Advanced Slack Tutorial: 19 Tips on How to Use Slack

I ❤️ Slack. Our entire 50-person, 8-figure team at Sumo and AppSumo use the Slack app religiously. And so does my small team at OkDork. Slack helps us: Coordinate projects in real-time — much quicker than email Manage our to-dos easily Have a little fun (because business isn’t always serious, you know? 🌮🎉💪) And tons more... Whether you’re...

My Smart Home Automation Setup Saves Me 40 Hours per Year

I just moved into a new place in Austin and have spent the past 2 months avoiding furniture. All I have is an optimized bed, pillows and a Eames chair. In the meantime, I've been optimizing my place for maximum automation. This makes my life so much more convenient and fun. No more running over...

My Personal Organization System for Productivity & Time Management

I constantly get people that ask me “Noah, how do you stay organized?” This is also one of my favorite questions to ask when I interview someone as it speaks volumes on how a person lives their life. I must admit, my most productive and organized period in life was when I relied on my...

My Favorite Book of 2014 —Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

I've been reading more this year and so far my favorite has been Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. It's so good I bought it for the team at AppSumo so they could all read it. I often talk about having one goal and prioritizing based that goal as a key to marketing....

My 2014 Processes (No More New Year's Resolutions)

How many times have you been asked, “What are your resolutions for the new year?” A few of my personal favorite replies: “Nope, already finished them all" “Not dying” “Doing whatever Drake does” Why didn’t we start these habits or desired outcomes at the time we wanted that change to happen? What’s different? No clue....

How to Make Better Decisions with a Priority Framework

Last week we looked at how to simplify your decision making. This week I want to talk briefly about how a priority framework can make decisions easier and better. So what is a priority framework and how does it help? A few months ago, I bought 3 pairs of high-end headphones (Audio Technica, Bose Clear...