Frank Buck Consulting

The Ivy Lee Method focuses on prioritizing your day. Start by identifying a small number of tasks to important tasks before anything else. For more information, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/ivy-lee 

What do you do when you need to show your COVID vaccination card? Learn two ways you can keep it digitally on your phone. For more, visit the post: https://frankbuck.org/digital-vaccination-record/

In Chrome, you can create a link to a specific spot on the page. Learn exactly how to create a URL that takes readers where you want them. For more, visit the post: https://frankbuck.org/link-specific-page-part/ 

The commands built into Google Assistant are incredible. But with IFTTT, you can add your own. See what I have done and download a free guide. Visit the blog post for demonstrations: https://frankbuck.org/how-to-build-these-amazing-google-assistant-voice-commands

Art Gelwicks (Google user) and Augusto Pinaud (Apple user) interview me about the concepts and tools to be productive in education. For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/productivity-in-education/

“Creative Procrastination” is all about finding that sweet spot. Instead of putting off tasks, it's the art of creatively placing tasks in the future. For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/how-creative-procrastination-makes-you-more-productive/

As we approach "Fight Procrastination Day" we look at three approaches to completing projects. "Too soon" can be just as bad as waiting until the last minute. Visit the blog post for more: https://frankbuck.org/procrastination-and-the-three-bears

School success doesn't have to be hard. Get everything ready the night before. The morning becomes much less stressful. Nothing is forgotten. For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/school-success-everything-ready/

School success doesn't have to be hard. Learn to deal with papers. Have a place for papers requiring action. File papers that don't. For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/school-success-papers/,

School success doesn't have to be hard. Empty the bookbag every day. Don't let things accumulate and ride back and forth to school and home. For more, visit the blog post. https://frankbuck.org/school-success-empty-bookbag

School success doesn't have to be hard. Break those big projects down into small steps. Schedule a time to handle each step. For more. visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/school-success-break-projects-down/

School success doesn't have to be hard. Write things down when they occur to you. Have a single place to write it all down. For more, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/school-success-write-it-down 

Find out if the book you're looking for from Amazon is also available in your public library. Library Extension does the work. Visit the blog post to see a demonstration: https://frankbuck.org/library-extension

What if all the Kindle notes highlights from all your books wound up together in Evernote? This post shows you how to do it. Watch the video demonstration here: https://frankbuck.org/export-kindle-notes-to-evernote

When you're new on the job, there's so much to learn. You don't know what you don't know. Use this article as a checklist to get started. Want to see the list? Visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/the-big-list-of-all-the-little-things

Remember The Milk and Todist both allow you to collaborate with others. This webinar compares and contrasts how it happens in each program. To view the webinar, visit https://frankbuck.org/collaboration-made-easy-in-remember-the-milk-todoist/

A digital task manager makes keeping up with modern-day responsibilities easier. Learn why Remember the Milk is my choice. Visit the blog post for more: https://frankbuck.org/remember-the-milk-best-choice/

This guest post is by Engjelina Hyseni provides expert time management tips for studying abroad. Her specialty helping with studying in Switzerland. Visit the blog post for photos and the text version of this episode: https://www.frankbuck.org/time-management-tips-for-studying-abroad

Travel includes many details and we need software to organize them. Trip planning with Evernote puts everything in one searchable place. Visit the blog post for a video demonstration of techniques from this episode: https://www.frankbuck.org/evernote-trip-planning

Gmail voice entry is easy with the "Dictation for Chrome" extension. Within any message, activate the mic and compose with your voice. For more information and a video demonstration, visit the blog post: https://frankbuck.org/dictation-for-gmail/