It’s hard to believe, but this website has existed since 2010. While I’ve only been involved since 2015, I’ve seen the site grow tremendously in that time. The website now sees over 200,000 visitors per month, and we continue to publish a new article each week. Have you ever wondered how we keep up with such a large, long-standing site? Our process has certainly evolved over time. When I started at the company, we used Trello to keep track of everything. Later, we moved to Asana, then Todoist. And since around 2021, we’ve been using Notion. Of all the systems we’ve used, our Notion setup is th ..read more

If you’ve ever tried to learn a new language, you know that it’s far from easy or straightforward. Fortunately, we have a lot more language learning tools available than our ancestors (who basically just had books and other humans to learn from). Indeed, we have an overwhelming number of resources available. Hardly a day goes by without me hearing about a new language learning app that promises to revolutionize the learning process or offer a quick path to fluency. But no matter how great (or how expensive) the app you use, gaining fluency in a language requires lots of study and practice. You ..read more

Whether you love it or hate it, money is an essential part of life. Yet despite how important money is to adulthood, formal education rarely teaches us how to manage it. It’s no surprise, then, that we often find ourselves wasting money without realizing it. Recognizing this, I decided to create this article addressing common ways you might be wasting money. I know I’m guilty of several of them, and I’m sure you are too. Instead of only focusing on what we’re doing wrong, however, I’m also going to look at how to correct these money-wasting behaviors. Often, a few tweaks to your habits and rou ..read more

How much time have you wasted today? Unless you’re a hyper-efficient cyborg, probably more than a little bit. While it’s neither possible nor desirable to “optimize” every minute of our days, we could all use our time more efficiently. One overlooked way to do this is to identify ways you’re wasting time without realizing it. Removing just one or two of these time-wasting activities from your day can free up time for more meaningful pursuits. Read on to discover the ways you didn’t realize you were wasting time (and what to do instead). What Does It Mean to “Waste Time”? Before I get into the ..read more

As a Windows user, it can sometimes feel like you get the short end of the stick with productivity apps. From iMovie to Preview to GarageBand, macOS users have access to a host of built-in apps that tend to work great. The default Windows apps, in contrast, leave a lot to be desired. All is not lost, however. In fact, there are some superb Windows productivity apps out there. You just have to know where to look. Fortunately for you, we’ve done all the hard work of researching and testing. In this article, we present the ten best Windows productivity apps in 2022. Whether you’re looking to take ..read more

At first glance, kitchen and office work don’t seem to have much in common. Kitchen work is immensely physical; office work is mostly mental. Office work happens from nine to five; kitchen work happens at all hours of the day and night. But as author Dan Charnas argues in Work Clean, knowledge workers have a lot to learn from the way chefs work. Central to this idea is the principle of mise-en-place. French for “put in place,” mise-en-place is the credo of every chef and professional kitchen. It describes both the mindset and the physical setup that chefs use to stay organized. Only when every ..read more

With everything going on in your life, staying fit can be a challenge. You have classes, work, family, extracurriculars, and maybe even a few hobbies. How are you supposed to make the time to exercise? And even if you can find the time, how do you stay motivated? How do you make sure that your new fitness routine is more than a short-lived New Year’s resolution? There are many answers to these questions. But one of our favorite ways to keep our fitness goals on track is to use an app. Thousands of fitness apps exist, which can make it difficult to know where to start. To help you out, we’ve pu ..read more

Staying productive and organized is a perpetual challenge. It doesn’t help that formal education rarely teaches us how to plan and organize our work. Most of us have to figure it out for ourselves. Bearing this in mind, it’s instructive to learn about productivity systems other people have developed. One classic system that remains relevant today is Getting Things Done® (GTD®), described in David Allen’s book of the same name. While there are lots of productivity systems out there, GTD® is one of the most flexible and enduring. So much of what you read about productivity online is derivative o ..read more

Every day of the past four years has been building to this moment: graduation. You made it, so take a moment to celebrate! But once the excitement of graduating fades, you may find yourself wondering: “Now what?” The question of what to do after college haunts every student to some degree or another. If you’re not sure what that next step looks like, this article is for you. Below, we examine what to do after college. No matter what you majored in, the ideas in this article will help you plan your next move. Don’t Compare Yourself to Your Peers If you’re reading this article, you’re probably u ..read more

So you failed a class. Maybe it’s because your course load was too heavy. Maybe it’s because you procrastinated. Or maybe you just got unlucky. Whatever the reason, you now find yourself with a gaping hole in your GPA. Plus, you’re probably getting emails from the academic dean, your advisor, and the instructor of the class you failed. If you’ve failed a class, the only thing you can do is move forward. This article will show you how. Below, we look at six things you should do after you fail a class in college. While it’s scary and stressful, you can recover! Don’t Beat Yourself Up It’s easy t ..read more