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Can the ideas of a Japanese track and field coach help you succeed? This week, Done! is about the simple yet practical Harada method. In this blog post from an American volleyball coach, you can see the map that Ohtani used, translated into English. Have you used the Harada method in your work? How? Write to me  and tell me. Methods like this, which provide us with support in achieving our goals,...

If things get hectic toward the end more often than you'd like, this week's tip is for you. Because in this episode of Done! , I'm sharing a simple piece of advice that will help you rush less. How do you ensure you receive the help you need on time? Got any tricks? I'd love to hear about them, because I've been in the situation I just described—and I, too, need to get better at asking for help be...

Imagine minimizing the post-meeting work so that everything you need to remember for the next meeting is automatically organized in the right place. This week's episode of Done! is about how the Microsoft 365 app Loop can make life easier for those who have many meetings. Have you used Loop in a way that makes you really happy? Write to me and tell me — I'd love to hear examples of smart ways to u...

You want to send emails quickly, so why spend time writing the ones you send often from scratch over and over again? Why not keep them prewritten as templates in the signature function?  There's a better way. In this week's episode of Done!, you'll learn what you gain by using the template function built into your email app. What kinds of emails do you use templates for? Give me examples ! I'd lov...

Do you get invited to meetings you don't want to prioritize but still have to attend? This week's episode of Done! is about a new Outlook feature that could be your salvation. Have you used the "follow a meeting" feature in Outlook? What do you think of it? Please write to me  and tell me. I'm curious to hear. Here's how you can achieve a better balance between availability and focus time as a man...

Did you recently try to improve your structure but failed? Don't despair. In this week's episode of Done! you will get support in taking a new, simpler approach. What's the smaller structural step you want to take next? Please write and tell me . Perhaps I can offer a helpful word. Maybe I can suggest a tool or method that would make things easier for you.  Do you know this ingenious way to reward...

The annual wheel is round. The to-do list is straight. How will you make them fit together? In this week's Done No. 652 you will see how you can bring your annual wheel into the to-do list. How have you brought the annual planning wheel into your to-do list? Surely there are more ways to do this. I am curious about yours. Please write to me and let me know. Here's how to make clearing and cleaning...

How can you come up with alternative solutions to a task when you're stuck and time is running out? Today's edition of Done! is about a very interesting study that points to a trick you can easily use. Here's the study I mention in the episode. What tricks do you use to get new ideas when you're stuck? Please write to me and share. Hearing about simple tricks like these makes me happy, so I'm curi...

That thing you talked about during the coffee break that was work-related and really good—has everyone heard it? This week's episode of Done! is about a trick to make sure everyone gets the same important information. How do you ensure that all your employees receive the same information at approximately the same time? Please write to me and let me know. As always, I'm all ears and curious about w...

There's so much that needs to be done, but who should do what? In this week's episode of Done! , I share five ways to distribute tasks in your team. How do you think about distributing tasks among the employees you are responsible for? What do you take into account? Is there any particular aspect that mainly guides you? Please write to me and tell me! Here's how to get to work uninterrupted and st...

How will you find time for other important things when customers constantly call and email? Your idea of what you'll get done during the day falls apart repeatedly! This week's episode of Done! is about a blunt trick for those of you whose customers seem to control your time. What tricks do you have to both find time to serve customers who constantly show up and to work on other, long-term matters...

Have you ever been distracted by an email you see just as you're about to send a quick message? In this week's episode of Done! , you'll learn how to send a quick email without seeing the inbox. Do you have another trick for emailing without getting distracted by your emails? Please write to me and tell me , because I often meet people who encounter exactly this specific phenomenon. Have you set m...

You keep putting off one of your tasks again and again – even though you know you could get it done. In this week's episode of Done! - No. 645 - I show how an AI can help you get unstuck when you're stuck. What's the last thing you used AI for? Tell me, because I want all the help I can get in my job – whether it's from other people or from intelligent systems that gladly do what I don't feel like...

A smart habit that makes emailing and chatting easier – do all colleagues need to be on board for your work to run more smoothly? No. Summer continues, but at least my vacation is over, so here is the first autumn episode of Done!, in which I explain why. What communication habit do you wish more people would follow? Tell me ! I'm curious.  Do you want to see what my checklist for our boat outings...

In a meeting, you decide on something, but it fizzles out. What a shame! And unnecessary! This season's last episode of Done! is about how you can make sure nothing falls through the cracks. Do you use a completely different method to log your decisions? Perhaps you use a tool that you think works phenomenally? Please let me know . I look forward to hearing from you. Book an energizing and impactf...

Do you sometimes attend to the urgent, quick tasks first before tackling the bigger, more important ones? Many people do – so many that the effect has a name. This week's episode of Done! is about what you can do to help yourself prioritize the most important things first, despite everything. Here's the study I mentioned at the beginning of the episode. Do you have any other ways to make important...

Finding a time to meet isn't always easy, is it? In this week's episode of Done! , I share two features that help you receive fewer emails and book meetings more quickly. Have you tried any of these features? Or do you use something else? Write to me and let me know how it has worked for you. I am a big fan of Acuity Scheduling , which serves a similar function and that I have been using for sever...

Is "coordination" among your goals? Do you know when you have reached it? This week's episode of Done! is about what to do to attain vague goals more easily. What do your goals for coordination look like? Please send me an email and tell me. I am curious and want to learn more about this concept that has been too vague for me so far.  Here's how your email app's built-in rules and filters can help...

You have decided on a structure for your work, but how do you remember what to use what tool for—and when? This week's episode of Done! is about what you must do to benefit from the structure for a long time. How have you reminded yourself of the structure you have set?  Write to me and tell me . I look forward to hearing from you. Do you know these 5 questions that make your out-of-office message...

Are you asked to do many "As soon as possible" tasks? This week's episode of Done! is about making prioritizing when you are assigned tasks easier. Have you done something similar to what Lise-Lotte did? Write to me and tell me about your trick. I will be as happy to receive your email as I was when I heard from Lise-Lotte. Do you know this trick to stay focused on the right task when other tasks...

There's so much to do - and so little time. But, do you really make use of the time you have at your disposal? In this week's episode of Done! , you will learn how to make the most of the small gaps in your everyday life. What can these "on the go" tasks be for you? What are the small things you like to do in small gaps? Write to me and tell me, because perhaps I'll think of more small things I'll...

You haven't used a digital to-do list tool yet, but you know you are ready for it. But how do you start? In the 636th episode of Done! , you will learn the five first steps to take when setting up a digital to-do list. How did you go about starting a new to-do list tool last time? What worked well for you? Please write to me and let me know. I want to hear about your experiences.  Do you know thes...

Do you use collaboration tools such as Trello or Planner while also keeping a to-do list in Todoist or To-Do? In this week's Done!, you will learn how to connect these tools to get a better overview of everything you have to do. Here are some useful links from the episode: Trello connector in Power Automate in Microsoft 365 Todoist connector in Power Automate Ready-made integration between Trello...

Have you noticed that if you divide your time between two equal roles, you might work more than full-time? In this week's episode of Done! , you'll learn how to structure your work when you have dual roles so you work the right amount of hours in each. Have you solved the problem of role distribution differently? Write to me  and tell me about it. Perhaps you have found a clever trick that I can a...

Have you had to work on the weekend due to something urgent that came up late on Friday? The 633rd episode of Done! is about how to avoid that happening again. What would you have done if you were in my lecture participant's situation? Please write to me and tell me . I want to know! Do you know these 6 ways to keep your goals close at hand ? These episodes are also available as a weekly newslette...