I created a home screen that reminds me of my goals every time I unlock my phone — here's how

Defining my goals up front gave me a good starting point for what I want the home screen to look like. I started asking ...

I turned Gmail into a lightweight task manager and finally ditched my to-do apps — here's how

Open the Tasks panel from the right-hand sidebar, drag an email into it, and Gmail instantly turns that message into a task. The task inherits the email’s subject as its title, includes a direct link ...

Use the ‘4D’ Method to Keep Up With Your Inbox

This method of managing your overflowing inbox has been around quite a while and rests on quick decision-making to help you ...

Set up automatic replies in Outlook so your contacts never miss a beat

On the View tab select View Settings. Select Send replies only during a time period and then enter your preferred start and ...

3 hacks I found to quiet Windows 11's most overstimulating elements

As a digital minimalism lover, I do everything in my power to declutter Microsoft's Windows 11 operating system - here's how ...
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I built a full productivity system using only Windows 11’s default features

I was on the lookout for a tool that could help me eliminate friction. Yet, I often ended up piling on more useless subscriptions, log-in fatigue, and syncing shenanigans between third-party apps.