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Browsers offer us a window into the magical world of the internet, and they do far more than you realize. It's not just about visiting web pages anymore- browsers function as something of an operating system in their own right, which is really not all that far off with Chrome OS now powering Google's Chromebooks.

While there is still plenty of debate over which web browser is the best, there's certainly something special about the sleek, minimalist package known as Google Chrome. And the data shows that most users agree: According to Net Applications, most internet users are on Chrome, and it's not particularly close.

One of the reasons for Chrome's popularity is its clean, polished UI and its versatility. While Chrome's abilities multiply greatly when you consider the near-bottomless library of extensions, there's a bounty of stock functionality embedded all throughout Chrome's guts you may not even know about.

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If you don't want Chrome recording your browsing history or storing any cookies, go into Incognito Mode. It's a good option when browsing for things you might not want the world to know about, be that holiday gift shopping, or more adult activities.

To open an incognito window in Chrome, click the three-dot icon on the top-right corner of the browser and select New incognito window. On mobile, tap the three-dot icon on the bottom-right (iOS) or top-right (Android) and select New Incognito Tab.

We should note that Incognito mode will not block your behavior from being monitored by work or by the websites you visit (they can still log your IP address).If you're serious about online privacy, consider a VPN service.

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SINGAPORE: A website has been masquerading as the Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) website and phishing for personal information, said MOM in a Facebook post on Tuesday (Jun 16).

The fake website - http://eponline-sg.com - is one of several that the ministry has uncovered. All of them have "similar but different URLs", said MOM in a note on its website.

To determine the authenticity of an MOM website, the public can look at its domain name.

"Official MOM websites and eServices' URLs will always contain '.mom.gov.sg'," said the ministry.

http://www.mom-sg.org

http://mom-gov.com

http://ministryofmanpower.net

http://wponlinemomgov.sg.com

It listed some examples of fake websites that it has found:

"These looked very similar to our official URL, but do not have '.mom.gov.sg'.

"Some may even try to embed '.mom.gov.sg' into their URLs but their domain name won't end with '.mom.gov.sg'," said the ministry.

Such fake websites may even "try to look official and mimic the official MOM website", it added.

MOM in its Facebook post said it will continue to look for such fake websites and take them down.

"We also remain committed to keeping the official MOM website unaffected and your data safe," it added.

There has been a spike in the number of phishing scams, with a 30-fold increase in the number of cases reported in the first five months of 2020, compared to the same period last year.

The rise occurred in particular during the COVID-19 "circuit breaker" period, during which 151 cases were reported between Apr 7 and May 7.

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151 phishing scams were reported to the police from Apr. 7 to May 7, 2020.

According to a May 16 police news release, this number is a whopping 655 per cent more than the monthly average of 20 phishing scam cases reported in the first three months of 2020.

The number of phishing scams also increased by 129 cases to 137 cases in the first four months of 2020, compared to eight cases in the same period last year.

Police stated that the increase in phishing scam cases occurred during Singapore's current circuit breaker period.

How victims were scammed

Members of the public who have fallen victim to such phishing scams would receive e-mails or text messages purportedly sent from a company they know or trust.

This includes banks, government agencies, trade unions like NTUC, or companies such as SingPost, StarHub and Netflix.

The emails and messages will usually include fake offers or claims to trick victims into clicking a link.

Some of these fake offers or claims include special deals, government payout during the Covid-19 period, or outstanding payment for a parcel.

Upon clicking on the links, victims will be redirected to fraudulent websites where they will be required to provide their credit/debit card details and a one-time password (OTP).

Police added that most victims only realised that they have been scammed when they discovered unauthorised transactions in their bank accounts for various online purchases or payments made using their credit/debit card.

Prevention measures

To prevent these crimes from happening, police advise the public to follow these measures:

1. Do not click on URL links provided in unsolicited emails and text messages.

2. Always verify the authenticity of the information with the official website or sources.

3. Never disclose your personal or Internet banking details and OTP to anyone.

4. Report any fraudulent credit/debit card charges to your bank and cancel your card immediately.

To provide any information relating to phishing scam cases, you can call the police hotline at 1800-255-0000, or submit your info online.

For urgent police assistance, dial '999'.

You may also call the anti-scam helpline at 1800-722-6688 or visit this website to seek scam-related advice.
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The right time management technique can really help you boost your productivity. Here are the 18 most effective (and most popular) time management techniques you can start practicing to improve your productivity.

What are time management techniques?

Time management itself revolves around choices - you decide what you need to do, when you need to finish, and what tasks you need to tackle in order to reach your goals.

If you choose to make high-value, goal-oriented tasks a priority, finish them before the deadline, but also leave time for leading a healthy life, you'll be able to say that you've managed your time successfully. But how do you do that?

Well, by using the right time management techniques.

Time management techniques are a set of rules and principles you need to follow in order to be more productive and efficient with your time, make better and faster decisions, as well as accomplish more in less time and with less effort.

There are plenty of time management techniques based on approved time management best practices:

Writing down what you need to do today

Working on important and urgent tasks first

Saving time for priority tasks, routine tasks, but also breaks

Proper stress management

Proper team management

Tracking project progress and identifying lags

Most time management techniques deal with one or more of the listed points, and you can make the choice for your time management techniques by looking over what you want to improve in your routine.

Apart from that, you'll also need to consider the time management skills you need to improve and your personal time management style.

Time management skills

Effective time management skills include:

Setting SMART goals - make sure the goals you set for yourself are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound.

