Your Productivity Guidebook

How to Import Asana Tasks In Google Calendar With Akiflow
For all of you who love Asana and want to import your Asana tasks into Google calendar as events to block your time for deep work, there is a tool for that. Akiflow‘s Asana integration brings together the best of both worlds by synching your scheduled tasks in Asana with Google Calendar. In a nutshell, […]

An Introduction To Time Blocking
An essential time blocking guide to master your schedule In the last few years, we have seen tremendous changes in the way we work. The pandemic has disrupted the idea of a “traditional office” work environment, and many of us are now working in a “Hybrid office,” combining remote work and office time. That’s not […]

7 Time Blocking Strategies For Team Productivity
The way that people work has shifted a good deal in recent years. Especially in the tech scene, employees don’t lead the traditional 9-to-5 plus commuting as they did before. While working a lot more, they also have more flexibility in choosing how to organize their workday and how to spend their spare time. When […]

How To Integrate Todoist With Google Calendar In Akiflow
With over 5 million active users, Todoist ranks as one of the top to-do list apps in the world. Some even say that it’s the best app for organizing your tasks. We’ll leave that up to you to decide, but we can say that it is a great app for managing your tasks and keeping […]

Multi-Window Messaging In Akiflow
How we share the app state data between windows in the Akiflow Electron desktop app Akiflow is a productivity tool shipped on desktop as an Electron multi-window app. It consolidates all your tasks and calendars from different tools (Gcal/email/Slack/Asana/etc.) in a single view. It has a clean and familiar interface and Superhuman-like shortcuts. A feature that our […]

5 Crucial Steps To Getting Things Done (GTD)
Procrastination and overthinking are some of the most common complaints among those seeking to be more productive. The cycle of procrastination and overthinking is so firmly rooted in our brains that starting even simple tasks can become a hassle. But that’s when the Getting Things Done method comes to the rescue. Excelling productivity demands a […]

The Pomodoro Technique: 6 Steps To Get Things Done
If you have ever looked up time management techniques or work and study productivity tips, you probably came across the concept of the Pomodoro Technique at least once. As an active member of the productivity community, I’ve used the Pomodoro Technique countless times. Although nowadays I usually go for the time blocking method, the Pomodoro […]

The Ivy Lee Method: A Smart Way To Future Planning
The Ivy Lee method, coined more than 100 years ago, applies perfectly to how we plan, act, and follow a busy agenda nowadays to ensure that nothing is left unfinished at the end of the day. The history of the Ivy-Lee method Back in the 20th century, Ivy Ledbetter Lee was a successful businessman and […]

Our Product Development Process
I get asked quite often about our product development process and how do we decide which features to build at Akiflow. It’s a complex process that we kept as lean as possible, which involves: Talking to customers Looking at the market and competitors Tracking features requests Coming up with new ideas Voting It interests everyone […]