21 Productivity Tips with HiveFlux

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Nothing easier. Just set a start date and slots and they will be visible on your calendar, on the day they refer to. This way you can see how busy your day will be.

1. SCHEDULE YOUR TASKS

Tasks automatically move onto the next day if you can’t get to them. If a task keeps getting bumped day after day, it’s probably a good idea to delete it.

2. DELETE IT, DON’T RESCHEDULE IT

You only get small visual clues that something needs your attention and we don’t send you a million emails per day. You only get one daily digest and you can even turn it off.

3. AVOID DISTRACTIONS

Starting a task and broadcasting to everyone else that you’re working on it is an incredible focus booster. Just don’t do anything else until you’re done.

4. NEVER EVER ANSWER THE PHONE

With overwork alerts in the calendar, managers can make sure that their team doesn’t have to much on their plate, keeping their work-life and health balance in check.

5. STAY ON TOP OF YOUR HEALTH

Just start typing and hit enter and you can enter dozens of tasks at once. You can even set initial destinations and all the tasks thereafter will follow it.

6. HAVE A MORNING BRAIN PURGE

Starting and checking off tasks is a great work routine. As your tasks for the day keep being checked off, your sense of accomplishment increases.

7. CREATE A SUSTAINABLE ROUTINE

Just set a deadline for a task or project or create an event on the set date. It’s all there to keeping you from derailing.

8. ALWAYS SET DEADLINES

We’re all overwhelmed from too much email.9. PICK A SPECIFIC TIME OF THE DAY TO CHECK EMAIL

Don’t worry, if something urgent pops in, we alert you through the browser tab with a flashy red icon.

10. TURN OFF EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS

Doing all calls and all emails for the day in one batch is a great way to keep focused and you can create these as a recurring appointment every week day.

11. BATCH YOUR TASKS

You can assign all the things you need your team to do every day with ease on your calendar. Just keep a few slots open for any new stuff coming in.

12. CREATE A WEEKLY STRATEGY DOCUMENT

Or just clear your task list for the day. You’ll get the same sense of accomplishment.

13. GET TO INBOX ZERO EVERY DAY

You just need to start by the most important task in your task list for the day. Every other one will be a nice bonus.

14. DO THE ONE THING THAT WOULD MAKE YOU SATISFIED WITH YOUR DAY

Someone needs to put out that fire that just came in? Just assign them an urgent task to set a priority.

15. PRIORITISE

HiveFlux was built around the Pomodoro Technique. We just called them slots. They’re 30 minutes long and perfect to set your tasks in and stay focused.

16. USE THE POMODORO TECHNIQUE

Need to keep something in the backburner? Just label them as a public task with no date and somewhere in the future someone eventually will get to it.

17. RUN EVERY TASK THROUGH AN IMPACT VS. EFFORT ANALYSIS

We know it’s not easy, but with some social pressure from broadcasting what you’re doing to everyone else, it’s a little bit easier.

18. NEVER, EVER PROCRASTINATE

HiveFlux is not only a great tool, it’s also incredibly fun to use, so you’ll feel more motivated to get going everyday.

19. WORK EVEN WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE IT

No need to keep a journal. What you do everyday will be kept as a reference in your calendar. Just browse past weeks.

20. JOURNAL DAILY, EVEN WHEN IT SEEMS LIKE THERE’S NO TIME

Being more productive means you finish off your work sooner. Then you can all go out for a drink after work.

21. SET FUN ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF WORK

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