Effective planning - make sure you have clear objectives, as well as defined tasks and resources in order to make a clear plan that will lead you to your goals.

Stress management - make sure you manage your stress with stress relieving strategies and tactics, in order to feel more relaxed while doing your work.

Proper task delegation - delegating tasks helps you ease the workload and share it with competent colleagues and employees.

Avoiding distractions - distractions take away from the time you should be working (or even relaxing), so you should learn how to avoid them.

Single-tasking - focusing on one task at a time helps you deliver quality end results much better than when you multitask.

Saying "No" - this little two-letter word will help you save more time for your own priorities.

Setting priorities - Investing time into the right tasks will ask for less effort, but bring better results. This is also known as the 20/80 rule, or the Pareto principle.

Beating procrastination - Identify the causes of your procrastination and tackle them.

In order to improve your time management efforts, you'll need to practice these skills.

Time management styles

Not all time management techniques are suitable for everyone - we don't all work the same, so we don't all face the same time management issues. Everyone has a prevailing time management method of dealing with work, i.e. a time management style, one that brings its own time management issues - if you think about it, you may find that you're a:

Time Martyr

You fill your schedules with requests from others, instead of focusing on what's important to you. Your own tasks feel like too much responsibility, so you jump at the chance to take on anything else - you gain validation from others, but neglect the tasks that would bring you self-validation.

Issues: multitasking, missed deadlines, ineffective scheduling, skipping breaks

Procrastinator

Time Martyrs at least tackle other people's tasks - Procrastinators delay work on everything remotely important to anyone. Some claim they work better under pressure, but the results they get are often dampened by the stress and anxiety this practice brings.

Issues: missed deadlines, ineffective scheduling, multitasking

Distractor

Your heart's in the right place, but you're easily distracted. A random request from a colleague is as likely to catch your fleeting attention as is a 20-minute phone call from your proprietor.

Issues: multitasking, missed deadlines, ineffective scheduling

Underestimator

You estimate that handling a task will take you much less than it actually does - you rarely live up to your optimistic deadlines.

Issues: missed deadlines, ineffective scheduling

Firefighter

You try to tackle everything on your own, right now - you're constantly putting out "fires" left and right, and don't feel fulfilled unless you're working on 10 tasks at once, and feeling "busy". Once you're done with that, you simply ask: "What's next?" - which is a practice that will lead you to burnout, sooner or later.

Issues: missed deadlines, skipping breaks, ineffective scheduling

Perfectionist

You're similar to the procrastinator and distractor, but your inability to finish a task at least has a noble cause - you want everything to be perfect. You'll work overtime, and invest all your efforts into delivering a high-quality project - but you often don't know how to quit while you're ahead, so you may miss your deadlines and risk burnout.

Issues: missed deadlines, skipping breaks

All the issues listed alongside your time management styles can be solved, and all the necessary time management skills can be perfected, if you only choose the right time management techniques.

01.

Pomodoro

Overview

You parse your work into 25-minute work sessions (pomodoros), and 5-minute breaks. After 4 cycles, you take a 20-minute break.

Developed by Francesco Cirillo, the Pomodoro technique got its name after the Pomodoro-shaped kitchen timer Francesco used to track progress in his work.

Time management skills it improves: effective planning, stress management, avoiding distractions, single-tasking, setting priorities, saying "No"

Issues it solves: ineffective scheduling, skipping breaks, multitasking, missed deadlines

How it works

1. Set your timer for 25 minutes

2. Focus on your work during these 25 minutes

3. Stop as soon as the alarm goes off

4. Take a 5-minute break

5. Resume work for another 25 minutes after the break

6. After four 25/5 minute cycles, take a 20-minute break

7. Repeat the process until finished with task or project

For this purpose, you can try the Pomodoro Timer in Clockify, or learn more about how to start using Pomodoro.

Advantages
Disadvantages
You have to stop working once the 25 minutes run out - If you're doing particularly well, this is counterproductive

Following fixed intervals - the prescribed 25/5 minute sessions may not work for you

02.

Kanban

Overview

A visual time management technique that helps you follow the progress with your projects - you track how the tasks move across differently labeled columns.

This technique was developed in the 1940s in Japan by Taiichi Ohno, for Toyota Automotive, to help increase their productivity, and effectiveness in manufacture.

Time management skills it improves: effective planning, SMART goals, proper task delegation, single-tasking

Issues it solves: multitasking, missed deadlines, ineffective scheduling

How it works

You can use project management software, a pen and paper, or a whiteboard and sticky notes.

Determine the number of stages in your project or task, and create the columns. For example, you can create four columns, and move tasks within a project across these stages:

Advantages
Disadvantages

No one-size-fits-all template, which means creating a Kanban board can be time-consuming, as you have to decide how many columns to include and how to name them

Kanban doesn't help your order tasks directly, in terms of importance and urgency

May be difficult to predict when your team will finish the tasks (and project) because the only measure of progress is moving across columns; there is no time component

03.

Getting Things Done

Overview

A five-step method that allows you to brainstorm your tasks, and make them into a straightforward to-do list.

Getting Things Done (GTD) was introduced by David Allen in his book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity.

Time management skills it improves: effective planning, setting priorities, SMART goals

Issues it solves: ineffective scheduling

How it works

Advantages
Disadvantages
04.

Eat that Frog

Overview

This time management technique is aimed at prioritizing tasks. You pick out your most important, or worst task (this is your "frog"), and tackle it first thing tomorrow. Once you have finished with your "frog", you can move on to other tasks for the day, but not before.

