I had no idea but it’s been 13 years since I registered for my first blog with WordPress.com. Hundreds of articles and thousands of visitors and I’m still working on the vision and plan for this blog.
Here’s looking forwards to another 13 years!
Asides
OneNote Tip of the Week – Duplicating Days
If you create a task list as a note in OneNote for a given day, you can use the Move or Copy command to copy the list to the same section. Next clear out the completed items, update the date, and add your new tasks for the day you can roll over the incomplete items from the previous day and never lose track of anything. Don’t set a template to do this because you won’t get the benefit of the roll over items. This works on the web, Windows 10, and OneNote 2016.
OneNote Tip of the Week – Full Page View
One of the ways to get more out of OneNote is to use it to focus on the work at hand. A quick method of getting the other stuff out of the way and concentrating on the page you’re working on is to use full page view. By clicking on the double arrow in the upper right, you can hide all the unnecessary OneNote buttons and bars until you need them again. I use this option all the time in meetings and when writing to help me stay on task.
Notion tip of the week – toggle list
If you are using Notion to create lists of content, toggle lists are a great way to focus on certain areas at a time while also keeping everything at your fingertips. You can either create a toggle list from scratch or convert a list of items into a toggle list. In either case, the toggle arrows make quick work of showing and hiding content on a page.
Being prepared to complete a task
It’s amazing to me how often I run into the situation where I’m all ready to do a thing only to discover I’m missing something I need to do said thing. Taking time to mentally walk through what you’re about to do and make sure you have the resources available for a successful completion is an excellent use of time.
Think about it this way…if you’re going to Aldi for groceries and forget the quarter to get a cart, it just throws off the whole trip. Stopping and reviewing for even as little as one minute can make all the difference.
The Power of Little Tasks
There’s a lot to be said for the sense of accomplishment that comes from completing little tasks, especially on the weekend. These are those tasks that sit around on your list, annoy you every time you think of them, and generally are a mental nuisance.
Set aside a few minutes each day to take care of a couple of little tasks to get yourself back on track if you’re feeling unfocused.
Being Productive now available on Spotify!
If you use Spotify as your way to find your favorite podcasts, well we’ve got some news for you. You can now listen to the Being Productive podcast over on Spotify! Use the link below for access to all the episodes and make sure you hit that Follow button so you don’t miss a thing.
Back to building pages
After spending a week building an application and staring at data feeds it’s nice to get back to building pages in SharePoint. There’s a lot to be said for having a creative outlet and this happens to be one of mine. The opportunity to lay out designs, integrate imagery, and create a good consistent user experience has a very satisfying end result in my mind.
Designing a Power Apps solution today
Spending the day designing a form based Power Apps solution from some complex business requirements today. While the platform is powerful, boy did Microsoft make a mess out of the branding.
There’s more than one way to design this solution so we’ll see which direction it takes me as the morning goes.
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