Fifteen days ago, I thought about how I need to workout more often. I do workout now, but only twice a week. It’s not enough. I really should go more often. It should be easy. I have a gym membership, and the gym is located a 10-minute walk from my apartment. Or I could jog… Read More Trick Yourself Into New Habits By Treating Them Like Tasks
The American identity is bound up by a continuous desire for improvement. Deep within our Americaness is the belief that everything, including ourselves, could and should be better than it is now. Stephen Fry gave an interview recently where he proposed and mused on this idea. It came about through a conversation about meditation. Fry… Read More Ever More Productive
You are not inherently a better person for perfecting your personal productivity.… Read More The Moral Trap of ‘More Productive’
The KonMari Method can give your productivity a boost, but it might be temporary. Here’s what else you need to do to stay decluttered and focused.… Read More How Marie Kondo’s KonMari Method Can Help Productivity (and What It’s Missing)
Instead of making resolutions for the New Year, review and refine your goals
… Read More Make Goals, Not Resolutions
Collaboration culture leads to burnout, inefficient use of resources, and lower productivity, and few are addressing the problem.… Read More When Collaboration Kills Productivity
How do you know what to do when you start your workday? Do you use a to-do list? Do you leave a sticky note on your computer monitor from the previous day? Do you let whatever emails are left in your inbox guide you to what to tackle first? Workers use all kinds of methods… Read More Subtle Reminders Can Trick You Into Being More Productive
Some workers want the latest and greatest software. Others see a wasted resources when a team adopts too many tools.… Read More The Too-Many-Tools Problem
Increase productivity, stop procrastinating, and feel more at ease with your work by using your brain differently.… Read More How to Make Work Feel Like Second Nature
Cultivating positive habits is key to being productive, but maintenance plays an important role, too.… Read More How Maintenance Fits Into the Productivity Picture
