If you work in an office or a shared work area (or worse, in a “public” space, like a library or a Starbucks), one way to keep interruptions down is to be obviously very busy. If somebody interrupts you, don’t ask how they are. Instead, no matter what you’re doing, ask them if they can wait a moment. Then take a few seconds, finish your task and say, “Sorry, I’m really busy today. What can I do for you?” That sets the stage for a FAST interaction and keeps them on task. No chitchat necessary!
Subject: Features Aren’t Sexy
I believe great apps are not those that do everything. Great apps are the ones that do something well. And how do you define doing something well? It’s not always about power. It’s about being able to do the task with the minimum amount of friction. The more you have to think about using an app, the more you are distracted from doing the work you’ve set out to do.
3 New TGIF Time Management Tips from OfficeTime
Happy TGIF Everyone! This week’s Time Management tips are simple, but of course, not easy. Give it a try anyway.
Sharing Our Latest PR: OfficeTime.net Announces Top 5 Time Killers
Foreword: Three weeks ago, we posted a survey on all of our social media spaces asking what other professionals felt were their biggest time wasters. The response was huge, and TONS of people responded that Email was the #1 time suck out there. I wanted to share the entire PR to let you all draw your own conclusions around this – and hopefully come up with some keen solutions. If you’d like to share your OWN solutions here, by commenting on the blog, we’ll be happy to put them all into a follow-up piece and share it next week! Here’s to your great weekend! Stephen Dodd
Report Card: How’s OfficeTime Treating You?
We like to know how we’re doing so we can do better. If you’ve used OfficeTime for a while you’ll notice it will eventually ask you How’s OfficeTime Treating You? Here’s our scorecard as of today: It’s Great! 66% It’s OK 30% It’s Got Problems 4% I think that’s a great start, and we hope…
OfficeTime – Sync FAQ!
OfficeTime is a time tracker that syncs seamlessly between Mac/PC and iPhone/iPad/iPod. Generally, it should just work. Here’s some more info on how it works and what to do when it doesn’t.
3 Steps to Time Management that WORKS (at Work and in life!)
Here are a 3 time management tips to help you get out of the office and get into the rest of your life! #1. Remember that DONE is better than perfect. It’s SO easy to get hung up on edits and re-edits on anything we do. Believe me, as a developer, I can understand that. And while some things demand and necessitate perfection (like creating the app for our Time Tracker), the reality is that MOST things are a process, rather than a destination we arrive at. We’ve certainly seen that as our app and software has changed and developed over time.
Thoughts from OfficeTime: Should Your App Have a Money Back Guarantee?
You’ve worked hard on your app. Should anybody be allowed to simply get a refund even after using it for some time? What if, even after refunding their money, the person continues to use your app? What if someone buys your app deliberately intending to get their money back? Are you going to allow yourself to be ripped off?
Well, the answer is yes, you probably should.
Brilliant (and Busy) CEO uses OfficeTime to Track Time, Team and Project Development
OfficeTime is simply the best tool that I’ve found – and I love that it works on Macs and PCs, as our team uses both. It’s incredibly intuitive and easy to use, yet it’s not simplistic – meaning, it has all the functionality I need. I don’t use 100% of the functionality, but I’m happy to say I’ve never found myself needing something it didn’t do, nor scratching my head wondering why in the world certain features were there (as I sometimes do with other companies’ “bloatware”). It’s really just a fantastic combination of highly functional and really user-friendly. And Stephen Dodd, the CEO, has always been really easy to get a hold of when I’ve had questions – a real person supporting his software, how wonderful! My biggest takeaway? A real productivity tool for real businesses that have real needs, backed by a real person.
Attack Your Day, Before it Attacks You – 3 Time Management Tips that WORK
In our opinion, at OfficeTime, time management is REALLY about decision management. It’s the ability to successfully choose what we do and how much time we spend on it. It’s one reason that we developed the best Time Tracker out there – to help us navigate our own successful path. So here are three time management tips to help you navigate your to do list without losing your cool – or your mind!