Author Archives: Michael Linenberger

Nov 2, 2016 We’ve just finished creating a full new set of MYN Outlook 365 Video Trainings that focuses on Windows Outlook 2013 and 2016, and how to use it with my MYN system of e-mail and task management. About … Continue reading →

Oct 11, 2016 Here’s a thought that may help some of you. How about if you look at your MYN task list the very first thing in the morning, prior to checking your email Inbox. It may save you a few … Continue reading →

Sept 30, 2016 Normally I say of the three urgency zones that their definitions are these (in both 1MTD and MYN): Critical Now: must do today. 5 tasks max. Review hourly. Opportunity Now: do in 1 to 10 days. 20 tasks max. … Continue reading →

Sep 18, 2016 Updated Video Set We finally finished the updates to the Full MYN Toodledo Video Training class. Those videos are now updated to incorporate the new web version of Toodledo that came out a while ago. These updates are free … Continue reading →

Sep 1, 2016 Interesting article in Washington Post about how working insanely long hours is ridiculous, and how unfortunate it is that it is expected these days in many work environments. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2016/09/01/stop-touting-the-crazy-hours-you-work-it-helps-no-one-2/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories-2_ol-hours-241pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory It’s a pet peeve of mine, how it’s become … Continue reading →

Aug 13, 2016 You probably know that I advocate using a single folder to file all mail, and to use Outlook Categories there to group by topic. I have tons of posts and lessons on this. One reason some people … Continue reading →

July 11, 2016 The iPhone (and iPad) app TaskTask recently released an update that provides automatic MYN and 1MTD task views on your iPhone. So now it’s even easier to implement the MYN or 1MTD systems when going mobile. I’ll … Continue reading →

July 2, 2016 Many of you may be thinking about not taking a vacation this year. But perhaps this Washington Post article will make you think again: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/07/01/take-a-vacation-your-coworkers-will-manage-just-fine-without-you/?hpid=hp_hp-cards_hp-card-posteverything%3Ahomepage%2Fcard The article says many people skip vacation due to the “indispensability syndrome: A fallacious … Continue reading →

July 1, 2016 The software I announced last month from ClearContext, called MYN Views, has just been updated with two fairly major feature additions. As you may recall, MYN Views is an Outlook add-in that inserts the MYN To-Do Bar … Continue reading →

June 13, 2016 I am happy to announce a new MYN Outlook software add-in called MYN Views for Outlook. It was created by the ClearContext folks and they are selling it starting today. It’s $15. The purpose of this Windows … Continue reading →