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WEEEK Week #58: DDoS attack, sharing and files
23.05.2022
The last two weeks have been tough - we survived the largest DDoS attack. About this and much more in the new article.
What is onboarding, why is it needed and what benefits does it promise to your product?
18.05.2022
In this article, we talked about what onboarding is, what features it has, and how to implement it without huge costs.
WEEEK Week #57: Knowledge Base 2.0, sidebar menu, task card, widgets
13.05.2022
The Knowledge Base has been completely updated - now the editor is more convenient and functional. We also added files to deals, project folders and a bunch of everything - more details in WEEEK Week #57.
The best books on productivity and more.
06.05.2022
Today I will share my best finds - books about productivity, time management, self-management, etc. I have collected everything in one material for your convenience.
17 rules for online meetings
28.04.2022
For a year now, online meetings have become part of our everyday and work life. But, despite this, the productivity of such meetings often falls. I have put together 17 rules that will help you run online meetings almost as effectively as real ones.
WEEEK Week #56: Tags and Profile Header
18.04.2022
Now sprint tasks also have tags to make it easier to navigate them. We also updated the profile header and fixed bugs. Read more in WEEEK Week #56.
7 best text editors
16.04.2022
If you haven’t come up with a name for those who like to maniacally try various new applications, you should definitely come up with one. I will tell you all about best text editors, cuz I'm one of them.
WEEEK Week #55: Authorization and bugs
04.04.2022
The update digest touched both the web version and Android - there are few innovations, but a lot of things have been improved and fixed. Read to stay informed.
Timeboxing: how to block time so you can get more done
31.03.2022
When you do one thing for a long time, even if you really like it, burnout is inevitable. To avoid this, it is important to properly manage your time. Timeboxing is great for this.
How eLama uses WEEEK in SMM and email marketing
22.03.2022
Anastasia Mikhaleva, an SMM specialist at eLama, told us how WEEEK made the life of their team easier.
WEEEK Week #54: Help Center, Global Search and Timer
22.03.2022
We’ve redesigned the help center and switched task search to a global one. There were a lot of updates made, so here is a lot to tell - read the new digest!
WEEEK Week #53: File previews, task collapsing, and payment reminders
09.03.2022
You no longer need to download files in the task to view it - we've added a preview. Moreover, we added collapsing tasks in the list view mode and much more.
14 Tools for Productive Remote Work
28.02.2022
Staying productive remotely isn’t easy — you want to lie for “another 5 minutes,” scroll through your social media feed, and so on. Here are 14 tools to help you beat procrastination and be productive while working from home.
Why is it more productive to work deeper than longer?
15.02.2022
5 tips to deeper work
12 best task managers in 2022
26.01.2022
There are more and more project and task management systems, so it becomes more difficult to choose among them that suits you and your team. In this article I will talk about the best task managers that I managed to use, their advantages and disadvantages
WEEEK Week #50: Meditations, new server and fixed bugs
26.01.2022
With WEEEK, you can not only work effectively, but also relax - with the help of a new meditation platform. And more recently, we moved to a more powerful server and increased the performance of the service. That's not all the news, more details in WEEEK
4 tips on how to achieve your goals in 2022 with WEEEK?
24.01.2022
How task manager can help you to be as purposeful as you can.
Why motivation is not always a good productivity instrument? Tips to determine your drive.
11.01.2022
Drive VS Motivation
Weekly planning as a way to sort out the chaos and achieve goals
22.12.2021
It is unwise to solve all tasks at the same time and work "on a whim". To properly allocate time, you need a plan. I usually do daily planning, but it's not enough for real efficiency — you'll need a plan for a week.
How to manage anger when colleagues and clients blow the brain
08.11.2021
I get angry a lot. At home, on the street, but especially at work. I really don't like it, I'm worried that my negative feelings will affect my relationships with colleagues or clients. So I decided to thoroughly figure out what to do with all this.
How not to drown in the flow of tasks
26.10.2021
When you have a lot of tasks, it's hard not to be nervous and do everything smoothly. To work for results and improve personal effectiveness, you can use various techniques. For example, Getting Things Done or GTD.
How to take on a task and not screw up
13.10.2021
If you just try to do a client task, the result may be far from what the client expected. But if you first understand the task and synchronize the vision with the client, everything will be fine. Most likely.
WEEEK Week #46: Tags on Android, lists on iOS and much more
27.09.2021
We continue to add new features and improve WEEEK’s performance on all devices. Here a little bit was added, there a little bit was fixed — that's the new WEEEK Week turned out.
4 ways to avoid burnout
14.09.2021
We often begin to treat diseases that bother us, which do not even exist, instead of reading the body's hidden messages about fatigue. Why is burnout a seriously underestimated disease? How can we detect and avoid burnout?
WEEEK Week #45: Drag-n-drop to delete and calendar on Android
24.08.2021
The past weeks have not been rich in any large-scale updates, but this is the calm before the storm. And we didn't leave you without any cool changes at all.
5 growth mindset insights
18.08.2021
How to increase productivity, and then keep it at the proper level? The very first step that you should take is understanding the growth mindset in its entirety so if you're not familiar with it — this article will help you to understand it better.
