Doug Aamoth

How the world’s laziest to-do list helped me finally get organized

No special apps required: just your phone and your mouth.

How the world’s laziest to-do list helped me finally get organized

Grab web-page screenshots like a pro with this essential free tool

Make short work of capturing images of web pages with Nimbus Capture.

Grab web-page screenshots like a pro with this essential free tool

This Gmail time-saver lets you send canned messages in a few clicks

Your email correspondence is rife with tasks you can automate using Gmail’s templates feature.

This Gmail time-saver lets you send canned messages in a few clicks

These 5 services will automate all your most tedious tasks

From basic task automation to powerful, multistep workflows, these services can take drudge work off your hands.

These 5 services will automate all your most tedious tasks

Five apps for when you need a five-minute break

Get your brain working, stretch out, or even take a quick nap with these fun little apps.

Five apps for when you need a five-minute break

These 6 Spotify playlists will help you power through your workday

Work-friendly and lyric-free playlists for reading, writing, relaxing, and more.

These 6 Spotify playlists will help you power through your workday

5 pandemic-safe virtual gift ideas

Giving isn’t nearly as easy these days. Try these digital gifting options like fun group e-cards and celebrity birthday wishes instead.

5 pandemic-safe virtual gift ideas

I’m incredibly lazy—but I achieve inbox zero every day. Here’s how

How to keep a squeaky-clean inbox while expending as little effort as humanly possible.

I’m incredibly lazy—but I achieve inbox zero every day. Here’s how

Move over, FaceTime: These 8 cool features make Google Duo a winner

Make group calls with a single link, fix crummy lighting, and much more.

Move over, FaceTime: These 8 cool features make Google Duo a winner

Now is a great time to hone your job skills. These 5 sites will help

Get better at what you’re already doing, learn to code, take free college classes, and a whole lot more.

Now is a great time to hone your job skills. These 5 sites will help

These 5 free apps help you declutter like a champ

Sell it, scan it, ship it, and get organized. Or just hire someone to do it all for you. Whatever your strategy, it’s time to cut the clutter.

These 5 free apps help you declutter like a champ

5 great apps to keep your kids learning at home

Cartoon-ified books, easy-to-follow drawing lessons, free resources, and more.

5 great apps to keep your kids learning at home

The 6 most useful Gmail settings you may have overlooked

Retract emails, get more organized, auto-forward messages, and more with these handy Gmail settings.

The 6 most useful Gmail settings you may have overlooked

The 4 best to-do list apps you aren’t using (yet)

Everybody needs an effective task manager. These offer something for everybody, from simple-and-free to gamification.

The 4 best to-do list apps you aren’t using (yet)

These 7 tools will restore your work-life balance during the pandemic

Less work, more life! Take breaks, get some help, forget about dinner, and more with these apps, sites, and services.

These 7 tools will restore your work-life balance during the pandemic

These no-cost, no-equipment exercises will help you stay fit at home

You can’t go to the gym right now. But you can give yourself a surprisingly serious workout in the comfort of your own home office.

These no-cost, no-equipment exercises will help you stay fit at home

Turn an old laptop into a new Chromebook for your kid stuck at home

You’ll need a computer not otherwise in use, a USB stick, a tiny bit of technical know-how, and around an hour.

Turn an old laptop into a new Chromebook for your kid stuck at home

I’ve been doing Zoom meetings for years. These 7 tricks make them great

Put your virtual face on, watch videos together, and even help troubleshoot remote computers with these cool Zoom features.

I’ve been doing Zoom meetings for years. These 7 tricks make them great

These 7 shopping sites are great Amazon alternatives for essentials

When you’re hunkered down and Amazon is out of stock, you can still stock up on the basics, tackle your to-do list, and even have some fun.

These 7 shopping sites are great Amazon alternatives for essentials

I’ve worked from home for almost 20 years. These 6 tips make it awesome

If you’re being forced to work remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic, take heart: You might find that you love it.

I’ve worked from home for almost 20 years. These 6 tips make it awesome

Impact

BP wants to become the world’s largest renewables producer (but still pump a lot of oil)

This mobile game lets you build ecosystems that will help solve real-world ecological problems

What if Central Park were home to a massive urban farm?

Creativity

11 jaw-dropping moments from Trump’s flabbergasting ‘Axios’ interview

Yeti is auctioning off coolers customized by your favorite bands for COVID-19 relief

Ryan Reynolds on ‘Deadpool,’ diversity, and the secrets of successful marketing

Co.Design

How creativity can help us navigate COVID-19: Lessons from the 19th century

Companies use cookies to get you to buy more stuff. Could it have the opposite effect?

Scientists are growing psychedelic cotton in the lab

Work Life

The 5 ways founding a startup prepared me for the pandemic

How to preserve your work culture beyond free snacks and unlimited vacation

The most genius founders can also be erratic CEOs. Here’s how to fix that