If you're like me, you love having bookmarks for frequently-used websites. To fit more of them on your browser's main bookmark bar… Casey's eTip: Change Your Bookmark Labels Sites have their own (often lengthy and formal) labels that appear when you bookmark the URL. You can rename them to fit…

If you're like me, you love having bookmarks for frequently-used websites. To fit more of them on your browser's main bookmark bar… Casey's eTip: Change Your Bookmark Labels Sites have their own (often lengthy and formal) labels that appear when you bookmark the URL. You can rename them to fit…

Saying "yes, right away" to everyone in your life is a fast-track to burnout. You need to be realistic about your capacity. It helps to… Casey's eTip: View Negotiation as Collaboration Being transparent about your workload and availability is kind and respectful. It builds trust by ensuring that you set…

Some people think that setting boundaries will get other people to behave differently. It doesn't work that way. Instead… Casey's eTip: See Boundaries as Protecting Yourself, Not Controlling Others Your boundaries define your own limits and what you will do when they are crossed. You may share your limits with…

You can't do everything. It's impossible. Admitting it is not a sign of failure, but of acceptance of reality. Once you admit it, it makes sense to… Casey's eTip: Prune Your To-Do List Be ruthless. Delete all the "I wish I could" and "wouldn't it be nice" items that have…

The use of AI has exploded since ChatGPT showed us what it could do. Before you rush to rely on AI for everything… Casey's eTip: Use AI Responsibly AI requires vast amounts of resources. It takes 10 times more electricity to run a ChatGPT query than a regular internet search.…

Busy professionals can expect to have at least 200 tasks they could do today--if today lasted 20 hours. To manage it… Casey's eTip: Group Your Tasks Your Way Grouping or categorizing your tasks helps you prioritize and manage them skillfully. You decide the groups, e.g., *By due date (e.g., This…

Got mental clutter? There is a simple (sometimes time-consuming, always worth it) solution… Casey's eTip: Do a Brain Dump Regularly If your brain floods with "Remember to…" thoughts at inconvenient times or you feel mental clutter, it's time for a brain dump. Sit with a blank paper or your project…

Do you get lost in your notes and to-do's, finding it difficult to get clarity about what to do amidst so much information? You're not alone! It helps to… Casey's eTip: Separate Actions from Information Mixing the living (actions you need to take) with the dead (information to reference later…

Microsoft will encourage you to switch to the "New" Outlook. Don't do it! Instead… Casey's eTip: Keep Classic MS Outlook The new Outlook is wretched and lacks the email/task/calendar integration that make the current (classic) Outlook such a powerful way to manage your to-do's. Fortunately, the current Outlook will be…

Athletes and performers know that if they really imagine how success will look and feel, they are more likely to achieve it. The same is true for you, so it helps to… Casey's eTip: Visualize Achieving Your Goal Take 20 seconds to imagine how satisfied you will feel when you…

One reason people don't reach their goals is because they forget them. In the rush of the day, one day at a time, they fall off the radar. To avoid this… Casey's eTip: Track Your Progress Toward Your Goals Find a simple way to keep your goals top of mind.…

We do tasks for many reasons, but you'll feel most productive and connected to your purpose when you… Casey's eTip: Align Your Tasks with Your Goals It sounds obvious--be sure that what you do each day relates directly to your goals--but it's difficult to do. Wanting to please others, doing…

Another January has begun. You may have started with lofty goals that have already fallen by the wayside. Or maybe you had no goals and think that the window of opportunity has passed. Fortunately, it's always open! You can ease into 2025 and… Casey's eTip: Start New Habits with Tiny…

Overindulging during the holiday season can lead to productivity depressors such as regret, guilt, physical discomfort, even absenteeism. To avoid that fate, you might… Casey's eTip: Trust in Abundance Your inner chatter might say, "Better have those extra now because the holiday season comes only once a year and you'll…

One of my favorite memes says, "Was it a bad day? Or was it a bad five minutes you milked all day?" It reminds me to… Casey's eTip: Put Situations into Perspective Dwelling on past pain, nursing resentments, or stirring the pot are habits that can be consuming and counter-productive.…

The holiday season's incessant marketing about possibilities and perfection can create unrealistic expectations. It's best to… Casey's eTip: Keep It Real & Avoid Magical Thinking Magical thinking urges you to get X, Y and Z done by year's end even though the calendar and your to-do list says it's not…

Travel, gatherings, high expectations, overeating and drinking--it can be a lot. It helps to... Casey's eTip: Remember Thanksgiving Is Just a Day The fourth Thursday in November is a day like any other in the sense that everything (and everyone) will not suddenly become Hallmark perfect. Focus on what you're…

Feeling pressure or excessive stress narrows our thinking and options. Our brain simplifies and tells us it's either this or that, right or wrong, my way or the highway, and so on. Don't believe that duality. Instead... Casey's eTip: Look for the Third Option When you notice that your problem-solving…

"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity," wrote Simone Weil in 1942 and it's true today. To give it… Casey's eTip: Listen Without Giving Advice Telling someone how to fix their problems or improve their situation can be well-meaning, but it tends to shut the speaker down. Trust…