What is one jira habit, trick or setting you discovered that now saves a tone of your time now?

[Himanshu Tiwary]

Hey Everyone,

I wanted to start a discussion that might help a lot of people, especially those still learning Jira and JSM.

What is one habit, shortcut, setting, or small trick you discovered way later than you should have, but now use all the time?

The best Jira tips are often not the big advanced things. Sometimes it is one small setting, one smart filter, one automation idea, or one workflow habit that suddenly makes everything easier.

It could be related to:

• Jira administration
• JSM
• Assets
• automations
• dashboards
• queues
• permissions
• workflows
• reporting

Basically, what is your “I really wish I knew this earlier” Jira tip?

Would love to hear the little things that made a big difference for you.

[Chris Rainey]

Honestly - modifying my notification settings. It's something so small and so easy to overlook, but saves so much time in the long run, especially if you email inbox gets as insane as mine does haha. I am also in Jira everyday so I find that the in-app notifications are really all that I need.

[Arkadiusz Wroblewski]

Mine was realizing that “just one small automation” is how Jira admins accidentally start a second full-time job 😄

So my habit now is:

If a rule needs a paragraph to explain it, it is probably too clever already.

Keep workflows boring, keep automations small, and always check the audit log before blaming Jira.

That one saved me a lot of pain.