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A 4-step process can help you focus on what really matters. This process can even help you curb something as overloading as email.

At LogosTalk, Mark Ward has a helpful discussion of “how to use—and not to use—the Amplified Bible” for English-only Bible readers. Mark comments, in part: The Amplified, when used according to its stated design, invites readers to deny this interpretive truism. It makes them think, “Ah, now I know what the Greek word here really means”—and then to Choose Their Own Adventure, picking the meaning they like most. ...

It’s no fun going in circles, redoing work you’ve already done. But it’s all too easy to do unless you question how you do what you do.

Right-to-left text like Hebrew can sometimes cause unexpected results in Zotero citations. But if so, it’s easy to straighten things out.

Sometimes, you work with sources that involve some extra complexity if you’re going to cite them properly.((Header image provided by Zotero via Twitter.)) Rather than making these changes one by one, however, Zotero allows you to make them automatically any time you cite a given source. That way, you only have to work out once how to cite a source once. After that, it’s saved in your library, and you can focus on how you want to discuss that source rather than on how you need to cite it. ...

Deciding whether you need to capitalize “gospel” language can be tricky. But you can cut through confusion with six principles.

Even actionable goals aren’t doable. That’s why you focus on the next actions they require. And when those are done, your goals will be too.

SBL style asks that untitled book reviews be cited in some unique ways. But Zotero can handle these requirements and free you to write more.

Different languages and styles have different capitalization conventions. But Zotero can handle all these different requirements for you.

Zotero might or might not be a tool you want to recommend to your students. But it definitely could help simplify their work—and yours.

What ISBNs do for books DOIs do for all kinds of sources. And if you need DOIs in your citations, there are some simple ways to collect them.

If you’ve used the Greek Parse font, don’t retype text to make it Unicode compliant. Three free tools can convert most of it automatically.

Numbering headings by hand can be a time consuming mess. With a few simple steps, though, Word can number your headings automatically.

In online meetings, common timers often aren’t available, despite how helpful they can be. And you can, though, easily add one to your webcam.

Time blocking can help you intentionally plan your days. And with Todoist’s Google Calendar integration, you can make it pretty seamless too.

However you time block, you can use 6 simple steps can make that process pretty seamless in a digital workspace.

These 5 ways to block your time can help you focus on what really matters, rather than what’s just latest and loudest.

When are you going to work on your goals? Rather than wondering where the time goes, be proactive and make a plan for your calendar with time blocking.

Having an irregular schedule doesn’t mean you can’t budget your time. It just means you need to focus on the commitments that are most important.

Time blocking is a great way of budgeting time because it shows when you’ve spent time and whether you’ve spent it on what’s important.

School, work, and life are complex. You need a way of managing your commitments. If you’re looking for this, Todoist might be the tool for you.

You need to scale up your research timeline because of inaccuracies in small samples, differences between projects, and the planning fallacy.

You can better understand how long your research project may take if you track your progress, set your scope, and scale your timeline.

Your research question can be known or unknown by your audience. But they need to have the question before you can answer it.

You might think citing a grammar according to the “SBL Handbook of Style” would be straightforward. It is, but there are several special cases to account for.

Plumbers, electricians, and carpenters all have specific tools they use for their trades. As they hone their skill in those trades, a good part of that development means improving their skill at using the tools of their trade. If you had a plumber who ended up being able to use his or her tools only as well as a weekend “do-it-yourselfer,” you’d probably find someone else next time. (I’ve seen this recently. It wasn’t pretty.) ...

Logos is an incredibly useful tool straight out of the box (or off the website). But as with any tool, it can take some time to get to know it well and use it better. As an academic user, you’re also coming to Logos from a specific angle. Your context uniquely shapes how you want to use the tool. And as with any craft, you can produce better results by learning to use your tools better. ...

Purple, or remarkable, research shares some common elements. But it can also have different shades depending on who it’s for.

Logos can give you access to an extensive digital library. And with 5 simple steps, you use that library properly in your research.

SBL style prescribes different citation formats for encyclopedias, lexicons, and dictionaries. Zotero can handle these formats if you know how.