Nobody thinks they're a micromanager, yet 79% of employees feel micromanaged at work. Learn common micromanagement examples, negative effects, and 5 strategies to be a better leader for your team.

Never have enough hours in a day? Time scarcity can feel like the clock is against you. Learn how to change your mindset for success with 7 tips and make the most of the time you do have every week.

The freelance industry is predicted to grow 14% in 6 years, with 56% of professionals considering starting. Here are 6 best apps to help freelancers optimize their workflows and maximize productivity.

Happy New Year! It's a fresh start for big dreams, but despite 41% of people making New Year's resolutions, only 9% will actually achieve them. Here are 4 tips to ensure long-term success in 2023!

Meeting scheduler apps help busy pros better manage meetings, but over half of people report prioritization and flexibility issues. Learn 4 ways to book appointments sooner in Google Calendar.

Too tired after work to accomplish any of your personal goals? Learn about the different types of fatigue professionals deal with, plus 5 tips to prevent exhaustion and boost energy levels every day.

A daily planner helps organize your time across commitments and to-dos. But are paper or digital planners the better option? Learn about the benefits, plus 9 reasons to choose a digital planner app.

Positive affirmations aren't as woo-woo as you might think. Learn more about the scientific benefits of self-affirmations and how you can start a morning affirmations habit with 40 inspiring examples.

The average pro uses scheduling links 7.1 times a week, but over half those meetings end up being canceled or rescheduled. Learn more in the 2022 Meeting Scheduling Trends Report by Reclaim.ai.

Employees average a 60.2% burnout rate, with highest contributing issues including lack of focused task time and poor work-life balance. See 200+ stats in the 2022 Burnout Trends Report by Reclaim.ai.

Scheduling links help busy professionals book meetings faster and easier, but automation also comes with unique social challenges. Learn 10 tips for sending meeting links with respect and flexibility.

Overrun every week, but not getting closer to your goals? Use The Eisenhower Matrix to focus on what's truly important with 5 tips for better task prioritization. Decision matrix template included!

Individual contributors are already overrun, completing only 53.5% of planned weekly tasks. Learn how to strategically say no to 7 work examples for more productive weeks and better work-life balance.

Quiet quitting might be currently trending - but it isn't a new issue. Here are the underlying issues leading to employee disengagement, plus tips for companies to create a more positive work culture.

Your team is growing! Here's how to welcome your newest hire on day one, plus 10 app recommendations to boost productivity, organization, and job satisfaction during onboarding and in the long run.

A project roadmap lays out the goals and plan for projects so managers, contributors, and stakeholders are on the same page. Learn how to build an effective project roadmap, with 25 tips for success.

40 hours never feel like enough time in the workweek? Here are 5 tips to become more time efficient at work so you can hit more goals, and protect your time, energy, and work-life balance.

88% of students want to improve their time management skills - you too? Here are the top 5 apps to help college students better balance a packed academic calendar and optimize their busy schoolweeks.

77% of people intend to create healthier habits, but motivation isn’t always enough. Learn how to start new healthy habits, and see 25 examples for inspiration to get started.

Feeling like a fraud at work, or that you don't deserve your job? At least 65% of professionals experience imposter syndrome - here are 5 tips and 10 positive affirmations to overcome it.

85% of meetings are now held online. Here are 100 fun example ice breaker questions and games for your next virtual meeting to get attendees engaged and warmed-up for a productive session.

Time blocking is more than a trend, the most productive people (think Bill Gates and Elon Musk) use it to manage their busy calendars! Here's everything you need to know about starting time blocking.

All-hands meetings are opportunities for companies to connect, align, and build stronger workplace culture. Here are the top dos and don'ts for all-hands meetings, plus a free agenda template.

Only 9% of execs are ‘very satisfied’ with their time allocation every week. Learn how to effectively deprioritize to optimize productivity and protect your wellbeing with these 5 top tips.

