The Top Tips Blog

Sometimes the simplest and quickest way to fix a problem is to throw money at it. That's sometimes all you need to do.

They key is to recognise when you need to loosen the purse strings.

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Having an efficient system means that your work will be as smooth as possible and your time can be used productively.

If you don't have an efficient system then you're going to encounter frustrations a...

Here’s one of my favourite tips to help you regain more time.

Whatever task you’ve got on your to do list, whatever job you’ve got lined up, simply don’t do it as well as you normally would. Put less...

You probably already know that I love a list. A list is the thing that ensures I get things done and keep moving forwards.

More than that, it is the thing that keeps me moving forwards in the right d...

Let me take you for a ride.

Picture this: a journey from Redhill in Surrey on a busy Friday afternoon up to York. Then up early on Saturday morning and over the Pennines to Manchester for my daughter...

Recently I shared my enthusiasm for a new vacuum cleaner we recently bought. A good friend replied, joking that my enthusiasm for the appliance had won him over and I’d sold him on the Shark. Obviousl...

Why on earth do we so often wait far too long to make a simple but easy decision that makes our lives easier? Why do we willingly struggle for so long with inferior goods or service?

"Each household ...

A recent Top Tip was about avoiding tautologies. I realised later that most of the email was spent noticing and highlighting them but oddly I didn’t offer any ways to deal with them.

I didn’t mean no...