This may be a task that requires all your attention (due to its importance or difficulty), one that you've been avoiding (because it's boring, demanding or difficult).

The "Eat that Frog" premise was developed by Brian Tracy, in his book "Eat that Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time".

Time management skills it improves: effective planning, setting priorities, SMART goals

Issues it solves: ineffective scheduling, multitasking, missed deadlines

How it works

You have to identify tasks based on their priority, and label accordingly:

Task A - most important task, the one you should tackle first, or suffer the consequences.

Task B - second most important task, the one you should tackle after Task A. Less important, but still vital.

Task C - a task you could do, but you wouldn't suffer consequences if you didn't do it.

Task D - a task you should ideally delegate to someone else, and allocate this time to Task A.

Task E - a task you don't really need to do, so you're free to eliminate it.

Advantages
Disadvantages

A difficult and demoralizing start of the day

It may be rigid and impractical if your most important task changes during the course of the day

05.

Timeboxing

Overview

You allocate time periods (timeboxes) to activities; you work within this time period, and then stop once the set time runs out. Timeboxing often includes fixed deadlines, so it's used in project management.

Timeboxing works as a more general approach to the Pomodoro technique - instead of 25-minute sessions (timeboxes), the period of time within a timebox isn't as fixed.

James Martin was the first to explain the technique in more detail, in one of the chapters of his book Rapid Application Development.

Time management skills it improves: effective planning, avoiding distractions, single-tasking, setting priorities

Issues it solves: missed deadlines, ineffective scheduling, multitasking, skipping breaks

How it works

1. Lay out all your activities and tasks on a list

2. Decide what you want to accomplish with these tasks - define your goals

3. If a task is important and requires great focus, allocate a longer time period to it (for example, 1 or 2 hours)

4. If it's a difficult task, parse it, and allocate shorter time periods (for example, 20-30 minutes) to parts of it, to make the task easier to manage

5. Start from your first task, and work your way down

6. When the allocated time for a task is up, stop working in it

7. Take a break

8. Review what you've managed to accomplish

9. Turn your attention to other time boxes in your schedule

Advantages
Disadvantages
06.

Time blocking

Overview

You block out time for a specific activity or task and work on it during this time period.

This time management technique was made popular by Elon Musk.

Time management skills it improves: effective planning, avoiding distractions, single-tasking, setting priorities, SMART goals

Issues it solves: missed deadlines, ineffective scheduling, multitasking, skipping breaks

How it works

There are 4 stages to Time Blocking:

1. The planning stage:
Define your tasks and activities, identify priorities

2. The blocking stage:

Assign each task with a specific time block - number of minutes or hours, with specific days, start and end times noted in your calendar

The time block can be shorter, for example, 10 minutes, or longer, for example, 90 minutes. This depends on the priority level of the task

Block more time for priority tasks; also, allocate these tasks to the time of day when you're the most productive

Block your less productive time of the day for less important tasks

Note everything in a calendar: the day, the start time, and the end time

3. The acting stage:

Start working on the first daily task (usually your priority task)

Work your way down your schedule

Take breaks between time blocks, and schedule these breaks

Hold a flexible view on your time blocking schedule: if you receive an urgent task, block an appropriate amount of time for it, and start working on it as soon as possible

4. The revision stage:
If you see a task takes longer or shorter than you estimated, revise the schedule for other tasks you've planned for that day

Advantages

A comprehensive way of keeping track of your work day

Works great with Cal Newport's idea of deep work, as you have to stick to a fixed schedule for when you'll focus on a task

You'll feel like you have better control of your workload

Disadvantages
07.

Inbox-Zero

Overview

An approach for managing your email inbox - you aim at keeping your email inbox empty, or close to empty.

The approach was developed by Merlin Mann, an expert in the field of productivity.

Time management skills it improves: avoiding distractions, single-tasking, setting priorities, stress management, effective planning

Issues it solves: ineffective scheduling, multitasking

How it works

To reach inbox zero, you have to:

Determine the time of day you'll work on managing your inbox - stick to this time

Silence notifications, and don't leave the email tab in your browser open

Prioritize your emails:

Respond right away to most important emails, and emails you can answer quickly

Move emails that'll take you longer to answer to a "needs a response" folder (allocate some of your "manage inbox" time to these responses)

Decide what messages you can delegate, and then forward them to other team members

Delete and archive unwanted, or old messages

Advantages
Disadvantages
08.

Who's Got the Monkey

Overview

The emphasis of this method is on delegating tasks and is mostly aimed at project managers, though others can make use of it as well. Monkeys are tasks, and you have to consider how to deal with them.

There are 3 types of "monkeys" and managed time:

You aim to eliminate subordinate-imposed time, control system and boss-imposed time, and increase discretionary time.

The principle is based on William Oncken's book Managing Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey.

Time management skills it improves: effective planning, proper task delegation, setting priorities, SMART goals, stress management, single-tasking

Issues it solves: multitasking, ineffective scheduling

How it works

1. Recognize and describe the "monkey" - specify what the task is, and what actions are needed for its completion

2. Assign the "monkey" - allocate the "monkey" to a person

3. Insure the "monkey" - Make sure the person handles the "monkey" appropriately:

If a monkey is important and allows no mistakes, then you should recommend what should be done and act if needed.

If you're certain the person assigned with the monkey can handle it, act and then provide advice

4. Checking on the "monkey" - Specify when you'll provide follow-up for the monkey, to make sure everything is on track

Advantages
Disadvantages
Deals only with management and delegating tasks - should be combined with other time management methods for better productivity results overall

09.

