“If it ain’t scheduled, it ain’t real.” Or something like that. This tip is a guiding light since I started working on improving my personal productivity two years ago. I followed Marie Forleo of Marie TV and can never forget the lightbulb moment I had when she advised to schedule everything onto my calendar. I’ve…

I’m planner-obsessed. Not a day goes by without looking at my weekly spread. I check for tasks I need to do or appointments I need to attend. It’s my number one productivity tool and my savior from a chaotic and messy day. I’ve used all kinds of planners to manage my day/week/month. I’ve tried Moleskine,…

Things was one of those Mac apps I kept in my App Store wish list for a loooooong time. It’s pretty, looked useful, and was expensive as fuck ($59.99 or P2,490). What made Things so popular though was how LOOOONG it took for Cultured Code to build features and release updates for the app. The…

If there’s one brand I’d want to take to the Philippines, it’s Yoobi. It’s a school supplies brand that gives back to classrooms in need across the United States. I’ve followed Yoobi and their progress for years, and constantly wish we had something similar here in the Philippines. Pronounced “you-be,” the name basically means “one…

Back when I needed some sense of organization to my phone, I used to have a folder for apps that I like using to pass the time—”Time Suckers,” for a lack of a better name for it. In it are my favorite social media apps + this one gem that makes idle time both fun and meaningful:…

Determined to start the year right, I got myself a new planner to organize everything—my daily to-do’s, appointments, activities, and projects. I loved the feeling of checking things off the list. It’s my kind of endorphin that motivates me to keep on finishing. I wanted to take things further than the checkmark though; something visually appealing…