70% of meetings pull workers from more important work. Here are 6 common types of external meetings for product teams, and tips to make them more productive for all meeting attendees.

Workplace complacency wrecks productivity, and 66% of US employees say they're unengaged at work. Learn more about how stretch goals inspire motivation, realign teams, and boost performance in teams.

Your brain won’t focus, creative thinking is impossible, and imposter syndrome is taking hold? Here are 8 tips to overcome mental block and prevent it from demolishing your productivity in the future.

Want to learn how to create a productive morning routine? 8 top tips: 1. Start the night before 2. Wake up earlier 3. Make the bed 4. Get some sun 5. Movement 6. Mindfulness 7. Fuel your body 8. Read

Effective status meetings are opportunities for companies to review performance and adjust course towards their goals. Learn about 6 types of status meetings, with tips to make them more productive.

Do you feel like there are never enough hours in the day? Learn about 7 common causes of time anxiety, with practical solutions to help you get the most of your limited time without the extra stress.

Managing your calendar in Slack benefits include reduced context switching and fewer interruptions in your day. Learn two ways to connect Google Calendar and Slack to be more productive every week.

Not everything on your to-do list is equally important (even if it feels like it). Learn how to prioritize your overwhelming task list in 6 steps, and get more from your limited time every week.

Professionals spend more than 50% of their workweek in meetings. How many of those could have been an email? Here are 9 unproductive meeting scenarios to avoid - with anecdotes from the community.

Automating your meeting workflow with an availability calendar saves 3.3 hours/week on average. Learn more about the best 5 scheduling apps of 2022 for the most common scheduling scenarios.

Learn how to make Google Calendar even more productive with 6 free add-ons to help optimize your team's scheduling workflow. Save time and get more accomplished without leaving your calendar.

The average professional is interrupted every 5-15 minutes, but thanks to context switching, that can end up costing you 6 hours/day. Learn how to manage common distractions at work and get more done.

Do your daily plans set your future up for success? 65% of people say they want to improve their daily goal setting - here's how to set effective targets for each day (with SMART examples).

Only 51.9% of planned tasks are completed by Asana users every week. Learn how to schedule Asana tasks to Google Calendar via Reclaim.ai, and get more done every sprint.

Only 50.2% of managers' task time is spent on actually productive work. Check out the 11 best productivity tools to help managers optimize their workweeks, and make more time where there is none.

1 in 3 employees feel unmotivated and unhappy at work, so how do you stay on track without your drive? Learn what causes demotivation and 7 tips to stay consistent (even when your motivation isn't).

Learn how PhD student, content creator, and Reclaim.ai user Elisa maximizes her time every week - with productivity tips including Pomodoro timers, deep work, calendar blocking, and yoga.

See the top 30 check-in questions managers should ask their direct reports in team meetings, one-on-ones, and daily standups to boost productivity and build better relationships with the team.

With the average professional juggling 25.6 meetings/week, meeting conflicts are inevitable. Learn how to navigate scheduling issues when they come up, with helpful tips to avoid them in the future.

Want to integrate Zoom with Google Calendar to save time scheduling personal and work calendars? 1. Go to the Google Marketplace 2. Search for Zoom 3. Select Zoom for Google Workspace 4. Click Install

Job satisfaction boosts productivity by 31%, but only 65% of US workers are content with their job. Learn how work satisfaction and productivity are connected, and rituals to boost both in your team.

Without enough time in their busy weeks, ClickUp users only complete 47% of their planned tasks. Sync ClickUp tasks to Google Calendar to automatically schedule time for task work and get more done.

Brainstorming meetings are used to solve complex problems with key members of the team, and develop next steps for a project. Learn the 4 different types of ideation sessions to use for brainstorming.

Experiencing decision paralysis from an overwhelming task list? 78.7% of people feel stressed by their increasing workloads. Here are 4 steps to help prioritize your time and prevent choice paralysis.