Action Method

Overview

The Action Method is based on the premise that everything is a project: you view all your activities as projects, parse, and manage them accordingly. These projects can be:

Time management skills it improves: SMART goals, effective planning

Issues it solves: ineffective scheduling

How it works

Advantages
Viewing all your daily activities as projects means you'll have steps laid out for each activity, so you're likely to be faster and more efficient

Disadvantages

Time-consuming and potentially overwhelming - viewing everything as a project means you'll spend a lot of time planning

No schedule for reviewing backburner items - no clarity on when, or whether you should tackle these items

10.

The Eisenhower Matrix

Overview

A time management technique in which tasks are prioritized is known as the Eisenhower Matrix - this technique is based on labeling each task as: important / not important, and urgent / not urgent.

You assess the tasks according to their importance and urgency and tackle them in relation to this.

The Eisenhower Matrix is named after the American president Eisenhower, who was known for productivity during his time in Office.

Time management skills it improves: effective planning, setting priorities, single-tasking, saying "No", avoiding distractions, SMART goals, proper task delegation

Issues it solves: ineffective scheduling, missed deadlines, multitasking

How it works

List all your tasks, and divide them into 4 quadrants:

The 1st quadrant - Tasks that are important and urgent. You should do them immediately.

The 2nd quadrant - Tasks that are important, but are not urgent. You should make a plan when you'll tackle them.

The 3rd quadrant - Tasks that are not important, but are urgent. You should delegate these tasks to your colleagues.

The 4th quadrant - Tasks that are not important and not urgent. You should eliminate them altogether from your schedule.

Advantages

A straightforward principle to prioritizing tasks

Allows you to consider what tasks you can delegate or eliminate

Disadvantages

May be difficult to determine the importance and urgency level of tasks

Present bias may stop you from implementing this technique in full - you'll feel an urge to focus on urgent tasks, which are not necessarily important

11.

Biological Prime Time

Overview

Your Biological Prime Time is the time of day when you have the highest energy levels, so you're most likely to be productive with your work.

Once you determine your biological prime time, you'll be able to allocate your most important, priority tasks to this time.

The term "Biological Prime Time" was first introduced by Sam Carpenter in his book Work the System

Time management skills it improves: effective planning, setting priorities, avoiding distractions, SMART goals

Issues it solves: ineffective scheduling

How it works

You'll have to experiment with your work across several days, say 20 days

Track your focus, energy, motivation, and attention span during these days

It's best that you track these variables within a fixed time period, say, from 9 AM to 5 PM every day

Chart your results every hour, and every day

After 20 days, analyze your results - you're bound to notice that a certain time of day stands out as the time when you were able to perform the most work

Once you have identified your most productive hours of the day across these 20 days, start allocating your future priority tasks to this time

Allocate less important tasks to the time periods you've noticed that your focus, energy levels, and attention span are low

Advantages

You'll identify when you're the most productive and be able to allocate all crucial tasks to this time period

You'll identify when you're less productive, and be able to allocate less important, but still vital activities, such as managing your emails and making phone calls

Disadvantages

You'll have to tweak and change your routine often, and track it for a longer time if you want to identify your biological prime time right

If you're subordinate to someone and have to adhere to deadlines, knowing your prime biological time won't be of use - you'll have to work according to your bosses' requests and deadlines

12.

The Productivity Journal

Overview

A 18 Journal is somewhat similar to a regular journal, only you don't note in your personal thoughts in it, you mostly note in your actions - activities you can complete and later reflect on.

This technique is versatile in the actions you note in, so you can:

Time management skills it improves: effective planning, setting priorities, SMART goals

Issues it solves: ineffective scheduling, missed deadlines

How it works

1. Each day, define your to-do list in a notebook, or appropriate software - keep the items simple, clear and achievable

2. Track the amount of time it takes you to finish each item - you can use Clockify for this purpose and store items from your to-do list as time entries

3. Analyze your time results and tweak your future to-do lists accordingly

4. For more details, you can also:

Self-rate your productivity for each item on a scale from 1 to 10

Make a list of distractions (Social Media, YouTube, your phone), so you'll be more likely to avoid them

Break each item on your to-do list in smaller, more manageable tasks

In addition to tasks, set goals you wish to accomplish with these tasks or groups of tasks

5. Reflect on your day, by jotting down comments on:

What tasks you've accomplished with success

What issues you've encountered

Whether you were able to overcome them

Advantages

Holds all your entire productivity history - you'll have all your ideas, to-do lists, deadlines for tasks and projects in one place

Writing down your issues can relieve you of stress

Disadvantages

The journal can get unstructured - a lot depends on your own ability to structure the journal, as there are no clear rules for this

Perhaps a too extensive account of your productivity results - you may have to spend some time searching to find a past to-do list, comment on a specific task, and similar items in the journal

13.

The Seinfeld Method

Overview

A specific calendar system claimed to be inspired by Jerry Seinfeld's productivity quote: "Don't break the chain".

Each day you work on a skill, you mark that day with red, and form a chain of "red" days. If you don't work for a day, you don't mark it with red, and you "break the chain".

Time management skills it improves: SMART goals

Issues it solves: missed deadlines

How it works

For example, you want to improve your coding skills:
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Advantages

As you watch the chain of days marked red grow, you'll feel motivated to continue the chain and work on your skill every day

You'll aim to work and progress every day, so you'll be less likely to procrastinate as you race to do some work before the day ends

Disadvantages

Each day, you have to select a task that is relevant enough for your skill, but also achievable, which can get tricky

Some days, it'll be hard for you to find any time for your work, due to other priorities and obligations, so you may have to "break the chain"

14.

