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Every tip is one concrete thing you will do better or faster. Filter by what you use and who you are — or just search.
In-depth guide · 16 min
A guide with prompts: action-based categories, an escalation rule so the boss's mail never vanishes, and a weekly audit. Move and label — never delete.
In-depth guide · 18 min
A complete guide with prompts: write your priority rules in plain language, connect Google Calendar, and let AI watch collisions and plan time blocks.
In-depth guide · 18 min
A complete guide with prompts: a routine finds unanswered threads, tracks deadlines, and drafts polite reminders. AI writes the draft — you always send.
Win+←
Dragging windows with the mouse is slow. Win + arrows snap windows into halves and quarters of the screen.
Win+1
Open apps pinned to the taskbar by their position number. No more hunting with the mouse.
Win+D
One press hides every window and shows the desktop. A second press brings it all back.
Ctrl+Backspace
Ctrl + Backspace deletes the whole word to the left, Ctrl + Delete the whole word to the right. Typos disappear in one go.
Alt+Tab
The most famous shortcut, and most people only use half of it. Hold Alt and cycle through.
Shift+End
Shift + End selects text from the cursor to the end of the line, Shift + Home to the start. No dragging with the mouse.
Win+P
Plugged in a projector and no picture shows up? Win + P switches multi-monitor modes instantly.
Win+L
The fastest security habit there is. One keypress and nobody can see what you're working on.
Win+H
Win + H on Windows, or the microphone on your phone's keyboard. Dictate a first draft of an email in a third of the time.
(Impact × Urgency) / Effort — three numbers per task, and the database sorts itself by actual value.
The query (p1 | p2) & due:today shows only what actually matters today. You don't see the rest — and that's the point.
“every Monday at 10 #meetings p1” — Todoist picks up the date, recurrence, project, and priority straight from the text.
Lights, do-not-disturb, a timer, and music with a single command. A ritual that tells your brain “it's work time now.”
The trick isn't standing all day — it's alternating positions, plus a bit of movement that fits into your work without interrupting it.
The reMarkable and its peers have no notifications, no browser, no social networks. Just you and your notes — which digitize themselves.
A sunrise alarm clock and smart bulbs set your circadian rhythm better than willpower ever could.
ANC headphones solve two problems at once: ambient noise, and coworkers who can't tell you don't want to be disturbed.
A mechanical kitchen timer or a TimeFlip cube. Visible, tangible — and it doesn't tempt you to pick up your phone.
A neck that hurts from a monitor set too low. A stand or arm for a few dollars fixes years of discomfort.
One charger stays at your desk, a second one lives permanently in your bag. A few bucks buys the end of endless repacking and forgetting.
Monitor, keyboard, network, charging — all through a single USB-C cable. Connecting your laptop stops being a five-minute ritual.
Client onboarding, publishing an article, the monthly close — a repeated process without a checklist means forgetting something, every time.
On Friday or Sunday, go through your calendar, tasks, and notes — close out loose ends, plan three priorities. Monday starts with clarity.
Not a list of twenty items, but three things that absolutely must get done today. Everything else is a bonus.
A task with no time attached is just a wish. Drag your tasks into concrete calendar slots — and give your day a budget, like money.
Five minutes at the end of work: write down loose ends, glance at tomorrow, close the laptop. Work stays at work — even in your head.
Switching between types of work costs energy. Grouping similar tasks into blocks saves dozens of minutes a day.