Get Organized! by Dr. Frank Buck

If your daily checklist is built around Remember The Milk, today's update is a game-changer for your workflow. Subtasks are incredible for organizing projects, but delaying a project usually means opening the task, modifying the subtasks, and then modifying the main task separately. Doing this for ten projects can drain your energy. Thanks to a helpful team member at Remember The Milk, we now...

How do you keep all the balls in the air when you have a dozen projects going at once? Here's the system I use in Remember The Milk. For more, be sure to check out the blog post. https://frankbuck.org/projects-list/

Are you still scrambling to take notes during meetings? There's a better way. Evernote has a built-in AI meeting notetaker that records, transcribes, and summarizes every meeting for you. No extra app. No extra cost. It's already included in all Evernote plans. I walk through the whole setup in my latest video: how to link your note to your calendar, record the meeting, get a verbatim tran...

Are you using Evernote the same way you were five years ago? Most of us settle into a routine with the tools we love and miss the updates that come along. But Evernote's note editor has some features worth knowing about, and a few of them are brand new. Here's a quick rundown: Collapsible headers let you fold sections of a long note so only the top-level headings are visible. This is great...

Summer is almost here, and I want to ask you something: What are you actually going to do with it? All year long, we say, "When things slow down, I'll finally..." Here's your chance. ☀️ https://frankbuck.org/productive-summer/ #SummerProductivity #TimeManagement #SummerGoals

School's out, and the paper piles are in. 📚Every June, parents face the same overwhelming moment: the backpack lands on the floor, and suddenly there's a mountain of papers, artwork, and notebooks with nowhere to go. Here's the good news. You don't need a complicated system to deal with it. You need a simple one. 👉 Read the full post here: https://frankbuck.org/paper-clutter/

Use your Evernote organization system to track subscriptions, document conversations, and get money back. One note saved me $196. For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/evernote-documentation/

Beware of the copyright infringement scam targeting content creators. Learn what fake legal emails look like and how to protect yourself today. For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/copyright-scam/

Is your family life busy? The kids are involved in so many activities, and it's just hard to keep up with it all. My guest today feels your pain, and as an educator, has seen first-hand so many times. Amy Briggs is the founder of Aviva. Aviva is an AI-powered scheduling assistant, designed specifically to relieve parents from endless to-do lists so they can focus on what matters most: connecti...

Learn how to use AI to transform outdated content, minimize rework, and address viewer questions when updating YouTube videos. For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/ai-video-remake/ 0:00 Intro1:00 The good video from a year ago1:55 Two issues2:15 The question3:15 The video from last week to watch3:40 The problem4:10 Downloading a YouTube video transcript 5:00 Use of GPT to cleanup t...

School calendar creation can be much easier with this method. Start with a spreadsheet. Export to CSV and import into Google Calendar. For much more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/school-calendar-creation/ Chapters:0:00 Intro 1:40 Message from a reader2:35 The answer2:50 Creating the spreadsheet3:50 Brainstorm your events4:10 Application for businesses other than education4:25 Saving...

🎓 Principals and teachers: Still hand-writing award certificates? There's a better way! This simple mail merge trick cuts certificate prep time by 90%. Instead of typing "Perfect Attendance" 50 times, type it once and let technology do the rest.✅ Use blank certificates instead of expensive pre-printed ones✅ Copy student data from your existing reports✅ Let Excel and Word handle t...

For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/evernote-7-more/ 0:00 Intro1:09 Receipts2:03 Ordering information2:46 Writing a book3:10 Articles to read later3:25 Meeting notes4:15 Auto records5:14 Planning a project

What could you keep in Evernote? Here are 7 practical uses for Evernote. Pick one and get started. Add more one at a time. For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/evernote-7-uses/ 0:00 Intro 1:43 Recipes 2:33 Random pieces of information 3:12 Gift Ideas 4:00 Medical information 4:26 Pet information 5:34 Trip Information 5:58 Owner's manuals

John Wooden told his teams, "Be quick, but don't hurry." Does it seem like a riddle? Far from it. Discover the secret speed and productivity...without mistakes and without stress. This post goes live in the middle of "March Madness 2026."

Thanks to the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA) and to host Todd Nesloney for having me as a guest on their podcast, TEPSA Talk. Their show notes read "Discover how to transform chaos into clarity with Dr. Frank Buck, a time management expert, in this episode. Learn simple, effective strategies to reduce overwhelm and boost productivity in your school life. Dr. B...

Everyone complains about being too busy. Then they go grocery shopping Saturday morning, eat lunch at noon, and schedule meetings on the hour. The price you pay for everything isn't just money. It's time. And most people overpay because they refuse to be contrarians. After years as a public school administrator, I noticed something: The productive people didn't work harder. They worked...

If you don't return phone calls... If your email is overflowing with messages to which you have not responded... If people are always waiting on you... You're not a leader. You're a bottleneck. Most leaders think they have a time management problem. They don't. They have a decision management problem. Every day you don't decide is another day your team can't move forward. A...

I accidentally made a podcast using NotebookLM, and I never planned a second of it. In this episode, I share the story of how I was building Practical AI for School Leaders, uploaded mycourse script to NotebookLM to create a self-assessment, and then discovered what the 'Audio Overview' button could do. What you'll hear in this video: How I planned and scripted the entire Practical AI...

🚨 NEW COURSE ALERT 🚨School leaders: Tired of staring at blank pages at 5:30 PM? I'm launching "Practical AI for School Leaders," a course that teaches you how to use AI to handle administrative drudgery in MINUTES, not hours. ✅ ACLD-approved PLU for Alabama leaders ✅ Only $97 Starts March 1 Who's ready to reclaim their time? For much more, visit the blog post: https://frankbu...

Printing kills your speed. Keyboarding kills your focus. Here's why cursive still wins. The top 1% doesn't argue about tools. They choose what finishes faster. For more, visit the blog post: https://FrankBuck.org/cursive/

Why 60% of Professionals Abandon Their Goals by February (And How to Be in the 40% Who Don't) After two decades studying time management and productivity, I've noticed something: The people who achieve their professional goals don't have more willpower than those who don't. They have better systems. https://frankbuck.org/failed-resolutions

Master voice typing with Windows + H. Dictate emails, documents, and AI prompts hands-free. No downloads or subscriptions needed. For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/windows-h/

If you're a teacher and want to improve your ability to work with parents, this episode is for you. My guest is Dr. Barbara Blackburn Hale! She's been a teacher, a popular college professor, and the author of 40 books. Her specialty is rigor in education. She's been named to Global Gurus Top 30 in the education category for around 10 years. Today, she's literally giving you the A t...

What are the two areas where we all want more?: Time and money. I can help you with the first. My guest, Skyler Fleming, can help you with the second. Below are the topics we cover. You'll also hear about Skyler's new podcast, one geared towards young adults. For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/skyler-fleming/ Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:10 Biggest money mistakes 5:10 Help with...