The 10-Minute Rule

Overview

You tell yourself you'll work on a task for 10 minutes. After the 10 minutes are up, you determine whether you'll stop or keep going.

Time management skills it improves: effective planning, stress management, single-tasking, setting priorities

Issues it solves: multitasking, skipping breaks

How it works

1. Select a task

2. Start working on it immediately

3. After ten minutes have passed, reflect on your focus and patience: do you want to stop working on the task, or do you wish to continue for 10 minutes more?

4. Work for 10-minute time periods until you want to stop working on this task for the day

Advantages

Parsing your task into small time chunks will help you gain a sense of momentum because you're only obliged to work on it 10 minutes at a time

When you work only 10 minutes at a time, you don't feel overwhelmed, even with bigger tasks

Considering 10 minutes is a small amount of time, chances are you'll continue working for more 10-minute sets after the first one

Starting work immediately after you've selected the task means you'll have no time for negative thoughts and predictions

Less chance for procrastination - you'll make it a habit to dive right into work

From a psychological point of view, it's easier to tackle a 90 minutes task as 9x10 minute chunks

Disadvantages
Stopping every 10 minutes to consider whether you're up for another 10 minutes of work can get distracting, especially if you've immersed yourself in a task

15.

To-Done List

Overview

Instead of listing what you need to do, you list your accomplishment and the tasks you've finished so far, within a certain time period.

Time management skills it improves: effective planning, stress management

Issues it solves: ineffective scheduling

How it works

1. At the end of each work week, take 10-15 minutes to note down everything you've accomplished

2. Next to each item include what you've learned while working on it

3. Also for each item, note what you could do differently next time, to improve your results

Advantages
Disadvantages
Knowing what you've finished so far gives you a general idea on what amount of work you have for the upcoming period, but you get no details - no set deadlines, no specific number of tasks and projects

16.

To-Don't List

Overview

A contrast to the classical To-do List - you list all the tasks and activities you won't do.

Time management skills it improves: effective planning, stress management

Issues it solves: ineffective scheduling

How it works

Advantages
Disadvantages
Gives no specifications on the tasks you should do

17.

Flowtime Technique

Overview

You set a specific time period, between 10-90 minutes, and use it as an experimental timeframe for your work. If you find that you can focus after the time period has expired, you continue working. If you find you cannot focus anymore, take a break.

This technique stems from the Pomodoro technique, but it's less rigid in terms of time for work sessions and breaks. It's also similar to the Timeboxing technique, only you're encouraged to consider whether you'll continue working once the time has expired, not forced to stop.

Flowtime was developed by a software engineer, Dionatan Moura, in 2015.

Time management skills it improves: stress management, single-tasking

Issues it solves: multitasking

How it works

With a preset number of minutes for your initial work session:

You can start the timer in Clockify as soon as you start working. Stop the timer, to see how much time you've spent on this work session. When you feel you need a break, stop working

Advantages

You get the benefits of Pomodoro's work sessions/break time routine + more freedom in deciding how long the work sessions and breaks will last

If you find your initial choice for the number of minutes for the work session is too long, you can change it next time

By using a time tracker to see you when you're most productive, you can know when you are able to focus the longest

Disadvantages
18.

Top Goal

Overview

You identify your most important goal and allocate time each day to work on it specifically.

Greg McKeown was the one who clarified the concept in his book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.

Time management skills it improves: SMART goals, effective planning, stress management, single-tasking, setting priorities

Issues it solves: multitasking, ineffective scheduling

How it works

1. You pick your Top Goal

2. Schedule 2 hours to work on it every day

3. It's best that you schedule these 2 hours for the early time of day, when most people are asleep, to make sure no one interrupts you

4. Stick to the schedule

5. Avoid Social Media, YouTube, and other distractions during this time

6. Only work on your Top Goal during these 2 hours

7. Leave the rest of the day for other activities

Advantages

By working on a task continuously for 2 hours you practice your deep work capabilities

You're likely to make great progress with the tasks that lead to your Top Goal, as you'll be allocating time specifically to them each day

Disadvantages

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What we did

Lumos Labs conducted a randomized study of Lumosity brain training and published the results in a peer-reviewed research journal.

In it, half of the 4,715 participants who completed the study trained five days per week, for fifteen minutes each day on Lumosity while the other half did online crossword puzzles as an active control.

What we found

After 10 weeks, Lumosity users improved more than the control group on our assessments of working memory, short term memory, processing speed, problem solving, fluid reasoning, and overall cognitive function.

These results are promising, but more research is needed to determine the connection between improved assessment scores and everyday tasks in participants' lives.

Next questions

Future research should address the risk of inadvertent experimenter bias and the risk of attrition bias in this study, as both the Lumosity and crossword groups had approximately 50% attrition rate. As with all scientific research, there is also a risk of publication bias.

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The Eagle has the longest life-span of its species. It can live up to 70 years. But to reach this age, the eagle must make a very difficult decision!

In its 40th year, the eagle's long and flexible Talons can no longer grab a prey which serves as food. Its long and sharp beak becomes bent.

Its old-aged and heavy wings, due to their thick feathers, stick to its chest and make it difficult to fly.

Then, the eagle is left with only two options: DIE or go through a painful process of CHANGE!

