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Why you are having Email Backlog Problems?

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Is Inbox Zero a Myth?

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Productivity App Hacks – Another IFTTT Recipe

Check out our latest Productivity App Hacks – Another IQTELL/IFTTT Recipe

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The No Mess No Stress Equation

By just looking at the amount of things you own, the way you organize them, and how you treat them after you finish using them, I’ll be able to get a good idea of how much stress you’re under..  Impressed?

You see, there’s a direct correlation between the amount of things you own, how you organize them and your level of stress.

The more you own the more you stress.  The more you organize the things you own, the less mental availability and focus you have left to do other things.  It’s a simple, albeit not obvious, equation.  Most people err to think that organization reduces stress; it does, but only to a point.

So why do we own so much? You can say that the answer lies in our past…

Some might say that it’s a part of a more primitive mechanism, urging us to collect things and hoard supplies for the hard times ahead of us. Much like a dog buries a bone in the back yard.

Others do so because they did not have these items while growing up and acquiring them/ collecting them provides a sense of comfort and security.

Some things we keep because we feel guilty.  We feel guilty we bought those expensive pants and never wore them; we feel guilty we bought that self help book and never read it.

The stuff we own gives us such a guilt trip that it blinds us to a simple fact: we don’t need all those things and it’s probably best we throw them away.

But for some reason, throwing away something you own is extremely hard…Right!

Why?

Read No Mess No Stress on IQTELL's Prodcutivity Blog...

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Hack Productivity – The Only Way to Stay Ahead is to Plan Ahead...

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The 4th of July Mid-Year Review

The 4th of July is nearly here.  A day in which we celebrate our forefathers’ victory over oppression and tyranny, a day in which we celebrate our nation’s heritage, laws, history, society, and people… And in my opinion, an excellent day to reflect on all those things we take for granted in our own personal lives…our day job, the things we learned, our loved ones and our hobbies.

In addition to eating and drinking, I try to use the 4th of July (or the 5th of July) as a day in which I review what I done since the beginning of this year; a sort of a midyear checkup to see if I’m one with the ecosystem which is my productivity system.

During my 4th of July mid-year review, I check on higher level goals, put back on track objectives that have fallen behind, and take a close look at what has worked and not worked for me, and of course, take a forward look into this next 6 month of the year.  Here’s how I do it…

Read The 4th of July Mid-Year Review @ IQTELL's Productivity Blog

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Productivity App Hacks Ctrl + Shift + E and more

Continuing in the spirit of last week’s post, here’s another hack for speed!   Remember, the quicker you get “stuff” into IQTELL, the faster you’ll get “stuff done”!

This hack is for Chrome users because you’ll need to install the Free IQTELL Chrome Extension.

Now, anytime you’d like to quickly get an action into IQTELL – just click “Ctrl + Shift +E”.  You’ll able to type in your action (set the Context, if you’d like), and click Enter.  You don’t have to be logged into IQTELL; heck, you don’t even need to be connected to the internet.

Read more about our Productivity App Hacks on IQTELL's Blog