Ray Sidney-Smith
@rsidneysmith
#Productivity. #GTD. #Google Expert. @Evernote Certified Expert. Podcasts: @prodcastshow @prodbookgrp & @ProdPodPod.
Being human means being imperfect, and that’s okay Image: instagram.com/mhealthuk
Join us in Personal Productivity Club for an upcoming session, Using Time Tracking to Improve Focus and Productivity, @rize_io @macgillbdavis ! personalproductivity.club/events/using-t… #free #events
Willpower is overrated. The real key to behavior change? Situation modification. 📵 Put your phone in another room 🌳 Step outside when you're bored 🛏️ Charge it outside your bedroom 🍽️ Keep it off the dinner table Change your environment—not just your intentions. This is…
So far in 2025, the Performance squad has been hard at work making Evernote faster than ever. 👉 Attachment sync got up to 2x faster for all shared notes and 10x faster in large accounts 👉 Tags sync is now up 300x faster in large accounts which use tags across many notes 👉…
We’ve hit 110 improvements in just 6 months 🤩 That means we’re on track to double the number of improvements we shipped last year. In 2025, we’ve delivered upgrades across the board—introducing new capabilities on everything from cores workflow to AI tools and more. 🔗 Check…
Watch this runner's journey from being unable to walk to finishing The Boston Marathon usatoday.com/videos/sports/…
Personal productivity doesn’t start with efficiency. It starts with curiosity. When we lead with curiosity, we deepen empathy, foster connection, and tap into a quiet resolve that turns our wishlists into task lists. That’s where mastery begins.
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Today is the day! We’ll be sharing the new updates we’re bringing to all our Goodnotes 6 users and our vision for how that will unlock smarter ways to capture and create. We want to hear your feedback and insights, so be sure to tune in live today at 5pm GMT for a preview of…
Real connection happens when you see past the details of a task to its human consequences. s.hbr.org/38cfTh0
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🌟 Happy #WorldProductivityDay! 🌟 Today, we celebrate the many ways we can be productive, both at work and in life. Remember, productivity is not just about getting things done, but also about finding balance and making time for rest. Let’s make the most of what we have!
The team is cooking 🧑🍳
We're testing internally the first version of Evernote's semantic search 🔍
Amazon Prime Day is coming #smallbiz! If you're in retail, now it's a time to promote #ShopLocal to boost for traffic and e-commerce sales. theverge.com/news/685299/am…
July 2 is coming soon...and it marks the halfway point of 2025. If your goals stalled or never left the runway, now’s your moment to reassess. Do they still matter? What small step can you take today? Research shows steady progress beats grand plans. Midyear is not too late.
I'm not worried about AI becoming conscious. I'm concerned that we will use it and erode our best human productivity. Use AI for mundane tasks, free your mind for creative, strategic and complex thought.
Fear can spark urgency, but it's a short-term fuel. It doesn't spark growth; it limits it. For sustainable growth and next-level productivity, shift from survival mode to a mindset of empathy and compassion. That's where true time mastery and lasting progress live.
This hits especially hard for high achievers (and workaholics), where society implies your worth equals your output. Mastering personal productivity means rejecting that idea and instead grounding yourself in intrinsic motivation.
When your job has blurry lines of when you’re on and when you’re off, it’s hard not to be distracted by work when you’re supposed to be resting and recharging. s.hbr.org/3qWz2ds
If you've ever felt scattered in your interests or pulled toward too many things to count, maybe that's not a flaw you have to stamp out. Maybe it's actually a decision-making advantage. Here's why. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/curios…