This process lasts for 150 days (5 months).

The process requires the eagle to fly to a mountain top and sit on its nest. There the eagle knocks its beak against a rock until it plucks it out.

Then the eagle will wait for the new beak to grow back after which it will pluck out its talons. When its talons grow back, the eagle starts plucking its old-aged feathers.

And after this, the eagle takes its famous flight of rebirth and LIVES for 30 more years!!

Why is Change needed???

In order to survive and live.

We too have to start the change process.

We sometimes need to get rid of the unpleasant old memories, negative habits, and our fixed mindset.

Only when freed from the past burdens can we take advantage of the present.

If an eagle can make a life-saving and life-changing decision at the age of 40, why can't we?

In order to take on a new journey ahead, let go of your negative old limiting beliefs.

Open up your mind and let yourself fly high like an eagle!

When it rains, all birds occupy shelter. But the EAGLE avoids the rain by flying above the clouds!

The problem is common to all but the attitude to solve it makes the difference.

Don't be afraid of change. Accept it gracefully.

My questions to you is this!

Do you want to fly with the eagles or scratch with the turkeys?

Over to you!

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Professional Conversion Programmes (PCPs) are career conversion programmes targeted at Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians (PMETs), including mid-career switchers, to undergo skills conversion and move into new occupations or sectors that have good prospects and opportunities for progression.

Place-and-Train: PMET is hired by a participating employer before undergoing training to take on new job role.

Attach-and-Train: PMET is provided with training and work attachments, in advance of job placement, through industry partners in growth sectors with good future job opportunities.

Keen to learn more? Read on, download the brochure, or factsheet for more information.

For individuals who are interested in PCPs that are offered by NTUC's e2i, click here. For companies who are interested to take part in NTUCs e2i PCPs, click here.

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China will begin trialling payments in its new digital currency in four major cities from next week, according to domestic media.

In recent months, China's central bank has stepped up its development of the e-RMB, which is set to be the first digital currency operated by a major economy.

It has reportedly begun trials in several cities, including Shenzhen, Suzhou, Chengdu, as well as a new area south of Beijing, Xiong'an, and areas that will host some of the events for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
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The e-RMB has reportedly been adopted into the monetary systems of several cities

State-media outlet China Daily said it had been formally adopted into the cities' monetary systems, with some government employees and public servants to receive their salaries in the digital currency from May.

Sina News said the currency would be used to subsidise transport in Suzhou, but in Xiong'an the trial primarily focused on food and retail.

A screenshot purported to be of the app required to store and use the digital currency has been circulating since mid-April.

Some reports also claim businesses including McDonald's and Starbucks have agreed to be part of the trial, however in a statement Starbucks told the Guardian it was not a participant. McDonald's been contacted for comment.

Digital payment platforms are already widespread in China, namely Alipay, owned by Alibaba's Ant Financial, and WeChat Pay, owned by Tencent, but they do not replace existing currency.

Xu Yuan, associate professor at Peking University's national development research institute, told broadcaster CCTV that because cash transactions were offline and transaction data from existing payment platforms was scattered, the central bank was unable to monitor cash flow in real time.

"Although there is little change from the perspective of user use, from the perspective of central bank supervision, future forms of finance, payment, business and social governance etc, this is the biggest thing ever."

On 17 April, the digital currency research institute at the People's Bank of China, which is developing the system, said the research and development of a digital renminbi was "advancing steadily" and top-level design, functional research and development, and debugging had largely been completed, according to a CCTV report.

Progress on the digital currency was reportedly spurred on by Facebook's announcement in June it intended to launch one itself.

The sovereign digital currency, which will be pegged to the national currency, has been under development for some years but in August the bank said it was "almost ready". However, the following month, the bank's governor, Yi Gang, said there was no timetable for release.

"A sovereign digital currency provides a functional alternative to the dollar settlement system and blunts the impact of any sanctions or threats of exclusion both at a country and company level," last week's China Daily report said.

"It may also facilitate integration into globally traded currency markets with a reduced risk of politically inspired disruption."

A decline in cash usage is expected to continue amid the growing popularity of digital payment platforms and as people avoid physical contact during the coronavirus pandemic.
Additional reporting by Lillian Yang

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Google has added a very useful feature to Google Lens, its multipurpose object recognition tool. You can now copy and paste handwritten notes from your phone to your computer with Lens, though it only works if your handwriting is neat enough.

In order to use the new feature, you need to have the latest version of Google Chrome as well as the standalone Google Lens app on Android or the Google app on iOS (where Lens can be accessed through a button next to the search bar). You'll also need to be logged in to the same Google account on both devices.

That done, simply point your camera at any handwritten text, highlight it on-screen, and select copy. You can then go to any document in Google Docs, hit Edit, and then Paste to paste the text. And voila - or, viola, depending on your handwriting.

In our tests, the feature was pretty hit or miss. If you don't write neatly, you'll definitely get some typos. But it's still a cool feature that's especially useful at a time when a lot of people are now working from home and relying on endless to-do lists to bring some sense of order to their day.

In addition to the new copy-and-paste feature, Google is also rolling out a pronunciation tool. Just highlight a word in Lens, and tap "Listen" to hear how it's pronounced. (This is available in Android now and coming to iOS soon.) You can also now look up concepts with Lens, searching for phrases like "gravitational waves" to get in-line Google search results. That's potentially very handy if you're doing schoolwork or helping your children with theirs.

