Top 5 Productivity Tips for Work!
About this video
Su shares five productivity practices from his day job, each shown in Google Workspace. First, steal with pride: keep a reference folder of colleagues’ strong presentations, spreadsheets and emails, copy only the slides you need without their speaker notes, and give credit while adding your own spin, so you never start from blank. Second, template all the things: invest once in a reusable structure — his quarterly budget spreadsheet with a readme tab is the example — then duplicate it for each recurring report, recap email or document. Third, automate within the sheet using formulas such as SUMIF, data validation and conditional formatting that flags an over-budget forecast in red, and link Sheets tables into Slides so updated numbers refresh with one click; making colleagues’ input easy is what earns their cooperation. Fourth, do not be the weak link: organise links by where they will be used, cross-link a project’s tracker, deck and notes, and hyperlink or bookmark the exact section instead of citing a page number. Fifth, make pre-reads great again: every meeting should state context, objective and benefit in a few sentences, and attendees without an agenda should politely challenge the owner to protect their time.
Key takeaways
- Steal with pride: keep a reference folder and never start from blank
- Template recurring work once, with a readme tab, then duplicate it
- Automate sheets with formulas, validation and formatting; link tables into slides
- Organise and cross-link project files by where they will be used
- Demand a short pre-read: context, objective and benefit for attendees
Episode details: published October 18, 2022 · 7:22 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Jeff Su’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.
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