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# Google Docs: Link to Headers!
- URL: https://www.jeffsu.org/productivity-ping-119/
- Published: 2023-09-15T01:00:20.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-05T13:03:13.000Z
- Description: #119
- Author: Jeff
- Tags: #newsletter, Google Docs

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## An Experiment in Productivity

Don’t judge me but last year I tried a silly experiment:

- I sent an email to 10 colleagues asking them to fill out a table in Google Sheets
- I sent the exact same email to 10 other colleagues but this time I linked them to the specific cell I needed them to fill out (see example below)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/09/image-4.png)

The results? 90% of the second group took action before the end of day vs. 30% in the first group 🤯

## Link Directly to Headers

Applying the same concept to Google Docs, you can create a link to headers by:

1. Typing “@” and creating Heading 1 / 2 / 3
2. Right click on the Heading > Copy heading link

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/09/image-5.png)

This is particularly helpful to nudge colleagues to take action if you’re asking for input on a long Google Doc for example 😁

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