These are welcome additions to Google Lens, which has always promised more than it really delivered. Having a visual search tool that can identify anything you stick in front of your phone is the dream of Lens, but it's never quite been fast or reliable enough to make it a reality. These latest updates certainly push it in the right direction.

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Benefits

How To Rent The Device?

Fill in the reservation form online with your contact details and the rental dates. Reservation to be at least 3 days (72 hours) prior to your departure date of your travel.

Confirmation Email
A confirmation email together with the reservation form will be sent to your email (within 1 working day). Print out the reservation form. Email us at wifi@changirecommends.com.sg if you did not receive our email.

Pick Up At Changi Recommends Booths in Changi Airport

Pick up at the respective Changi Recommends booth indicated on the reservation form. Refer to the map above for the locations as well as operating hours.

Produce your passport and reservation form to collect the Wi-Fi device. Deposit of $200 in the form of authorization hold of credit card is required.

The SGD200 authorization hold on a credit card is the holding of this amount unavailable on your credit line. No actual charge is made on your credit card by Changi Recommends. The authorization hold is released from your account (rendering the balance available again) from 14 working days, after the transaction date depending on cardholder's issuing bank. In the case of some credit cards, holds may last as long as 30 days.

Payment will only be collected upon the return of the Wi-Fi router. Wi-Fi router will be released if the collection is not made on the date indicated on the reservation form.

What you will receive:
1. A Wi-Fi router with SIM card
2. 1 USB cable
3. 1 AC socket plug (3 pin)
4. Bag holder for hardware

Steps to Connect to the Internet using the Wifi Router

Return and Payment

Return at the respective Changi Recommends booth indicated on the reservation form. Note that return can only be made at Arrival Hall.

Payment to be made upon return of the Wi-Fi router.

Billing starts on the day the Wi-Fi router is collected and ends on the day of return. Rental charges will be based on full days (Not fractional days). For example, if the device is collected on 1st Aug and returned to Changi Recommends counter on 5th August, you will be charged 5 days rental.

For damages/lost/stolen items, the following charges will apply:
- Wi-Fi Device S$300
- Charging cable S$25
- Charging Adapter S$25
- Carying Pouch S$25

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Benefits

How To Rent The Device?

Fill in the reservation form online with your contact details and the rental dates. Reservation to be at least 3 days (72 hours) prior to your departure date of your travel.

Confirmation Email
A confirmation email together with the reservation form will be sent to your email (within 1 working day). Print out the reservation form. Email us at wifi@changirecommends.com.sg if you did not receive our email.

Pick Up At Changi Recommends Booths in Changi Airport

Pick up at the respective Changi Recommends booth indicated on the reservation form. Refer to the map above for the locations as well as operating hours.

Produce your passport and reservation form to collect the Wi-Fi device. Deposit of $200 in the form of authorization hold of credit card is required.

The SGD200 authorization hold on a credit card is the holding of this amount unavailable on your credit line. No actual charge is made on your credit card by Changi Recommends. The authorization hold is released from your account (rendering the balance available again) from 14 working days, after the transaction date depending on cardholder's issuing bank. In the case of some credit cards, holds may last as long as 30 days.

Payment will only be collected upon the return of the Wi-Fi router. Wi-Fi router will be released if the collection is not made on the date indicated on the reservation form.

What you will receive:
1. A Wi-Fi router with SIM card
2. 1 USB cable
3. 1 AC socket plug (3 pin)
4. Bag holder for hardware

Steps to Connect to the Internet using the Wifi Router

Return and Payment

Return at the respective Changi Recommends booth indicated on the reservation form. Note that return can only be made at Arrival Hall.

Payment to be made upon return of the Wi-Fi router.

Billing starts on the day the Wi-Fi router is collected and ends on the day of return. Rental charges will be based on full days (Not fractional days). For example, if the device is collected on 1st Aug and returned to Changi Recommends counter on 5th August, you will be charged 5 days rental.

For damages/lost/stolen items, the following charges will apply:
- Wi-Fi Device S$300
- Charging cable S$25
- Charging Adapter S$25
- Carying Pouch S$25

Email Us

sgwifi@changirecommends.com.sg
Office hours 9am - 6pm, Monday to Friday
(Singapore Time Zone, UTC+08:00)

Call Us

Reservations, Enquiries and Assistance
+65 6701 1185
24 Hours
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Whatsapp ID

+65 9346 6907
24 Hours
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It is widely believed that as you become an adult, you get dull. Your personality stops to shine and the brain stops accepting new ideas the way it used to when you were a teen.

Guess what?

That is not true at all. You can continue to polish your skillset as you grow. The ability to learn never fades as long as you use the right techniques.

Cognitive learning is one such technique that continues to help your brain grow so that you don't ever have to stop gaining knowledge!

What is Cognitive Learning?

Cognitive learning is a method in which your brain creates connections in order to understand the knowledge at hand.

Basically, when your brain interacts with something that is new, it is almost impossible to comprehend it. So, if you were to be introduced to a foreign language on its own, none of the information will ever make sense in your mind.

With the cognitive approach, your brain will connect the new information with what is already known. To do so, you may use visuals, audios, writing or any other method that works the best for you.

In the example of a foreign language, with this approach, your brain will link the new words to prior knowledge. If you're learning to write a specific word, you can create a link between its meanings with a visual that will help you remember how to write it correctly.

Similarly, the brain might not be able to remember the right pronunciation unless the word is related to a similar sound which the person is already familiar with.

Cognitive learning is the name of a constructive approach that leads to long-term learning. It is a very hands-on and active technique. The brain is forced to be a part of the entire learning process in a productive way. This neither tires the mind nor confuses it.