How and why to become a leader
15.08.2021
Not everyone becomes a leader. It's about ambition, qualities, and skills. If you're okay with the first one, I'll tell you what else you need to work on to become a leader.
Skills for working in a startup
09.08.2021
In startups, conditions are often harsh, and in order to survive there, you need to have a certain set of skills, both hard and soft. I will briefly tell you what these skills are and why they are important for startups.
What is the Eisenhower matrix?
26.07.2021
Knowing nothing about the Eisenhower matrix, it turns out that I intuitively adhered to the same principles that he suggests. This is really very convenient and frees up a lot of time. This is especially important on the busiest days.
WEEEK Week 43: Tags and chats on the web, reminders and boards on Android, optimization on iOS
14.07.2021
Unfortunately, the title does not allow you to fit all the new features and useful changes that we have made since the last WEEEK Week — there are too many of them. So let's get right to the point.
WEEEK Week #42: Pleasant little things on the web, offline mode on Android, reminders on iOS and much more
07.07.2021
Over the past weeks, we have accumulated a lot of small, but pleasant updates and very small bugfixes. We tell you about everything in order.
9 best inspiring and motivating films
05.07.2021
There are many ways to motivate yourself: talk to a psychologist, read some inspiring book or watch a movie. In this article, I decided to tell you about a dozen of my favorite motivating films.
Find a balance: why it is dangerous to be constantly effective
29.06.2021
Everyone wants to know how to become more effective at work and in their personal life. Take self-isolation in 2020, one of the main topics of which was "how to spend time usefully in quarantine". Why is it not worth living in this mode all the time?
How to stop being afraid and start delegating tasks effectively
31.05.2021
Even when there are a lot of tasks, I often catch myself thinking "Yes, I'd rather do it myself". I have problems with the transfer of cases, so I decided to finally figure out how to delegate tasks correctly.
WEEEK Week #41: Loooong tasks
31.05.2021
In the new WEEEK Week, we have just one more update for you (but what!) and a bunch of small fixes to the web version. Without further ado, let's see what we have prepared there.
I can't think straight: 10 tips on how to prevent mental fatigue
24.05.2021
The human brain consumes passion as much energy, but for some reason we often forget about it. As a result, the brain gets tired, and we sit helplessly looking into the void. Let's figure out where mental fatigue comes from and what can be done about it.
WEEEK Week #40: Create. Complete. Repeat
16.05.2021
In the new issue of our regularly irregular bulletin of updates, we talk about the repeatable tasks that have finally settled in your iPhone, and the knowledge base that has matured before beta testing.
Gantt Chart: The Illusion of Safety
28.04.2021
The Gantt chart is a mega-popular project management method. But is it as good and useful as many people say it is? It's time to figure it out.
WEEEK Week #39: Backgrounds, drag-and-drop tasks, new dark theme, etc.
25.04.2021
Over the past weeks, there have been many quite interesting and useful changes, which should be described in the WEEEK Week: from the backgrounds in the web version to dragging and dropping tasks on Android.
10 tips on how to work at home when you have kids
20.04.2021
After I almost burned out a month ago, I tried to look at the issue of organizing my work differently and better understand how to work from home when there are children.
Behave normally: how not to conflict and resolve other people's disputes
09.04.2021
It's time to understand what conflicts at work are, where they come from, and most importantly - how to behave in order to avoid or resolve them.
Four-day week a hit of the season?
31.03.2021
A four-day work week sounds like a sweet fantasy of people who just want to do nothing. But in fact, it is the next stage of a rather natural desire - to do more and work less.
WEEEK Week #38: Repeatable tasks, lists on Android and more
19.03.2021
The wishes of our users continue to come true. Recently, we added a list of tasks to the web version (now this feature has also come to Android), and now we have done what everyone asked for a very long time ago - we added repeatable tasks.
False multitasking: how it is dangerous, and how to deal with it
18.03.2021
Multitasking has been cultivated for years. This was noted in the resume as something valuable. We practiced at work, going crazy and burning out. But what is it anyway? Does it really exist and is it useful?
7 of the best Trello alternatives in 2021
15.03.2021
Trello is a cool, but far from perfect tool. Especially when it comes to project management. We analyze the tools that will come in handy if Trello has turned your work into a nightmare.
WEEEK Week #37: Task lists and notifications by time
15.03.2021
In the latest update of the web version of WEEEK, we suggested two long-awaited features: now you can view tasks in the form of lists, as well as configure notifications for a specific time.
Mistakes at work - is it normal?
03.03.2021
Since childhood, we are taught that mistakes are bad. Everywhere: in school, in life, and at work. But is it so scary to make mistakes at work? I figured it out and came to ambiguous conclusions.
8 best task management tools in 2021
30.12.2020
Every year, there are more and more task management systems, but there are not so many really good ones. I will tell you about the best task management tools that I have ever used.
How to manage your workload
17.12.2020
The productivity of a team where everyone plows non-stop, in the end, is slightly higher than where half of them just lie and spit at the ceiling. I will briefly tell you how a properly distributed workload helps make the team work more efficiently.
