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Insights and productivity tips from the Digital Organizer team
Your Guide to Converting Box Notes into Google Docs
If you’re here, it’s likely because you’re migrating cloud storage from Box to Google Drive and realized now you can’t open all those Box Notes you created. You hopped on Google to search for a tool to help and haven’t found much. I’ve got good news and bad news; the bad news is there isn’t a tool that’s reasonably priced (at least not yet). The only thing we’ve found is using CloudFuze but their minimum price on a project is $2000.
3 Steps to Keep Your Communication Clean
Everything comes down to file management. It’s the heart of digital organization.
File Sharing Nightmares and How to Avoid Them
How to Share Your Files to Maximize Efficiency and Security: Even with an organized file structure and clear naming convention, not having a plan for file sharing can lead to wasted time, confusion among team members, and major security risks.
3 ways to organize files
How to Organize Your Files to Boost Team Efficiency. You know how it goes. It’s crunch time. Your project is coming down to the wire. You're frantically searching for a critical file to finish a project. You're digging through a labyrinth of folders, but you can’t tell which is which.
Save your team valuable time
On average, people spend 1.8 hours per day searching for the information they need to do their work.That’s why I’m taking the month of March to dive deep into file organization. I’m sending you 5 newsletters tackling the 5 biggest mistakes most teams make with their digital files
3 Rounds to Clean Up Digital Files
One of the biggest contributors to “The Digital Mess” is disorganized files.
Most leaders and teams make 5 costly mistakes when it comes to their file management: Their files are scattered across multiple platforms.
They keep unneeded files that lead to clutter.
They do not have a standardized naming system.
They don’t have a system for organizing their files.
They don’t share their files in a way that protects their ownership.
5 Weeks to Overhaul Your Files
Time is flying by. This makes it even more clear that we need to make the most of every minute. At work and at home, there’s no time to waste. I don’t know about you, but my time is too valuable for me to spend it wading through a swamp of digital files every day.
Take off the invisible weight of your work
The invisible weight of our unfinished work.I’m talking about that nagging, never-ending to-do list. Sorry… did I just give you the Sunday Scarries? No worries, by the end of this lesson, you’ll have a better plan for organizing your work.
The Staggering Cost of Distractions
The Staggering Cost of Context-Switching It feels harmless… → Quickly checking your email to respond to a client. → Jumping over to Slack to send a coworker a password. → Taking a mental break to scroll through Instagram. But the cost to our productivity is actually quite staggering.
Mastering Your Browser and Tabs
Too many tabs open? Here's how to use a web browser like a digital organizer where you can find anything, FAST.
How to get your team on board with a big change
Ever felt that gnawing frustration when you know your team desperately needs to shift gears, but you're met with resistance? Perhaps they've created their own makeshift solutions, because everything else is so chaotic. They just need to get the work done.
When you just don’t have enough energy to focus
What do you tell yourself when you’re having one of those days that you just can’t focus? In this case, it’s not about distractions, your brain just isn’t up to the task of thinking through the problems you’re trying to solve.
The Ripple Effect of Disorganization: Are You Ready to Face It?
You know that sinking feeling when something seemingly straightforward—like organizing your digital world—becomes an insurmountable challenge? Perhaps you've brushed it off, attributing it to 'just one of those days.' But have you ever paused to think about the ripple effects?
How Minor Organizational Changes Bring Major Growth
A couple of weeks ago, I attended Tony Robbins’ Business Mastery conference. It was incredible, as always. One of the biggest takeaways from the event was the concept of how small changes compound to produce big results.
Hard time focusing?
It’s not just you that’s having a hard time focusing. I have a feeling the problem might not only be related to your digital life. The digital world is training your brain to expect rewards all the time, so when you're not stimulated, it's hard to focus. Let’s shed some light on the biggest contributors to that and give you tangible solutions to reclaim your focus.
Project Management - The Power of Focus and Consistency
If you're anything like the countless professionals I interact with daily, you've probably been enchanted by the 'shiny object syndrome'. One minute you're on Trello, the next on Asana, and then Notion catches your eye. Your tasks, like restless butterflies, flit from one platform to another, leaving you feeling scattered and unproductive. Let me share a little secret with you: the magic isn't in the app, it's in the approach.
The Essentials of Digital Organization
You know that feeling when you can't find your keys just when you need them the most? Frustrating, isn't it? Now, think of your digital life. Got the same feeling? Most people do. Let’s change that. Being digitally organized isn't about perfection, but consistency.
Information Lost
What keeps you up at night? In my last blog, I posed this question, and one common theme was echoed in many responses: the fear of information loss.
Inbox Zero (Why You Should Try It)
Today, we're demystifying Inbox Zero. It's more than a productivity hack. It's a gateway to reclaiming your mental space and, believe it or not, eliminating a layer of anxiety you might not even realize you're carrying.
Your Employees Are Playing Hooky
Today, we're tackling… The Silent Productivity Killer: Scattered Files. Imagine having an extra full-time employee, at no extra cost.
The Power Trio for Digital Peace
Our efforts toward digital efficiency are often isolated. We’re overwhelmed by our inbox, so we try to clean it up. We can’t find files, so we organize a folder. We’re behind on a project, so we try to design a better system. All these isolated efforts are great, but the truth is, all the pieces of your digital ecosystem can, and should, work together seamlessly.
How to Decide What to Focus on
Today, I want to dive into one of the most frequent questions I get…“How Do I Decide What to Focus on Next?” We’ve all felt it. You’re enjoying a restful weekend, and then, at some point on Sunday afternoon, it hits you. The Sunday Scaries. You remember you have an urgent project due on Tuesday, an important meeting on Thursday, and a big presentation you need to work on for the following week.
Reclaim 1 full day per week
Do you feel like your days slip right through your fingertips? Like you start each morning with the best intentions, only to get to the end of the day, wondering where it went?
Will your team achieve your vision?
As we stand on the cusp of the new year, it's time to focus on a critical component that will determine your entire team's performance: your project management system. You've probably created a vision for 2024, but will you achieve it?
Save your team 5,000 hours in 2024
Today, I want to share how you can save your team 5,000 hours in 2024. Remember that feeling when you wrote down your goals at the beginning of the year and you were brimming with excitement?Where are those goals now?Are they still serving as a north star for your day-to-day activities, or have they gotten lost and forgotten in the digital depths of emails, project management tools, and notes apps?
Small Changes, Big Results
Small changes can compound to create big results. How to harness your A-Players' skills to level up the rest of the team through process documentation and regular review.
50X ROI on Digital Organization
Are you looking to find out what the ROI for digital organization looks like? Here's an example of a 50x ROI for a company with 15 employees. $400k upside to an $8,000 investment.
Swapping Your Cell Phone and Google Voice Phone Numbers
Steps to take to swap your cell phone number with Google Voice
How to Set Up Gmail Alias on iOS
Need to send emails from a general business account like info@yourdomain.com? Here's a step-by-step guide to getting started with a Gmail alias on the go.
Why You Don’t Want to Buy an External Hard Drive
External hard drives are a tempting solution for adding more storage space to your business, but it's important to know what you're getting into.