Stress-free productivity does exist

Last month we sent our active users a survey to assess their interest in accessing FacileThings through different mobile devices. The aim was to have a real idea of ​​what devices they are using (or they expect to use soon) in order to adequately focus our development strategy on smartphones and tablets.

Many theories about human motivation—especially those used to motivate employees at work—focus on one basic idea: People tend to respond to positive and negative reinforcements (rewards and punishments) and tend to analyze what interests them in a rational, objective way.

Here comes the start of a new year together with new illusions, despite the gray situation. Although we make our new year resolutions and we are eager to start something new, it is quite common that most of them end up doomed to abandonment by the lack of implementation capacity.

UPDATE: This feature was completely redesigned and updated in 2020

Some time ago I started using the Pomodoro Technique routinely to perform tasks that require a certain amount of time and focus (mainly programming and writing, in my case). I found it really useful, so I wrote an article in which I told you the basics of this technique and my very first impressions.