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Guides on planning, rhythm and getting work done without burning out.

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  1. · 6 min read · Life Balance Wheel, part 4 From Wheel of Life to Goals: Plans, Habits and Check-Ins Turn low scores on your wheel of life into a goal for the quarter and a weekly habit, give them a place in your calendar, and know when to redo it. ProductivityFocus
  2. · 3 min read · Life Balance Wheel, template Wheel of Life Template: Fill It In Online or Print It Free wheel of life template: fill it in online on this page or print a blank 8-area PDF in A4 or US Letter. No sign-up; your scores stay on your device. Productivity
  3. · 6 min read · Life Balance Wheel, part 3 How to Read Your Wheel of Life and Decide What to Change Your wheel is done, now what? How to read its shape, why a perfect circle is not the goal, and how to pick the one or two areas to start with. Productivity
  4. · 6 min read · Life Balance Wheel, part 2 Wheel of Life Categories: 8 Life Areas and How to Pick Yours Which life areas to put on your wheel: a starter set of eight explained, when six or twelve work better, and how to define what a 10 means in each. Productivity
  5. · 5 min read · Life Balance Wheel, part 1 The Wheel of Life: What It Is and How to Fill It In The wheel of life exercise in 20 minutes: pick your life areas, score each from 0 to 10, draw the wheel and see what to do with the result. Productivity
  6. · 6 min read · The Pomodoro Technique, part 6 What to Do on a Pomodoro Break Five minutes of break vanish into a feed and you come back tired. What actually restores you, the 20-20-20 rule and how to spend a long break. FocusProductivity
  7. · 5 min read Mac Desktop Widgets: How to Add Them and Which to Keep How to add widgets to your macOS desktop, which ones are worth keeping — from calendar to CPU and memory load — and what to do when widgets disappear. macOSProductivity
  8. · 5 min read Time Blocking and Pomodoro: How to Plan a Working Day Time blocking decides what to work on, Pomodoro decides how. A daily setup: blocks in your calendar, pomodoros inside them, and a plan for when it slips. ProductivityFocus
  9. · 6 min read · The Pomodoro Technique, part 5 The 52/17 Rule and 90-Minute Cycles: Longer Pomodoros The 52/17 rule and 90-minute cycles: where they come from, what holds up, who they suit, and how to set a longer rhythm when 25 minutes is too short. FocusProductivity
  10. · 5 min read How to Customize the Mac Menu Bar: Icons and the Notch Menu bar icons hide behind the notch and clutter the screen. How to reorder and hide them with built-in settings, and what is worth keeping in view. macOSProductivity
  11. · 3 min read · The Pomodoro Technique, part 2 How Long Is a Pomodoro: 25/5, 15/3 or 50/10 The classic 25 minutes don't suit everyone or every task. Three proven pomodoro rhythms — 25/5, 15/3 and 50/10 — how to pick yours and when to change it. ProductivityFocus
  12. · 3 min read · The Pomodoro Technique, part 1 The Pomodoro Technique: What It Is and How to Start What the Pomodoro Technique is, how a cycle of four pomodoros works, and how to get through your first day with it — no extra rules, no required apps. FocusProductivity