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Designing a Minimalist Home Office in 6 Easy Steps (Updated)

By John Xie April 1, 2020 11 Min Read

Designing a Minimalist Home Office in 6 Easy Steps (Updated)

Are you among the millions of employees adopting remote work due to COVID-19? If so, chances are navigating your newly established home office still feels like sailing in uncharted waters. We don’t know how long this situation will last or how many businesses will embrace remote work for longer. What we do know, however, is that organizing a productive space at home is no mean feat. To get work done,…

It Always Seems Impossible Until It Gets Done

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By John Xie March 30, 2020 13 Min Read

It Always Seems Impossible Until It Gets Done

These are tough times. But as you’re fighting your own battles as an entrepreneur, there is perhaps no better benchmark of leadership and greatness to follow than the story of Nelson ‘Madiba’ Mandela. The black civil rights movement of the 19th and 20th centuries saw the rise of some of the finest heroes of our time. From Harriet Tubman, to Dr. Martin Luther King, to Steven Biko and many others….

Remote Work 101: Essential Tips for Working From Home

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By John Xie March 24, 2020 9 Min Read

Remote Work 101: Essential Tips for Working From Home

Considering all the benefits of working from home, it’s no surprise many believe telecommuting is the future of employment. And we don’t need to look into our crystal ball to see that prediction becoming a reality 🔮 A survey by Owl Labs and Global Workplace Analytics found that 51% of on-site U.S. workers would like to work remotely in the future. Another 30% would consider it as an option (2019)….

Video Conferencing with Taskade ⚡️

Taskade Updates

By John Xie March 24, 2020 2 Min Read

Video Conferencing with Taskade ⚡️

Hey Taskaders 👋 Many of you are working from home now so we thought we’d remind you of our free video conferencing feature on Taskade. With our web, mobile, and desktop apps, you can chat and video conference with your team while collaborating in real-time. To start a conference call, simply press the Video Call button at the top-right corner of your project space. Be sure to share the project link with your team first to let everybody join…

How Remote Work Can Impact Our Fight Against Climate Change 🌳

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By John Xie March 16, 2020 17 Min Read

How Remote Work Can Impact Our Fight Against Climate Change 🌳

The Connection Between Seemingly Unrelated Trends 📌 Remote work and climate change are staple topics for anyone paying attention to the news. Talking heads just love debating how the two are shaping our immediate and more distant future. But did you know that climate change and a preference for working remotely are not just running in parallel tracks? In fact, they can influence each other in a meaningful way. 💡…

Origami Method for Project Management: Collaborate, Organize, and Visualize Projects and Tasks

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By John Xie March 15, 2020 17 Min Read

Origami Method for Project Management: Collaborate, Organize, and Visualize Projects and Tasks

Collaborative task management is powerful when you think about it like origami, with each task (fold) building on other to create a complete model. Work together remotely, in real-time, and effectively.

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The Re-Birth Of Remote Team Productivity

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By John Xie February 28, 2020 19 Min Read

The Re-Birth Of Remote Team Productivity

Is your remote team missing a productivity boost? We’re having a look at what you really need to do to take the boring out of recurring workflows right away.

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Taskade Web Clipper, Native Desktop Apps, & Mobile App Updates

Taskade Updates

By John Xie February 25, 2020 4 Min Read

Taskade Web Clipper, Native Desktop Apps, & Mobile App Updates

Hey Taskaders 🐑 Getting things done has never been easier with our new web clipper, native desktop apps, and mobile apps. Bring Taskade with you everywhere! 😎 ✂️ Web Clipper for Chrome & Firefox The new Taskade web clipper is here! You can now quickly add text and bookmark links with our Firefox Extension and Chrome Extension. There are 2 new ways to Add to Taskade using our web clipper. You can then choose…

Getting Things Done Workflows for Distributed Teams

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By John Xie February 19, 2020 13 Min Read

Getting Things Done Workflows for Distributed Teams

Most productivity methodologies are built on more or less the same idea: Intentional processes help you accomplish your goals. And there’s no method that makes this clearer than David Allen’s Getting Things Done® (GTD®). It’s right there in the name—use this method, and you’ll be able to get things done. Building GTD workflows for yourself and your team helps bring order and clarity to these processes. Whether you’re working through…

Introducing Subspaces & Team Permissions — A new way to collaborate on Taskade

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By John Xie February 17, 2020 3 Min Read

Introducing Subspaces & Team Permissions — A new way to collaborate on Taskade

Hey Taskaders 🐑 We started this journey to build the unified workspace for distributed teams, and today, we are thrilled to announce the launch of subspaces and team permissions, a new way to organize and manage your teams on Taskade. 👩‍💻 Subspaces Create subspaces to organize projects and teams under one unified workspace. Instantly invite anyone to a subspace via email, @username, or an invite link. Projects and templates inside…

Reverse-Engineering Productivity for Remote Teams. Do More With Less

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By John Xie February 11, 2020 17 Min Read

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Reverse-Engineering Productivity for Remote Teams. Do More With Less

What makes remote and distributed teams (mind the emphasis) genuinely productive? Is it the ability to churn out as much as possible in the shortest amount of time? Or is the long hours and all-nighters they put in to wrap projects before deadlines hit? Well, if those things stack up to anything, it’s a heck of a productivity slump. We get it. Time seems to run faster when we’re busy….

Utilizing a Digital Bullet Journal to Boost Team Productivity in 2024

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By John Xie February 6, 2020 17 Min Read

Utilizing a Digital Bullet Journal to Boost Team Productivity in 2024

✍️ Journaling can increase your productivity and help you stay mindful of important, long-term goals. Whether you’re scoping out a new project, updating an existing feature, or smashing bugs in your current system, the act of writing down and evaluating tasks keeps your team organized. And using the digital bullet journal framework is one of the best ways to approach this practice. Building productive habits is also easier when everyone…