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Blog Template Updates

Product Updates

HourStack v2.9.0 - New Templates and Better Performance

November 3, 2021

Entry templates received a major upgrade, we've given the app a nice performance boost, and we've introduced education discounts.

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Most Important Task (MIT)

Tips & Tricks

Do Less to Do More Using the Most Important Task (MIT) Strategy

Use the MIT prioritization strategy to turbocharge your productivity and carve out space to get the most important tasks completed.
Eat That Frog

Tips & Tricks

21 Techniques to Help You Kill Procrastination and Eat That Frog

Using 21 techniques, Brian Tracy's Eat That Frog Method will help you put an end to procrastination so that you can get your work done now.
Timeboxing for Business Development

Stories

How I Used Timeboxing to Grow a Six Figure Web Development Business

Learn how Matt Saunders picked a niche audience, built a sales funnel, and utilized timeboxing to grow his web development business.
HourStack v2.8.0 Release

Product Updates

HourStack v2.8.0 - Redesigned Asana and Todoist Integrations

In this update, we've released all new versions of our Asana and Todoist integrations, expanded account preferences, and a host of other bug fixes and improvements.
Pomodoro Technique header

Tips & Tricks

The Pomodoro Technique: With and Without a Tomato Timer

With help from a simple timer, you'll be able to improve the quality of your work, get more done, and change your relationship with time.
Team Day View feature image

Product Updates

We Just Added a New View for Teams

Now you can focus in on what your whole team has to do that day—in one calendar view— to schedule tasks and manage workload.
Eisenhower Matrix header

Tips & Tricks

How to Manage Your Team (and Yourself) Using the Eisenhower Box

With help from the tried-and-tested Eisenhower Box, learn how to effectively manage urgent and important tasks using your team as a resource.
Simply your life

Tips & Tricks

11 Time Management Techniques to Simplify Your Life

Incorporate these time management techniques into your week to get more done and feel less stressed.
Ivy Lee Method

Tips & Tricks

How to Use the Ivy Lee Method to Quickly Prioritize Your Tasks

The Ivy Lee Method is a simple prioritization strategy that will help you get the most out of each day. Use it with HourStack to save even more time.
16 Effective Time management Strategies

Tips & Tricks

16 Effective Prioritization and Time Management Strategies

Prioritize your task list, adopt a time management strategy that suits your style of work, and get more done when you say you will.
Web Based Notifications

Product Updates

Stay on Track With Web-based Notifications

Stay on top of your schedule by activating browser-based push notifications. Never miss a task again, or go over capacity.
Keyboard Shortcuts Featured

Product Updates

Keyboard Shortcuts For Almost Everything

What’s better than hitting all your deadlines? Hitting them faster. Get ready for that bonus coffee break...
Move or copy multiple entries

Product Updates

Move or Copy Multiple Entries at Once With Drag-and-drop

Use keyboard shortcuts to select multiple entries then drag them all at once to another day in your calendar to either move or copy them.
Updates for faster reporting

Product Updates

2 New Updates For Faster Reporting

Compile reports faster than ever with additional date range options, and more intuitive grouped entries.
Mastering Time Management

Tips & Tricks

How to Actually Master Time Management and Fulfill Your Goals in 168 Hours

Learn to manage your time in week-long increments (168 hours) and do more of the things you love, and less of the things you don't.
Bulk entry actions just got better

Product Updates

Bulk Entry Actions Just Got a Whole Lot Better!

Manage busy schedules in seconds—not minutes—with the new and improved bulk entry actions update. Create templates, delete entries, add labels, and so much more, all at once.
Keep reports clean with the new description field

Product Updates

Keep Reports Clean With the New Description Field

Keeping your reports clean is easier than ever with the new description field. Use notes for internal use, and descriptions to give clients and managers additional context.
Add logged time at any time

Product Updates

Add "Logged Time" at Any Time

Historical task, in progress task, or future task—now you can add logged time to any entry as well as complete it at the same time, whenever you need to, giving you more flexibility and freedom.
The time management strategy we love

Tips & Tricks

Time Blocking: the Time Management Strategy We Love

Time blocking is one of many time management strategies. It's easy to learn and implement, especially if you use HourStack. But, is it the right strategy for you? Let's talk about that.

Time management just got a whole lot easier.

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