Understanding Mindfulness What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness simply means being in the present moment. It tells you to feel the flow of time by only paying attention to where you are, what you are doing, what is in your mind, and how you feel at this present moment. By channeling your concentration entirely towards your bodily …
Autumn is approaching as August officially passed. Since last time we’ve done the feature review, TickTick has kept trying hard to roll out new features, as well as improving the existing ones in the past few months. Then, what major improvements have recently been made in TickTick? Read on to have yourself a quick wrap …
We’ve all been there, in search of that one app that is going to turn us from master procrastinators into the next Tim Ferris. I’ve tried my hand at different apps to get things done, but I’m always left wanting. My search has finally concluded. TickTick is my number 1 productivity app. My app of …
Special Offers for Students and Educators Gone through the “Sci-Fi movie” called 2020, life goes on and unfolds new challenges for us all, especially for those students and teachers who have just experienced not-so-efficient remote learning and for those who are new to the college this autumn. At this key stage, turning life into a …
A couple of months ago, I saw a TV series called Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, where a Japanese lady Konmari visited families to help them tidy their homes. The tiding process normally starts from clothes, books to sentimental items. A rule she’s given is only keeping what’s necessary and discarding those that don’t …
Minimalism: How I Finally Found the True Beauty of Living with Less Read More »
What is OKRs? Drown in the jargon river where so many abbreviations represent different business management methods, the OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) framework stands out due to its popularity among some household names, e.g. Google and Linkedin. Moving through Andy Grove, who first introduced Management by Objectives to Intel in the 1970s to …
Steering towards Your Most Important Goals in Work and Life with OKRs Read More »
What is Task Nesting? Commonly used in Computer Science and Informatics, Nesting usually means where information is organized in layers and locked up with hierarchy. Following the same concept, Task Nesting here simply means task hierarchy. This means, different tasks can always be logically connected rather than sparsely scattered in your to-do list. A complex …
The 4Ds Framework: How Task Nesting Helps You with GTD Read More »
What is Time Blocking You might instantly recall the Lego blocks that we used to build a house when we were kids. Similarly, if we split 24 hours/1440 minutes of a day into blocks, how we spend the time is how we pile up these blocks in order the house to be built. Time Blocking …
Time Blocking: How It Helps You Take Control of Your Time Read More »
When we hear people saying "Have a break", what naturally comes to mind is doing nothing, perhaps just lying down and taking a nap. Indeed, sleeping is a good way to eliminate fatigue and help recharge ourselves. However, it's not the only way to give your brain a break. What we'll introduce today is another …
Moffatt's Method: How to Give Your Brain a Vacation Read More »
Tick Tick Tick Tick… we’ve officially walked into the second half of the year 2020! Daytime becomes longer and TickTick has also speeded its way to progress. See what has recently been added and find what surprises you most. Spoiler alert in the end! Track Every Step of Your Progress with My Badge What is …
