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Knowing that you should get enough sleep is one thing. Actually going to bed when you ought to is something else. What if you struggle getting the hours of good sleep you need?

In this episode, the 524th, I share how to use the built-in functions of your smartphone to sleep better.

How have you used apps to help you get the sleep you need? Write to me at [email protected] and tell me about your best trick. I'm all ears.

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Welcome to the autumn season and a new edition of Done! - the 523:rd counting from the start!

I hope you have had a beautiful summer (in the northern hemisphere, that is), as I have. Apart from emptying my sold parental home, I got quite a few hot days lying flat on an islet in the sea close to home and even a nice trip to and around New England (we loved it!).

This week's edition is actually about mistakes and why it might be wise to collect them.

What was the most recent structure mistake you made? I told you about mine. If you'd be willing to share yours, I am all ears.

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Sometimes there are just too many meetings. And, one have to ask: do you really need to attend them all?

In this last episode for this season, the 522nd, I share a question that will help you decide.

How do you make sure you only participate in meaningful meetings? Write to me and let me know. Having many meetings and having meetings often seems to be something many have to deal with nowadays, so I am very curious to hear your ideas.

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About six months ago or so (in Done! No. 500, to be specific), I addressed the issue of remembering to read, respond to, or in some other way acknowledge messages you and I receive in an increasing number of channels. I am referring to chat messages, direct messages, Linkedin messages, messages on other social media platforms, SMS, and of course also emails.

The trick I described then that works very well for me is to do a metaphorical "doctor's round" which you take every morning and during which you browse through all the different channels and deal with any new messages you have received.

But what if you have a few channels that need to be attended to more often than once a day?

In this episode, the 521:st, I share how to set up recurring tasks in your to-do list to remember to check these channels at the right interval effortlessly.

Have you solved this nuisance in some other way? If so, tell me how. As you might have guessed by now, I am always curious to hear about new solutions and tricks.

Towards the beginning of this episode, I mention electric motorbike brand Cake. Check out their amazing bikes, if you haven't already!

The talk I gave was "Get super structured!" and I would happily give it at your next meeting. Ask me for an offer and I will send you one promptly!

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Microsoft Lists is a fairly new addition to the Microsoft 365 family, but for what can you use it?

In this episode, the 520, I share four suitable uses for Microsoft Lists.

Are you already using Lists? If so, tell me what you use it for. I am very curious to hear what use you have put it to, so write me a few lines, please.

Here is how to search better in Outlook (and my three favorite search terms!).

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The less you get distracted, the better the virtual meeting is. But, in a digital setting, the possible distractions are plentiful. In this episode, the 519th, I cover a common distraction in digital meetings that you might not have thought but that is really easy to get rid of.

What else distracts you in digital meetings and what have you done to prevent yourself from getting distracted? If you have nifty solutions or tips, feel free to share them with me. In these digital times all ideas and solutions could be useful to others with the same problem.

As promised in beginning of this episode, here is the video about how I cured my time optimism.

When you are overwhelmed with work and things to do outside of work, a useful trick to feel less stressed (and thereby more productive) is to hide all things that might distract you. But what things?

In this episode, the 518th, I walk through a rather extensive handful of things to hide in these stressful situations.

How do you handle having too much to do and/or feeling overwhelmed by the sheer amount of work that needs to be done? What is your trick to getting things done and remaining focused? Write to me and share your tip. I am all ears.

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Naming files and documents in a good way is quite an art. A common mistake many people make is to name files and documents in a far too impractical way when they want to save different versions of the same document. In this episode, the 517th, I share how do it clearly and efficiently instead.

How have you decided to name versions of files at your company? Write to me and share your method or syntax. As always, you'll reach me by emailing [email protected] and I'm very curious to hear how you've solved this seemingly small but very annoying problem.

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Sometimes we get involved in a project or workgroup where everything is happening very fast. All participating colleagues are eager to get moving on what you decide to do and it becomes difficult to keep the decision-making contained to the regular, formalized meetings. So, you make decisions on the fly. But, what if you forget to inform the colleagues that were not involved in the decision what you actually have decided? In this episode, the 588th, I share a tool for keeping track of what you have agreed on.

How have you kept track of past decisions made and how has it been useful to your and/or your team? If you have any experience with this method, please get in touch and let me know what difference it has made to you and your company, department, or team. You will reach me by emailing [email protected] and I will be all ears.

"Storing" and "doing" are not the same thing. Still, confusing them often leads to a very common structural mistake I see many of my clients make. In this episode, the 515th, I share how to differentiate between "storing" and "doing" and what you will gain by doing so.

If you are being honest, is your overview also a jumbled mess of both reference materials and tasks? If this used to be the case but is no longer so, how did you solve the problem? Write to me and tell me. You will reach me, as always, byemailing [email protected] and I promise to be all ears.

(Yes, words do matter. Here, you will find a tip about four words to beware of when writing your to-do list.)