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Hands-on guides on to-do lists, focus, ADHD and habits — from the team behind ToDoClub.
How to Keep a To-Do List You'll Actually Use (2026 Guide)
The complete guide to a to-do list that works: the three ground rules, prioritizing, weekly reviews and the most common mistakes.
The big guides
ADHD Productivity: Strategies That Actually Work
Why classic productivity advice fails ADHD brains — and the strategies that work with your neurology instead of against it.
Time Management Methods Compared: What Works When
Pomodoro, timeboxing, Eat the Frog, GTD and more — the classic time management methods explained, sorted by the problem they solve.
How to Build Habits That Stick: The Practical Guide
Habit stacking, tiny habits, streaks and handling setbacks — the science-based playbook for routines that survive real life.
Focus & Deep Work: Getting Concentrated Work Done in a Loud World
How to eliminate distractions, train deep work like a muscle and use timers, monotasking and real breaks to get more done.
All articles
To-do lists
The 1-3-5 Rule: Realistic Daily Planning in One Minute
With the 1-3-5 rule, you plan days you'll actually finish: 1 big chunk, 3 medium tasks, 5 small ones.
The Eisenhower Matrix: Important vs. Urgent in 4 Quadrants
The Eisenhower Matrix explained: how four quadrants help you instantly see what to do, plan, delegate, or drop.
Braindump: An Empty Head in 15 Minutes
A braindump guide: how to get every open task out of your head in 15 minutes — and what to do with the list afterward.
Weekly Planning: The 20-Minute Ritual for a Calm Week
Weekly planning step by step: review, calendar check, three weekly goals — the Sunday ritual that keeps Monday chaos away.
Setting Priorities: High, Medium, Low — Done Right
Priorities that actually work: why three levels are enough, how to assign them, and the trick against the everything-is-important trap.
Delegating Tasks: Letting Go as a Productivity Strategy
Learn how to delegate: which tasks to hand off, how to pass them on, and why keeping control costs you more than letting go.
Evening Planning: Why 5 PM Is the Best Time
Plan your day the night before: how 5 minutes in the evening prevent decision fatigue in the morning and help your mind wind down.
Digital vs. Paper To-Do List: The Honest Comparison
App or notebook? The strengths and weaknesses of digital and paper to-do lists — and which system fits whom.
Beating Procrastination: Why You Put Things Off — and What Actually Helps
Procrastination is emotion regulation, not a time problem: the real reasons you put things off and seven fixes that stick.
ADHD & focus
Getting Started with ADHD: 7 Tricks to Break Through the Starting Block
You want to but can't get going: 7 proven ADHD strategies to beat the starting block — from the 10-minute deal to the first small move.
Body Doubling: Why Working Alongside Someone Works Wonders for ADHD
Body doubling explained: how the mere presence of another person helps ADHD brains get started and stay on track.
Beating Task Paralysis: When Too Many Tasks Freeze You Up
Task paralysis: why a crowded mind grinds you to a halt, and three steps to get moving again.
Dopamine & Productivity: Using Rewards the Right Way
Why ADHD brains need rewards right now — and how confetti, sounds, and points can put your dopamine system to work for you.
Time Blindness and ADHD: When 5 Minutes Feel Like 2 Hours
Understanding and compensating for time blindness: why ADHD brains don't feel time and which external clocks actually help.
Harness Hyperfocus Instead of Fighting It: Steering the ADHD Superpower
Hyperfocus and ADHD: how to steer those hours of deep absorption toward the right tasks — and come back up safely.
ADHD Morning Routine: A Smooth Start Without 40 Decisions
A morning routine that actually works with ADHD: fewer decisions, visible steps, and one fixed first domino.
A Low-Stimulation Workspace: Less Input, More Output
Set up an ADHD-friendly workspace: how to cut down on visual and auditory clutter without feeling like you're in a cell.
Gamification: Why Points and Levels Help You Get Things Done
Points, levels, streaks: how gamification turns tedious tasks into a game — and where the limits are.
Deep Work for Beginners: From 0 to 90 Minutes of Focused Work
Learn Deep Work without the frustration: the 4-week build-up plan that takes you from 25-minute blocks to real deep-work sessions.