Project management methods
07.12.2020
Speaking of project management methods, they put everything in one pile: Kanban, Agile, PRINCE2, Six Sigma, and much more. We figured out why you can't do this, and we did it right.
6 tips on how to follow the plan
26.11.2020
A plan is a fragile thing. No matter how cool it is, it's easier to fail it than it looks. I tell you how to stick to the plan in any situation and not deviate from your goals.
How to evaluate employee’s productivity
19.11.2020
Any company exists thanks to the efforts of its employees. And its success directly depends on the quality of their work. If you want to improve the team's results, you should evaluate the productivity of each employee and adjust their daily workload.
Automate it: how to reduce the pain of routine tasks
20.10.2020
Automation of work processes will help to solve many issues and save working time, and at the same time - to avoid errors and unplanned delays in work.
No circus: how to conduct meetings with the benefit
12.10.2020
Many still consider work meetings a waste of time, when bosses criticize employees for no reason, and they can't even get a word in about the work. I declare war on stereotypes and tell you how to hold meetings for the benefit of the entire company.
Ashes of the deadline: how not to miss deadlines and what to do if everything is burned out
01.10.2020
It is quite possible that while you are reading these lines, the deadline for some task is burning painfully somewhere, and everyone is suffering. Why is this happening? How do I not miss the deadline? And what if all the deadlines have passed long ago?
Clean up your workplace!
24.09.2020
No one wants to work if the tea mugs are already covering the monitor, the phone has social networks and YouTube, and because of the abundance of stickers, you can't find the document you need. But there is a way out — to organize the workplace correctly.
Project Management Guide. Part 2. Planning
17.09.2020
The team seems to be working, but there is no progress? The deadline is already coming to an end, but there is still nothing to show? It's time to reconsider your views on the organization of work and make a project plan.
How to work with a remote team
12.09.2020
Working remotely is great. An employee can work in their underwear (there is no shame in this), laying on the couch, and the employer saves on the office. But working with a remote team also has some nuances that you should learn about right away.
How to recognize and stop burnout
03.09.2020
Emotional burnout is a problem not only for workaholics, but also for almost any person. Many people do not take this problem seriously. We understand why it occurs, how to recognize it and stop it.
6 best books on time management
27.08.2020
There are a lot of books about time management. I have read a lot: some books on time management were completely nonsense, others were more useful. I will tell you about them.
Review of 7 best time trackers
19.08.2020
There are so many time-tracking apps that choosing something that's really good is quite challenging. I have studied the most popular time trackers and ready to tell you about the best ones.
Soft skills: what it is and for what
12.08.2020
I begin a detailed story about the main soft skills that a modern specialist should have. This time - what are these skills and why do you need them?
How to motivate employees to avoid making mistakes
05.08.2020
If employees often sit in the kitchen, discussing the political situation in Zimbabwe and forget about all deadlines - do not rush to issue fines. Maybe it's all about you as a leader. Maybe you need to motivate your employees better.
Atypical story: how we make a video about WEEEK
03.08.2020
A really interesting video about the service is based on an original idea and a good story. Together with Where is Dino Animation Studio, we approached the issue of video creation in the most creative way.
Project Management Guide. Part 1. The Basics
30.07.2020
Being a project manager and not knowing the basics of project management is like walking blindly through a minefield armed with a mythical sixth sense. You won't get far.
Tools for remote work
22.07.2020
After switching to remote work, many faced problems: chaos in tasks, lack of communication and so on. Tools for remote work help you cope with this.
6 principles of time management
17.07.2020
Everyone has ever experienced stress from lack of time and has given up on rest and personal matters for the sake of work. To prevent this, you need to understand the basic principles of time management and learn how to properly manage your time.
How to get things in order
12.07.2020
Where does this chaos come from and how can it be ordered? I've figured it out and I'm ready to tell you.
How to set tasks to complete them
26.06.2020
You task someone with something. Everything seems clear. But, as it turns out, the person misheard or misunderstood something. That's the problem. To avoid this, you need to set the tasks correctly. We'll tell you how to do this.
10 ways to fight procrastination and beat it
26.06.2020
It usually takes me 3-4 hours to prepare one article. But this one is different. Because of COVID, work from home, the child turned on the PS4, got an interesting article on Telegram... Hmm, I'll go read it. Oh, here's meme. And another one… Sh*t!
25 and 5: how and why does the Pomodoro Technique work?
24.06.2020
What is the Pomodoro technique and how to use it for productive work.
How can a student keep up with everything and not forget about studying?
17.06.2020
We asked our colleagues who are studying at universities to prepare a case article on how they manage time and deal with tasks using WEEEK and other services.
13 rules of teamwork
15.06.2020
Disagreements in the team can cancel the project before the start. The rules of collaboration will help you build an effective team of specialists of different levels — let's remember the most important of them.
How could you cope more, if you're a creative professional
27.05.2020
Three simple, yet fun, templates have a great positive use experience in the creative fields of activity and business.
How eLama Uses WEEEK in Social Media and Email Marketing
25.05.2020
Anastasia Mikhaleva, an eLama Social Media Marketing specialist, told us how WEEEK made their team’s life a little bit easier.
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