eTips

It's 2025 and we're so high-tech. Who needs to write by hand anymore? Everyone, it turns out. So… Casey's eTip: Take Handwritten Notes and Lists Studies consistently show that writing by hand engages more parts of your brain. As a result, you learn and remember better, whether it's what's happening…

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…