Entering a ‘flow state’ can boost productivity up to 500%, but many professionals can't find the time for distraction-free deep work on their cognitively demanding tasks. Shallow work may be to blame.

Feeling overworked, exhausted, and disengaged from your work? 41% of professionals feel burned out. Learn how to overcome mental fatigue, and what you can do to prevent it in the future.

Google Calendar is great, but sometimes it's not enough. Here are 11 problems you're probably experiencing, and how to use Reclaim.ai to make them 10 times better.

Just 53.5% of planned tasks get completed every week, with ICs only averaging 4.2 hours per day on task work. See over 200 stats in the 2022 Task Management Trends Report by Reclaim.ai.

Time blocking and organizing with Notion are two productivity trends that are here to stay. Learn how to integrate Notion and Reclaim.ai to auto-schedule your task list directly in Google Calendar.

Did you know that every minute spent planning saves 10 minutes in execution? Learn how a weekly work plan helps you to reduce stress, accomplish more, and stay on track with your priorities.

83% of people prefer hybrid work, but how do you balance the benefits of in-office collaboration and remote flexibility? Learn the different types of hybrid work models, benefits, challenges and tips.

96% of people say life is better with to-do lists, but 41% of tasks are never completed! Learn how to sync Todoist with Google Calendar to actually make time to get your tasks done via Reclaim.

Did you know that the right calendar app can improve your time management by as much as 38%? Compare these 8 popular calendar apps to see which is best for organizing your remote schedule.

Feeling overwhelmed by your ever-evolving Jira task list? Learn how to add Jira issues to Google Calendar so you can schedule time for heads-down work, and increase productivity up to 80%.

Why should you audit your time and calendar? People waste up to 40% of their workday when unorganized. Analyze how much time you spend on meetings, tasks, and personal time to better plan your week.

As a security-first company who takes the protection and security of our customer data extremely seriously, we’re writing this blog post to share our response to the Log4j CVE vulnerability.

Learn how to share your Google Calendar with another Google Calendar, Outlook or iCloud Calendar, key privacy settings, and the best way to block your availability to avoid double-booking.

If you spend just 10-12 minutes planning your day, you’ll save up to 2 hours of time otherwise wasted from poor planning. Learn the top 5 planner apps to keep you organized and productive in 2022.

Less than 50% of issues get completed every cycle, or sprint. Learn how to connect your Linear.app issue tracking projects with Google Calendar so you can make time for important tasks every sprint.

Which project management skills do you need to lead a remote working team? As the coordinator for a highly complex show, project managers need an arsenal of people skills and technical skills.

What is a team meeting? A gathering to build relationships, collaborate, share updates, and align your team. But with 50% of the workweek in meetings, orgs need to consider if they’re overscheduling.

Meetings have increased 69.7% since before the pandemic. Professionals now average 21.5 hours in meetings each week, with over 500% increase in one-on-one meetings due to the shift to remote work.

One on one meetings, or 1:1s, are a recurring check-in between two team members to discuss priorities, projects and goals. But are you using them effectively?

In this edition of Calendar Heroes, we talk to Chris Parsons, co-founder and CTO of Lollipop, to learn his style, tools, and methods for balancing priorities while leading an early-stage startup.

VP of Engineering at Mindtickle and Angel Investor, Vishwesh Jirgale, shares how he gets things done and achieves a productive workday. Check it out!

Focus time is a dedicated session for uninterrupted productive work. But with each meeting, Slack message, email and social media distraction, it takes 23 minutes and 15 seconds to get back on track.

VP of customer experience & customer operations at Khoros, Philippe Mesritz shares how he optimizes his time to get things done. Check it out!

Megan is a full-time working mother of four who runs three successful companies, Megan Killion Consulting, newly launched startup Coven Cloud, and a property rental business. See how she makes time!

Add more productivity and control to your smart calendar with advanced Reclaim free and busy event hashtags. Block time for no-meeting days, focus time, meeting times, and clock-out of task scheduling

82% of people don’t have a time management system, but there are hundreds of apps available to improve productivity for every working style. Find your best fit in the top 7 time management tools list.

