Introduction

I stumbled upon Nozbe several years ago while searching – yet again – for the ideal multi-platform task management system. Even then, Nozbe had a clean, crisp, and powerful interface. Today, Nozbe stands alone as the ultimate expression of a well-designed task management system.

Each new version of Nozbe allows me to update and refine my personal productivity workflow. Nozbe, the company, works very closely with their user community to keep the flow of ideas moving and growing.

Here comes Productive! Magazine no.34 - the latest and the last issue of our periodical.

The reason we stop working on our magazine (that have been on-line for more than 8 years) is… essentialism :-) Michael, our Editor in Chief, explains his decision in details in his article that you will find inside this edition.

Interview with Greg McKeown

The special guest of issue no.34 is none other than Greg McKeown, the author of the New York Times bestseller, “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less”.

10 years in business – and just as many years listening to customers. We get feature requests every single day. And that’s what the latest “Ask Michael” episode is about! You might be curious what we do with your requests. Are they stored somewhere? Does anyone read them? First, we carefully review your requests. Then we save them in a special Nozbe project. And use them while planning future releases. But our experience tells us that (usually) simply adding new features isn’t actually what you really want.

Nozbe isn’t the only app we use to get things done. We also use Slack. The natural question is: is integration between these apps on the way? Although we strongly prefer asynchronous communication because it doesn’t disrupt deep work, we need more “live” and less action-focused field too – to keep a healthy balance. Slack handles this very well. Check out what Michael has to say about Slack, its role on our team and the future of integration between Nozbe and Slack:

After celebrating the 10th anniversary of Nozbe, Michael comes back with extra insight from our team! Watch to find out how he manages the whole company within the Nozbe app. It’s actually an extremely common question: how do we use Nozbe on a daily basis? The truth is, we’re just one of our own customers, using exactly the same product that we offer to you. Check out how a structure of shared projects and good habits can keep your team action oriented:

We were blown away by how many people signed up and attended our live webinar. It went so well that we decided to share the recording with you. We hope it will help you “refresh” your productivity powers and the tips and tricks will give you what it takes to achieve all of your goals this year and beyond! Watch the recording of our LIVE webinar: “Your Productivity Evolution: from Personal to Business in the last 10 years of Nozbe”:

A new episode of the Ask Michael series is chock-full of facts and conclusions from 10 years of Nozbe. Michael speaks for himself about how he got started and what has changed since 2007. Recently we’ve shared the history of the Nozbe app. Today Michael presents his own point of view. How did he meet David Allen? What was the first book about Nozbe? What’s next? This video is a bit longer than usual, as the history of Nozbe can’t be told in a few minutes.

How easy would life be if every challenge was achievable in just a few steps! But that’s a dream. The reality, though, is that everybody has to cope with complex projects. So keep calm and watch our new episode! In today’s episode (hopefully you’ve already watched the previous one?) Michael shares how to manage non-trivial projects within Nozbe. With these proven tips and real examples, you’ll know how to succeed (and impress your boss!

Michael Sliwinski, the Productivity Guy, is answering your questions. And here’s the first one: what are “loose tasks” and how to manage them? Watch the new episode! “Ask Michael - the Productivity Guy” is a weekly series of short videos with Michael. We gathered dozens of questions from users, then we chose the best of them. Now Michael is answering them every Monday. This week Michael presents a tip for people who are not sure what to do with these particular, unrelated tasks that don’t match to any project.

We’re starting this year off right: Michael’s new webinar on keeping resolutions and setting goals for 2017. What is the webinar about? Hopefully, you’ve already set your yearly goals. They are, without any doubt, both ambitious and realistic. Now it’s time to make them happen. How not to join people whose zeal quickly declines because of the first failures and procrastination? How to [get disciplined][user] and consistent every single day? Michael has the answers!