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BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE ON PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY | By Jill Duffy

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Can Kittens, Comedy, and Chocolate Boost Productivity?

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Pictures of adorable kittens, clips of your favorite comic doing a stand-up set, and even a little free chocolate can boost productivity. By how much? More than you probably think.… Read More Can Kittens, Comedy, and Chocolate Boost Productivity?

December 28, 2015January 4, 2016 Jill E Duffy3 Comments

Keyboard Shortcuts

How many keyboard shortcuts do you know? How many do you use? How much more efficient and productive could you be if you learned and used them more? I’m a huge proponent of using keyboard shortcuts to increase productivity. Check out some of my favorite keyboard shortcuts for Windows and Mac, and some essential shortcuts… Read More Keyboard Shortcuts

November 30, 2015November 25, 2015 Jill E Duffy2 Comments

Don’t Get Too Aroused or You Might Blow It!

How “aroused” do you have to be to get a job done well? “Aroused,” in this context, means incentivized or motivated, of course, not sexually aroused. Still, it’s an interesting question, and the answer could change how you get work done. Two researchers, Robert M. Yerkes and John D. Dodson, worked on this idea back… Read More Don’t Get Too Aroused or You Might Blow It!

November 2, 2015November 3, 2015 Jill E Duffy4 Comments

Feeling Unproductive? Quitting Could Be the Best Option

When you’re having a truly unproductive day, it may be worth your while to quit and let that day go, rather than force yourself to try and eke something out of it. Here’s some interesting research that shows people are terrible at thinking about their productivity in the long term and instead focus too much… Read More Feeling Unproductive? Quitting Could Be the Best Option

October 19, 2015November 3, 2015 Jill E Duffy1 Comment

Can We Force Good Habits to Stick?

Habits are hard to form and difficult to break. Most people want to form good habits, such as exercising regularly, studying a language for 30 minutes a day, or making progress every week on a personal project.  Wouldn’t life be easier if we knew how to stimulate or control habit formation for all the positive… Read More Can We Force Good Habits to Stick?

August 24, 2015November 3, 2015 Jill E DuffyLeave a comment

How Productivity is Like Puppy Potty Training: Temptation Bundling

Can we trick humans into doing what they should do the same way we house-break dogs?… Read More How Productivity is Like Puppy Potty Training: Temptation Bundling

August 20, 2015November 3, 2015 Jill E DuffyLeave a comment

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