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b'The Nitty-Gritty:\\n\\n\\n\\n* 5 small business owners share the project management tools they can\\u2019t live without* Why each tool is the right fit for the way each business owner works* How they incorporate the tools into their workflows* Plus, what tools haven\\u2019t worked for them\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nProject management is so much more than software.\\n\\n\\n\\nBut if you think about tools like Asana, Trello, Clickup, or Notion (referral link that helps to support What Works) when you hear project management, you\\u2019re certainly not alone.\\n\\n\\n\\nI remember when Asana first started gaining popularity among digital small business owners. \\u201cFinally!\\u201d we thought collectively, \\u201cWe can figure out how to get it all done.\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\nOf course, most of us quickly realized that software like Asana doesn\\u2019t solve the problem of having too much work, unclear priorities, and a decidedly nonlinear project to complete.\\n\\n\\n\\nProject management is as much about how you approach the work that needs to get done as the software you use.\\n\\n\\n\\nSo if project management is as much about how we approach the work as it is the software we use, why do we spend so much time stressing over that software?\\n\\n\\n\\nMy hunch is that, despite all indications to the contrary, we believe that there\\u2019s a piece of software out there that will make us more productive, more organized, and more effective.\\n\\n\\n\\nHere\\u2019s what I\\u2019ve found to be true, instead:\\n\\n\\n\\nMy project management software is only as good as I am. I can\\u2019t expect it to do for me what I\\u2019m not willing to do for myself.\\n\\n\\n\\nBut if I commit to doing the work of project management\\u2026\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2026if I organize my projects and get real about what\\u2019s required to bring each of them to completion\\u2026\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2026if I\\u2019m willing to do the work I say I\\u2019m going to do\\u2026\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2026if I consciously balance my big picture goals and my daily to-do lists\\u2026\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2026then I can find project management software that helps me do that. But it starts with me and my own approach to the work.\\n\\n\\n\\nNow if that sounds personal, I can assure you that it is. I thought I was \\u201cbroken\\u201d when it came to project management and that maybe there was some piece of project management software that could fix me. I tried a bunch. For while, I tried managing projects in Evernote\\u2013but that really just turned into me relying on my own brain, as per usual. Then, we dabbled in Trello\\u2026 but it just didn\\u2019t work for us.\\n\\n\\n\\nThen, I tried using Asana. My team used it for 2 full years but I could never get the hang of it.\\n\\n\\n\\nThat\\u2019s partly because I needed it to do something it just didn\\u2019t do\\u2013but it\\u2019s also because I wasn\\u2019t fully committed to doing the work of managing my projects. Then, I decided to grow up and do hard things.\\n\\n\\n\\nAt the same time, we switched to Notion.\\n\\n\\n\\nYes, Notion lets me do things I could only dream of in Asana or Trello. It combines content with task management in an completely customizable interface.\\n\\n\\n\\nBut the most important piece is that I decided to manage my projects. I decided to work the system. I committed to following through\\u2013and Notion helps me do that.\\n\\n\\n\\nToday,'