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Finding insights in your Todoist data with Exist
Finding insights in your Todoist data with Exist
We’ve been adding new integrations to Exist recently, and there’s one we’re particularly excited about: Todoist. Along with our previous…
Belle Beth Cooper
Sep 4, 2016
Prioritise your work using the Eisenhower matrix
Prioritise your work using the Eisenhower matrix
A few years ago I read about a tool for evaluating and prioritising work. It was so useful the first time I tried it that I still use it to…
Belle Beth Cooper
Aug 7, 2016
The most simple to do list approach I’ve found
The most simple to do list approach I’ve found
I’ve been using pen and paper for most of my organisation and to do lists for the past six months. I’ve experimented with different…
Belle Beth Cooper
Jul 26, 2016
Why I was less productive when I stopped using a daily to do list
Why I was less productive when I stopped using a daily to do list
I work from home, both on Exist and as a freelance content marketer. I make my own hours, and apart from a couple of article deadlines for…
Belle Beth Cooper
Jul 9, 2016
How do fitness trackers measure your heart rate?
How do fitness trackers measure your heart rate?
Have you ever wondered how smartwatches and wrist-based fitness trackers can tell what your heart rate is? I’ve been wearing an Apple Watch…
Belle Beth Cooper
Feb 22, 2016
How I’m curbing my spending in 2016
How I’m curbing my spending in 2016
I’ve been spending too much money lately (actually, for a lot longer than “lately”). Shopping is a habit I fall back on when I’m bored…
Belle Beth Cooper
Feb 7, 2016
Apple Health isn’t private. It’s painful.
Apple Health isn’t private. It’s painful.
In October 2015 (3 months ago) I started working on integrating Apple Health with Exist for iOS. Lots of Exist users (or potential users)…
Belle Beth Cooper
Feb 6, 2016
Going analogue to get organised in 2016
Going analogue to get organised in 2016
I spent some time in December 2015 exploring different ways to keep on top of my workload. I was feeling a bit overwhelmed with everything…
Belle Beth Cooper
Jan 30, 2016
Building habits that make me happy
Building habits that make me happy
I’m just about to launch an email course on building productive habits, so I’ve been thinking a lot about the habits I’ve built so far. My…
Belle Beth Cooper
Jan 24, 2016
Keeping up good habits when things aren’t going well
Keeping up good habits when things aren’t going well
I’ve been having a pretty tough time lately. I was feeling a lot of pressure in my job at Ghost, as I was working on an audacious new…
Belle Beth Cooper
Dec 27, 2015
The best Apple Watch apps to track your life
The best Apple Watch apps to track your life
I’ve had an Apple Watch for about two months now, and I love it. While I was sad to put my Pebble away in a drawer, the Apple Watch lets me…
Belle Beth Cooper
Dec 18, 2015
Apps to track your period
Apps to track your period
Apple just announced they’re adding period tracking to the built-in iOS Health app, but there are plenty of apps for iOS and Android that…
Belle Beth Cooper
Jul 7, 2015
Spending a day with Exist
Spending a day with Exist
For those new to Exist, I thought it might be helpful to see how I use it throughout the day to keep an eye on my progress. This is what a…
Belle Beth Cooper
Jun 23, 2015
Tracking your life with Pebble
Tracking your life with Pebble
Both Josh and I got Pebble watches after the motion-tracking sensors were made available to third-party app developers. Part of what drew…
Belle Beth Cooper
Jun 9, 2015
What’s the happiest day of the week?
What’s the happiest day of the week?
Do you ever get the Monday blues? Or notice that you’re happier on the weekends, without fail?
Belle Beth Cooper
May 26, 2015
The not-so-ultimate guide to tracking cycling
The not-so-ultimate guide to tracking cycling
I’ve been thinking about buying a new bicycle recently, so naturally my next thought was how to track my cycling time. I did some research…
Belle Beth Cooper
May 16, 2015
Client week: how I keep my day job from taking over my startup
Client week: how I keep my day job from taking over my startup
My latest approach to keeping these two things in balance is to work week-on, week-off.
Belle Beth Cooper
Apr 15, 2015
Filling up your productivity graph
Filling up your productivity graph
I’m still trying to suss out what makes my most productive days, but I’m starting to pull together the clues to improve each day.
Belle Beth Cooper
Mar 31, 2015
Mood tracking is a chore. Here’s why I do it anyway
Mood tracking is a chore. Here’s why I do it anyway
Mood tracking isn’t for everyone, but I’m glad I’ve stuck with it.
Belle Beth Cooper
Mar 16, 2015
Ramifications of the Quantified Self
Ramifications of the Quantified Self
While there are some of us who love to track everything about our lives, it pays to look at what the downsides of self-tracking might be.
Belle Beth Cooper
Aug 6, 2014
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