I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about the tools that I use to operate at peak productivity. Today we will start a series of articles about my go-to productivity tools by looking at what I use on my iPad.
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Category Archives: Productivity
Open Loops 1/23/2015
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On Fridays I pull the best of my blog readings to share with readers. Topics can come from anywhere, and cover anything.
This week I highlight articles on cleaning your freezer out in winter; unreasonable bosses; defusing heated arguments; a … Continue reading
Thursday from the Trenches Episode 7
In this episode of Thursday From the Trenches I talk about getting things done as opposed to waiting to do it “right”.
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CP028: How to tell business logic & rules to Excel?
In the 28th session of Chandoo.org podcast, let’s figure out how to express business rules & logic to Excel.
What is in this session?
What good are spreadsheets if they can’t solve business problems?
But we all struggle when it comes to modeling real world business conditions in Excel. For example, if you have below business rule to decide how much discount to offer a customer,
- If the customer bought 3 or more times previously and offer 15% discount
- If the customer bought 1 or 2 times previously AND customer’s age is >40, offer 10% discount
- If the customer visited our New York store between 6PM-9PM offer 5% discount
- Else no discount
How would you go about modeling these in Excel?
That is our topic for this podcast session.
In this podcast, you will learn
- The challenge of modeling business logic & rules in Excel
- My struggles with such formulas in early days
- 4 features of Excel that can help you with this.
- Example business rules & how to write formulas
Review: 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do

In order to change, we need to have an awareness of what we are trying to change/improve/remove. Only with that awareness can we see what we are striving for. For general improvement, though, it can be difficult to find what we are moving away from. That’s where the book 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do come in handy.
Today I will review the book and explain why this book is different…and more helpful…than others in its genre.
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3 Course Meal of Excel Awesomeness for You
If you are an Excel enthusiast, here is a feast for you.
Just a small glitch, it is a not feast you enjoy with mouth, it is a feast you consume with eyes, ears & mind.
It gives me immense pleasure to invite you to this feast. Continue reading
Unleash the pattern power with Excel Fill [quick tip]
When you are a “work from home” dad, you can see a lot of patterns. Here is one.
My kids come home from school by noon (they are too young for full day school). Right after lunch they watch their favorite cartoon program, Team Umizoomi, in which few fictional characters go about solving problems in the Umi city using maths. Milli, one of the characters is an expert with patterns. She solves problems by identifying patterns and unleashing pattern power.
Team Umizoomi & Excel Fill – How do they link up?
Here is how they link up.
Imagine you have a workbook where you need to follow a pattern, like above.
You too can unleash the pattern power. What more… you needn’t break in to a song sequence every-time you unleash the power. Continue reading
Unleash the pattern power with Excel Fill [quick tip]
When you are a “work from home” dad, you can see a lot of patterns. Here is one.
My kids come home from school by noon (they are too young for full day school). Right after lunch they watch their favorite cartoon program, Team Umizoomi, in which few fictional characters go about solving problems in the Umi city using maths. Milli, one of the characters is an expert with patterns. She solves problems by identifying patterns and unleashing pattern power.
Team Umizoomi & Excel Fill – How do they link up?
Here is how they link up.
Imagine you have a workbook where you need to follow a pattern, like above.
You too can unleash the pattern power. What more… you needn’t break in to a song sequence every-time you unleash the power. Continue reading
The Power of Review
Reviewing isn’t just to keep you on track. Reviewing is also about seeing where you have been so you can appreciate where you have come from. The power of review lies in both looking forward and looking back.
Today we will look at how looking back is e… Continue reading
Open Loops 1/16/2015
On Fridays I pull the best of my blog readings to share with readers.
Topics can come from anywhere, and cover anything. This week I highlight articles on Pixar’s Lessons For Success; a better way to declutter – by category; and why electronics don’t b… Continue reading










