Efficiency in the Digital Age via Google tools (Module 3)

The most useful thing I learned this week was why I procrastinate on my genealogy blogs.  I spend time on research and then draft blog notes, but I have not been regularly posting updates on my genealogy family blog site.  According to “How to Stop Procrastinating” from the Mind Tools Content Team, there are many reasons for procrastination, like if you find a task boring or unpleasant.  I am passionate about and love to spend my free time on genealogy, so that is not why I procrastinate.  I believe that my procrastination is due to my poor organization and perfectionist mindset.  I plan to do the following two things to help me avoid procrastinating and get genealogy blogs posted regularly:

  • create templates using Google sheets and documents to be more organized, and
  • be less concerned with writing the “perfect” blog.

An example of a tool that I use regularly is a Google calendar.  I recently made a Google calendar to keep track of information for two family reunions I’ll be attending on the first two weekends in August. One reunion is in Portland, Maine and the other is in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. My sister from California and my brother and sister-in-law from Colorado are also going. Since we are all in different locations and time zones, we use the Google calendar to share travel, lodging, and activity information so we can easily collaborate and make plans to spend time together. It is working out great.

TIP: Using Google documents, sheets and calendars can help you to become more organized in your Genealogy efforts.

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