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The Pomodoro Technique: Everything You Need to Know
The Pomodoro technique is a deceptively simple way to deal with procrastination and distraction. It works by capitalising on short, planned periods of distraction. What Is The Pomodoro Technique? The Pomodoro Technique breaks work into focused 25-minute sprints (“pomodoros”) followed…
The Seinfeld Strategy: Become Consistent At Anything
Consistency is the key to success. Being consistent is incredibly difficult, as you will know if you’ve tried to form a new habit! What Is The Seinfeld Strategy? The Seinfeld Strategy, also called “don’t break the chain” is a method…
How The Eisenhower Matrix Can Help You
The Eisenhower Matrix is a great tool to keep you focused on your most impactful tasks. What Is The Eisenhower Matrix? The Eisenhower Matrix is a tool to prioritize tasks based on urgency and importance. Doing this helps you focus…
All About Timeboxing
People have used the principles of timeboxing for hundreds of years. Benjamin Franklin used timeboxing to organise his schedule before it even had a name! What Is Timeboxing? Timeboxing assigns specific tasks to predefined time slots – or timeboxes. Doing this…
The Q&A Visual In Power BI
This article is for Power BI beginners & intermediates who already understand what Power BI is and who are looking to learn how to use the Q&A visual. The Q&A visual in Power BI allows you to create visuals using…
Global Excel Summit 2025 Announced!
The Global Excel Summit for 2025 has finally been announced! It will take place from the 3rd to the 7th of February 2025, in London. You can register your interest early on through the Excel Summit website. We strongly recommend…
An Introduction to Charts in Excel
Charts are how you visualise data in Excel. These visualisations are fantatstic for presenting data for others, as well as summarising it for yourself. Delegates on our Excel courses always want to learn how to make great charts! What Is…
Excel For Web: A Comprehensive Guide
The significance of cloud systems in the workplace of the future is undeniable. And Excel for Web is an excellent example of a cloud-based tool that aligns with the needs of modern businesses. Spreadsheet management has long been a vital…
AI Statistics and Usage in the UK in 2024
AI is nothing new. But what is new is the rate at which adoption is increasing in 2023. The past few months have seen millions of people trying their hand at using platforms like ChatGPT. They use it to increase…
Implementing Row-Level Security In Power BI
In this article, we will look at static row-level security in Power BI. We look at what it is, how to implement it and areas to take care when using it. We find delegates on our Power BI Courses always…
How to Use the Moving Average Forecast in Excel
This post explores how to set up a moving average forecast in Excel. To calculate a moving average, you take the mean of several values and then track how that average changes over time. It’s a technique that has a…
SORT And SORTBY Functions – Mastering Excels Array Tools
If you’ve ever tried doing so, you’d know how problematic data sorting in Excel could be. Doing it using formulas, you’d have to put together an insane combination of functions. However, the new dynamic array functions make it super-easy for…