Being Messy Is Ruining Your Productivity
No one likes to admit it, but digital clutter slows down our ability to be efficient.… Read More Being Messy Is Ruining Your Productivity
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Author: Jill E Duffy
Jill Duffy (also Jill E Duffy) is a writer from New York, currently living in Bucharest, Romania. She writes about productivity, technology, and digital organization, that is, being organized in one's technological life. Her first book, Get Organized: How to Clean Up Your Messy Digital Life gives people concrete tips on how to manage all aspects of their online and technological lives, from digital photos to social media to work email. Previously, she's lived in New York, San Francisco, Washington (D.C.), Buffalo (NY), London, and Chennai (India).
Let Workers Control These 3 Things for Greater Productivity
Workers have the potential to be their most productive only when they have agency over certain factors.… Read More Let Workers Control These 3 Things for Greater Productivity
Is One Long Vacation Better Than Many Short Ones?
Taking time off allows people to refresh and rejuvenate their personal productivity. But what’s the best strategy for how often and how long to leave the office?… Read More Is One Long Vacation Better Than Many Short Ones?
How Maintenance Fits Into the Productivity Picture
Cultivating positive habits is key to being productive, but maintenance plays an important role, too.… Read More How Maintenance Fits Into the Productivity Picture
Who is Responsible for Your Motivation?
To increase worker motivation, what has to change: the worker or the job?… Read More Who is Responsible for Your Motivation?
Stop Making Choices, Focus on Decisions
Choices don’t matter, but decisions do. How can you stay productive by knowing the difference?… Read More Stop Making Choices, Focus on Decisions
There’s More Than One Way to View Setup Costs
Setup costs undoubtedly affect our productivity, but they take many different forms and can have various outcomes.… Read More There’s More Than One Way to View Setup Costs
4 Pillars of Productivity
To see lasting improvements to personal productivity, we must consider four key areas of change.… Read More 4 Pillars of Productivity
Why Are Email Stats So Shocking?
Workers are interrupted by email 96 times in an 8-hour day. It takes 25 minutes to resume a prior task after an email interruptions. The numbers are shocking, but are they reliable?… Read More Why Are Email Stats So Shocking?
How to Change Your Motivation
What is motivation, exactly? Where does it come from? Can we increase motivation through sheer will?… Read More How to Change Your Motivation
