3 MIN READ
I have been struggling for years
Having what I need in front of me for a meeting or to perform a planned task has regularly been a nightmare. I also have to admit that this is not improving with age.
Of course age may make it more challenging to remember things, but the further we evolve in our career, we will see that more and more data is coming in and it is arriving in different formats whereby it is not always possible to file them in the same place. An image goes into a folder, but a larger recording may have to be stored on an external disk. You then want the transcript linked to that recording – and ideally have it in the same place, yes?
Now let’s suppose you have an appointment today, in 30 min from now and you had no time to prepare. All you have time for is running through your documents, your notes, this means all your data.
And it looks like this on your phone, your tablet and your computer.
Now, when is the ideal time to take notes, enter data, find a related document, ….? Obviously just after talking to your customer, during a writing session, when doing any type of work, not in 2 weeks from now.
How to start is simple: enter the name of a company, a project, something you need to remember, etc. On the next page, just click the button and enter what you need. From sketches to handwritten text, word documents, dictation, recording, etc, you can do it all from there (even during your meeting with others as recording is done in the OPWINI app).
You can now add some important entries that make OPWINI super-interesting and saves you a lot of time:
- Enter one or more TAGS, so you can find anything anytime if it was not planned in your calendar. Of course, search without Tags is still always possible.
- Don’t use a to-do list anymore but give the next task a date. The link then appears in your current calendar – no need to change your current system – we just add an OPWINI Calendar in your existing planner.
- Before closing, add a priority 1, 2 or 3. The moment you close your input, you KNOW whether this is very important or not. Just push the correct button. You can always ask for a list of your priority ONE or other items.
- Share: if you want other people to have your data, you can share this to anybody (with OPWINI members or outside the platform by email).
Half an hour a day is easily saved between entering and finding back data. It also keeps my desk clear because all my handwritten notes and sketches made during online conversations are now in the correct place and in the cloud where I can get them anytime.
Time is money and holidays are a good thing. 30 min a day during only 5 days a week equal to 3 weeks a year !
