail Screen by Hiding Meet, Chat, Hangouts

It’s bad enough when your Gmail Inbox is overflowing, but when the whole page is full, your inbox can feel like a stressy messy place to cast your eyes and spend your time. Instead of throwing out your old Gmail account and opening clean, empty, new one – there are some things you can do […]

Save Time on Repetitive Emails with Gmail Reply Templates

Did you know that Gmail has built-in Reply Template functionality? This is perfect if you often send the same emails and want to have them saved – including any links, images and formatting. (This used to be called “Canned Responses”.) Start by enabling the feature on your Gmail account: Click the Gear (upper right) > See all […]

How To Insert Your Gmail Signature Below Your Email

Responding to an email and not seeing your signature show up, even though you definitely added it? Here’s the one little checkbox to fix that! Click the Gear (upper right) > See all settings > scroll to the Signature section, and check the box beside “Insert signature before quoted text in replies and remove the […]

How to Speed Up Making Empty Folders with Keyboard Shortcuts (Video Demo)

The only thing I love more than good food, traveling, outdoor exercise, and a leisurely trip to a winery is – DIGITAL ORGANIZATION. Just like Monica Geller loves her apartment being organized, I love my computer being organized (and yours, too, while we’re at it!). But while you might know my love for all things […]

How to Check off Recurring Tasks in Asana Without New Tasks Getting in the Way (Video Demo)

I have a confession to make. I’m an Asana addict. I don’t know what it is about it. Maybe it’s the organization or the sections of tasks that I get to check off. If you use Asana, one of your biggest joys is probably checking off tasks. I know that it’s one of my favorite things, […]

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