Eliminate Distractions: The Anti-Distraction Protocol
Distraction is a system flaw, not a character flaw: the 3-layer protocol for devices, environment, and mind.
Monotasking: The Only Real Productivity Hack
Multitasking can cost you up to 40% of your performance. Here's why doing one thing at a time is the fastest route — and how to train yourself to monotask.
Focus Timer: Why a Visible Ring Beats Willpower
Visible timers change behavior: the psychology behind countdown rings and how to use timers the right way for focus sessions.
Taming Notifications: The 15-Minute Fix for Your Phone
Step by step: which notifications to switch off, which ones can stay, and how to take back control of your attention.
Flow State: The Science of Effortless Work
Flow according to Csíkszentmihályi: the four conditions under which work becomes effortless — and how to create them on purpose.
Take Breaks the Right Way: Recovery Is Part of the Work
Not every break restores you: why scrolling isn't a break and which micro, short, and lunch breaks actually bring your performance back.
Digital Detox at Work: Offline Blocks That Advance Your Career
No need to drop out: how offline blocks, mail-free mornings, and one detox day a month measurably improve your work.
Focus Music: What Helps You Concentrate — and What Gets in the Way
Music and concentration: when music boosts performance, when it disrupts, and which genres, noise colors, and playlists actually work.
Time management
The Pomodoro Technique: 25 Minutes That Change Everything
How to use the Pomodoro Technique the right way: the process, common mistakes, and variations for long deep-work sessions.
Timeboxing: Put Tasks in Your Calendar, Not Just on a List
Timeboxing explained: how fixed time slots in your calendar beat procrastination and make your to-do list realistic.
Eat the Frog: The Worst First — and the Day Is Yours
How to actually use Eat the Frog: why the most unpleasant task belongs first thing in the morning and how to spot your frog.
The Pareto Principle: 80% Impact from 20% Effort
The 80/20 principle in everyday life: how to find the handful of tasks that create nearly all your impact — and cut the rest with a clear conscience.
Getting Things Done (GTD): The System for Overloaded Minds
GTD explained in a nutshell: Capture, Clarify, Organize, Reflect, Engage — David Allen's method without the baggage.
The 2-Minute Rule: Handle Small Stuff Now Instead of Managing It
If it takes less than two minutes, do it right away: how the 2-minute rule keeps your list short — and where its limits lie.
Calendar vs. To-Do List: What Belongs Where?
Appointments go in the calendar, tasks go on the list — sounds obvious, yet it's constantly done wrong. The clear rule for separating them, with examples.
Energy Management: Plan Around Your Power, Not Just the Clock
An hour isn't always an hour: how to spot the highs and lows of your day and schedule tasks by energy instead of just by the time on the clock.
The Weekly Review: 15 Minutes That Save Your Week
The weekly review in practice: the three questions that turn chaos into clarity — and why every system falls apart without one.
Habits
Habit Stacking: Attaching New Habits to Old Ones
Habit stacking à la James Clear: with the formula 'After [habit] I do [new habit],' routines fall into place almost on their own.
Streaks: The Psychology of the Unbroken Chain
Why streaks are such powerful motivators, how to use them right — and how to keep a broken streak from ending everything.
Micro-Habits: Start Ridiculously Small, Win Big
One pull-up, one page, one sentence: why ridiculously small habits are the only ones that survive daily life.
Building a Morning Routine: Realistic, Not Instagram
No 5 a.m. club, no ice baths: how to build a morning routine that fits your actual life and holds up even on chaotic days.
The Evening Routine: The Underrated Lever for Good Days
Good mornings start the night before: the three elements of an evening routine that improves your sleep, your space, and your next day.
Tracking Habits: Visibility Beats Willpower
Habit tracking done right: which method fits you, what you should actually measure, and why the tracker itself becomes the reward.
Habit Slip-Ups: Never Twice in a Row
One missed day doesn't ruin anything — giving up afterward does. The psychology of getting back on track and the never-twice rule.
Environment Design: Change Your Behavior Without Willpower
Your environment matters more than your willpower: how to set up your home and workspace so that good behavior becomes the easiest path.
The 66-Day Myth: How Long Habits Really Take
21 days? 66 days? The real science on habit formation — and why asking about the timeline is the wrong question.