Happy New Year 2022: 8 Tips To Make Yourself Happy At Workplace

Happy New Year 2022: It is the time of year to make new year's resolutions. If you are the go-getter type, this will likely include being more productive at work. So, take a look at 8 Google Workspace tips for a more productive 2023!

Change how your time is spent: Make better use of Google Calendar’s color categorization feature to understand how you’re spending your time. Simply name a color label to an event and Time Insights will give you an idea of the time you spend on, say, strategy or staff meetings. You will know if you are spending too much time one something. (Google)

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1/8 Change how your time is spent: Make better use of Google Calendar’s color categorization feature to understand how you’re spending your time. Simply name a color label to an event and Time Insights will give you an idea of the time you spend on, say, strategy or staff meetings. You will know if you are spending too much time one something. (Google)

Set up working hours, location: One way of keeping track of your work hours, is marking them on Google Calendar. If someone tries to schedule a meeting with you outside, say, 9am to 5pm, they will be notified. You can also set a working location, since “going to work” doesn’t necessarily mean heading to the office. (Google)

2/8 Set up working hours, location: One way of keeping track of your work hours, is marking them on Google Calendar. If someone tries to schedule a meeting with you outside, say, 9am to 5pm, they will be notified. You can also set a working location, since “going to work” doesn’t necessarily mean heading to the office. (Google)

Set up working hours, location: One way of keeping track of your work hours, is marking them on Google Calendar. If someone tries to schedule a meeting with you outside, say, 9am to 5pm, they will be notified. You can also set a working location, since “going to work” doesn’t necessarily mean heading to the office. (Google)

3/8 Set up working hours, location: One way of keeping track of your work hours, is marking them on Google Calendar. If someone tries to schedule a meeting with you outside, say, 9am to 5pm, they will be notified. You can also set a working location, since “going to work” doesn’t necessarily mean heading to the office. (Google)

See tasks clearly: Enable the Tasks feature in Calendar so you keep your to-do list within view to keep track of your to-dos. Overdue tasks can be tracked too. This enables you to closely follow and complete the tasks each day. (Google)

4/8 See tasks clearly: Enable the Tasks feature in Calendar so you keep your to-do list within view to keep track of your to-dos. Overdue tasks can be tracked too. This enables you to closely follow and complete the tasks each day. (Google)

Filter emails: Does the sight of 175 unread emails first thing in the morning give you anxiety? Take control by setting rules in Gmail to redirect emails as they hit your inbox. For example,  if you get a lot of newsletters, set up a filter with “Has the words:unsubscribe”—now, those emails won’t distract you, but you can search for them later. Alternatively, set up a filter that marks a star against emails from your boss to make sure you prioritize those as you start your day. (Google)

5/8 Filter emails: Does the sight of 175 unread emails first thing in the morning give you anxiety? Take control by setting rules in Gmail to redirect emails as they hit your inbox. For example,  if you get a lot of newsletters, set up a filter with “Has the words:unsubscribe”—now, those emails won’t distract you, but you can search for them later. Alternatively, set up a filter that marks a star against emails from your boss to make sure you prioritize those as you start your day. (Google)

Get your emails out faster: When your day starts and ends in your inbox, anything that helps you craft emails faster is much needed. Gmail now enables you to draft messages more quickly with Smart Compose and Smart Reply, which suggest ways to complete your sentences. This saves typing time. (Google)

6/8 Get your emails out faster: When your day starts and ends in your inbox, anything that helps you craft emails faster is much needed. Gmail now enables you to draft messages more quickly with Smart Compose and Smart Reply, which suggest ways to complete your sentences. This saves typing time. (Google)

Catch up on a meeting: One thing about flexibility is the idea that you can catch up on a meeting or a document later. Now Google Meet lets you watch the recording of a meeting if you have missed it. You can also use automated meeting transcriptions that provide a full transcript of a Meet call directly in a Doc, which means you can get a gist of the meeting without watching the entire video. (Google)

7/8 Catch up on a meeting: One thing about flexibility is the idea that you can catch up on a meeting or a document later. Now Google Meet lets you watch the recording of a meeting if you have missed it. You can also use automated meeting transcriptions that provide a full transcript of a Meet call directly in a Doc, which means you can get a gist of the meeting without watching the entire video. (Google)

Collaborate more effectively online: To create a new Google Doc to get a project started, simply type doc.new into your browser, or type “@” in a Doc to generate a list of recommended people and content. (Google)

8/8 Collaborate more effectively online: To create a new Google Doc to get a project started, simply type doc.new into your browser, or type “@” in a Doc to generate a list of recommended people and content. (Google)