How to manage distractions at the office. It’s one of the most common questions we all ask at least once during our working lives. The answer? Well, you’ll be glad to hear there’s several, and it’s all about being sensible with your time, honest with people who are taking up too much of it and […]
If you search Google for how to improve your workplace productivity, you’ll find a huge amount of tried-and-tested tactics for ensuring you get to the bottom of your to-do list each day. Unfortunately, they often miss one important trick: what you do outside of work. You could invest your time in learning the best productivity […]
In the 1980s, a chap called Francesco Cirillo developed a new time-management technique called the Pomodoro. Cirillo wanted to get more out of his working day by remaining intensely focused on tasks for short bursts of time. This is why the Pomodoro technique divides work productivity into 25-minute bursts, with up to five minutes of […]
How often have you fallen victim to procrastination at work? It’s a horrible feeling when you realise you’ve done nothing but stare out of the window, fiddle with the contents of your desk drawer and engage in needless conversations at the water cooler for the last three hours. The thought of the work you could […]
There aren’t many business websites that’ll make you laugh out loud, but the ones that stick in your mind are those that raise a smile or tempt you to share with friends, such is the smart way in which they present what would otherwise be dull information. Humour doesn’t work for every business or organisation. […]
Do you live by your to-do list? If you’re the forgetful sort, or just love being organised when it comes to your daily duties, to-do lists are brilliant tools. But what if yours has grown out of all proportion? Firstly, let’s cover the elephant in the room, because it isn’t always that obvious when your […]
Although Blend Creative Minds is a team of people, we know what it’s like to be a freelancer and appreciate there are many workers of that type in SEO, copywriting and web design. We also know how tough it is to stand out in the independent working field. The phrase ‘Jack of all trades, master […]
I’ m always on the look-out for new apps that are going to help me to write more efficiently. It’s all about having the tools at my disposal that are going to help me to get those words down where ever I am. Well, ok. It’s not just all that, I mean who can resist […]
This guide assumes that you’ve already attended a few networking events; you feel relatively comfortable entering a room full of people and making connections. But something is still missing. The last couple of events you’ve attended have been rather flat, and you can’t honestly lay claim to having gained a single useful connection from any […]
We are Introducing a shorter working day. You might think we’ve gone slightly mad, but at Blend Creative Minds, we’ve decided to reduce the working hours for everyone.What was once a 9.30am-6pm day will soon become a 9.30am - 4.30pm day. But, we’re going to go one step further. We’re also thinking of introducing unlimited […]
