David Allen’s “Getting Thing Done” (GTD) system has been around for longer than Thunderbird! First published in a book of the same name in 2001, this approach to productivity is focused on freeing your brain from chaos, giving it “focus, clarity, and confidence” for creativity and new ideas. As I’m also a fan of freedom […]

For the past two decades, I’ve been trying to get on Jeopardy. This is harder than answering a Final Jeopardy question in your toughest subject. Roughly a tenth of people who take the exam get invited to auditions, and only a tenth of those who make it to auditions make it to the Contestant Pool […]

For me, staying on top of my inbox has always seemed like an unattainable goal. I’m not an organized person by nature. Periodic and severe email anxiety (thanks, grad school!) often meant my inbox was in the quadruple digits (!). Lately, something’s shifted. Maybe it’s working here, where people care a lot about making email […]

Thunderbird and its features help you do things. Crossing things off your to-do list means getting your time and energy back. Using Thunderbird and its Add-ons for productivity? Now that’s how you take your workflow to the next level. One of Thunderbird’s biggest strengths is its vibrant, community-driven Add-ons. Many of those Add-ons are all […]

Hello! We’re back for the summer edition of our productivity series, and we’re here with a productivity tip that can save you time AND reduce email anxiety-induced procrastination. We’re talking about email templates. Marketing and Comms Manager Natalie Ivanova shared why she’s a huge fan of email templates. When one of her three kids are […]

Are you drowning in email? Reclaim your valuable time and transform your inbox into a productivity powerhouse with this refreshing email management tip!

Learn the basics to time blocking with the Thunderbird Calendar to make the most of your precious resource: your time!