Over two-thirds of employees have experienced job burnout recently, and more than 50% of all annual turnover results from burnout. See which signs to look for and how to prevent them at your company.

See the top 5 work habits to try to boost your productivity. If you’re seeking a promotion, trying to pivot your career, or just simply looking to step your game up in the workplace, this is for you.

Working on a team that is spread across 10 different time zones and our Calendar Hero, Chris Hunt lets us in on how he is able to do it. Check it out!

The average person changes jobs every 4.1 years, but you shouldn't have to re-sign up for every SaaS app that often. The future of work will be more durable - your identity will survive life changes.

"This meeting could’ve been an email.” We're all thinking it. Even 71% of senior managers feel their meetings are unproductive. Reduce meetings and boost productivity with weekly status reports.

The best time to meditate depends on your intention and your schedule. But no matter when you meditate, you can reap the benefits. The important thing is that you make time for this healthy habit.

Staying organized can feel like a constant battle for people with ADHD before you find your ideal rhythm and workflow. Here are the top ADHD organization tools to help you become more productive.

Are meetings consuming your workweek? 78% of people feel their meeting schedule is out of control - see how one no-meeting day a week can improve your productivity, team morale and prevent burnout.

Working as JSON Schema Specification Lead at Postman, Ben shares how he balances priorities while developing the JSON Schema strategy and it's tooling, and supports the open-source community.

Shay Kingsbury at Hootsuite shares how she balances priorities while leading merger and acquisition integration and Go To Market for Sparkcentral at the social media marketing and management platform.

Slack released a much-anticipated feature in June of 2021: scheduled sends for Slack messages. This, paired with some awesome Status syncing capabilities from Reclaim, can help you become a rockstar Slack communicator and role model for your team.

Michele Wiedemer at Synk shares how she balances priorities while developing the education training program for security champions and developers at the open source security platform.

Exercising for as little as 15 minutes a day can increase your lifespan by as much as 3 years, and you’ll sleep better and feel less stressed too. Here's how to optimize your workouts for the best time of day.

Reading has amazing benefits, and 35% of people want to do it more. It increases verbal intelligence, makes you a better leader, reduces stress, and fends off Alzheimer’s. Here are 5 tips to try out.

Rohini Pandhi, a Product Lead at Square, shares her style, tools and methodologies for balancing priorities while leading the product efforts for one of the top digital payment companies in the world.

Check out the top 15 Slack apps productive teams are using today to build and support the future of work at their organization across calendar management, project management, status updates, HR and team building.

Connor MacDonald at The Ridge shares his style, tools and methodologies for balancing priorities while leading the marketing vision for the brand that brought the world the first RFID-blocking wallet.

We get asked almost every day: what's the difference between Reclaim.ai and Clockwise? While we're both in the smart calendar space, there are some key differences to consider.

Need to create better calendar event titles to communicate context to your invitees, colleagues and incoming schedulers? Calendar communication starts with the first thing people see: the event title.

Want to improve your quality of work, energy level, and creativity? In this article, learn 5 ways in which taking a lunch will actually boost your productivity.

Learn the 5 key differences between effective vs. pointless meetings, and 3 tips to avoid unnecessary meetings getting booked on your calendar.

You want work-life balance, but work and life can't separate into equal halves. Forget balance, here are three ways to make work-life harmony a reality.

We're excited to announce that Reclaim has raised $4.8M in seed funding led by Index Ventures. Here's what comes next.

How to use the Pareto Principle 80/20 rule to block time for your priorities.

While you may think multitasking is a skill you can master, only 2.5% of people can do it effectively. Your brain performs best when “single-tasking”, focusing on only one thing at a time.

A smart calendar can help you simplify calendar management and boost productivity. Here's how to create a smart calendar so you can take control of your busy schedule.