This method strongly emphasizes on prior knowledge. New knowledge is learned on the basis of old concepts. Not only does this allow the new information to find a permanent spot in the brain, but it also further solidifies the previous concepts.

The 3 Main Ingredients of Cognitive Learning

In the cognitive learning approach, you implement three major factors of the cognitive process:

You use your memory to recall familiar information, comprehend the new knowledge, and then apply the data retrieved from both these processes to create new connections.

So, the use of memory is limited to recollection and there is no cramming involved. As for comprehension, your brain figures out the entire trail of knowledge for a solid learning base. Lastly, the application is useful for problem-solving as well as for reflection. You can build onto the knowledge to learn more than what it stated.

All in all, the cognitive learning approach puts the brain to work in a healthy way. It makes sure that the learner actually retracts information from the presented knowledge instead of simply forcing it inside the brain.

This is why it is an effective approach even for elders. They have years of experience and so, their brain is full of relevant examples. This means that they are capable of learning anything in the world as long the approach is used correctly.

The Benefits of Cognitive Learning

Now we know exactly how cognitive learning works. Why should you bother to implement this technique in your life? There are tons of other options that allow you to learn new things effectively too. So, why bother with cognitive learning?

Knowledge Becomes Applicable

Here's the thing:

The learning process goes beyond the few hours of absorbing new ideas. You may consider an approach successful if it puts the required data in your mind. But, that is useless unless you can extract practical knowledge from this newly learned information.

Let's take the example of a training workshop where you're learning tactics to deal with unsatisfied customers. The workshop is superb. You're given a long list of tips to implement. However, that list is useless unless you can actually use it in real-life situations.

A customer is standing in front of your desk screaming at you. You are in full panic mode and your brain is struggling to figure out a way to solve the problem. There is a clear image of the exact list that was taught to you. But you don't know what information to extract from this list and how to implement it.

Had you used the cognitive learning approach, your brain wouldn't have to cram the list of tactics. Instead, there would have been a clear understanding of how each tactic applies to the real world. You would have a solid connection with the given information.

A real-life scenario that demands the implementation of the knowledge would instantly trigger your brain, the links in your brain will light up the necessary portion of information and you won't get in trouble.

"How all of this can happen?" You may ask.

Cognitive learning is a method that affects more than just the process of the entry of information in your brain. It unconsciously affects other parts of the brain too.

These parts work on the boost of confidence of the individual. At the back of the mind, the learner is self-assured that whatever has been learned is done in a fool-proof way. This boost of confidence further aids the process of quicker learning and successful application of the idea.

A Leverage of Skills

Cognitive learning helps develop more skills than what the learner is aiming for. You could be learning a new language with this approach but simultaneously, your problem-solving abilities will also be polished. This means that right off the bat, your brain begins to learn how to use the learned knowledge to deal with real-life issues.

On top of that, your brain will automatically develop the skill to understand situations at a deeper level in order to tackle them efficiently.

It is a technique that encourages more learning. You won't feel frustrated. Instead of wanting to give up, the cognitive approach will make you want to learn even more. What's better than that, right?

The cycle will continue and you can keep polishing your skillset further throughout your life. Moreover, the knowledge learned with this method is long-term. Not only is prior knowledge strengthened, but the roots of the new information are always laid strong. Whatever new skill or information you learn, it will benefit you forever.

How to Use Cognitive Learning in Everyday Life?

So far, you've seen how cognitive learning works and what benefits it has. But the real question is, how to implement this approach in your everyday life?

Here's the deal:

There are three stages of learning. Cognitive learning is the first one. Once you put this approach in play, the other two steps follow naturally.

Cognitive learning can be done in any one of the following ways:

1. Implicit Learning

There are numerous skills you learn unconsciously. Nobody really taught you to speak but you got the hold of how it's done. Anything that you learn without an instructor is technically implicit learning. It is focused on unconscious psychological learning.

2. Explicit learning

This is the complete opposite of implicit learning. It is when you make an effort to seek an instructor who can teach you something. Looking for learning opportunities consciously is explicit learning.

3. Collaborative Learning

When you're learning alongside other novice level learners from the same instructor, it leads to discussions that may not have crossed your mind. Collaborative working is dependent on interactions to a certain level.

4. Co-operative Learning

In case the collaborative learning includes a practical approach along with a set of defined instructions too, that is so-operative learning. It is quite closely related to the collaborative learning method.

5. Meaningful Learning

Cognitive learning focuses on the true understanding of what a piece of information implies. It is based on the total interpretation without rote learning anything at all.

For example, instead of learning the guitar's chords, if you were to understand why each chord is different, it will be meaningful cognitive learning.

6. Observational Learning

As the name suggests, this is the learning done through observation. You learn what you see. The social environment and interactions play a big role here. Your socializing abilities are a kind of skill that you learn through this method.

Here's how to do it: How to Use Observational Learning to Learn Effectively

The Bottom Line

There is no way to practically implement methods like implicit learning. Since it is an unconscious approach, it only works when the mind is not exactly focused on the task at hand. However, you can try out methods such as observational learning or meaningful learning.

Whatever you're trying to learn, observe it being done practically. Watch game shows, for example, to learn how to play badminton. Or, understand the meaning that makes the knowledge useful instead of just cramming it word to word.

The cognitive learning approach is undoubtedly an excellent method. It is a life-long technique that will never stop working!

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Class of IPZ008F. On Feb 7 2020