The Skate Blog
Protect your productivity quadrant to escape the rat race for good
How lucky are we that, as knowledge workers, we can make use of the most advanced set of tools ever seen by humanity? Software tools like Gmail, Slack, Discord, Jira, Figma, Office… have become a standard. We are a few clicks/dollars away from enjoying an amazing set of features for collaborating, communicating, designing, organizing, creating and executing. Multitasking for the win… if only.
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Context-switching is killing you slowly
Context switching is our tendency to shift from one unrelated task to another. We waste over 1-2 hours a day in unproductive transitions between tasks and to-dos. Many desktop tools are to blame for this constant distraction. Honest can help you reduce context switching and improve productivity
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Add Notes and Comments to Email Threads on Gmail
It’s been happening since the beginning of the online era. Collaboration tools have exploded across your web browser (Figma, Slack, Google Docs, Github, CRM, Notion…) and yet, your humble inbox remains “communication by default”. Rain or shine, co-workers, customers and providers will email each other endlessly, relentlessly, forever.
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