Giving workers autonomy increases their productivity, makes them more satisfied with their jobs, and leads to other positive outcomes, too.… Read More Let Me Do It: How Autonomy Increases Personal Productivity
Don’t waste your time improving your productivity in small ways when there are bigger gains to be had.… Read More Big Gains vs. Little Gains in Productivity
Naming the challenges we face while working remotely during a pandemic helps us cope and have empathy for others.… Read More 8 Things Affecting Work-From-Home Productivity During Covid-19
“On a scale of 1 to 7, where 1 is very unproductive and 7 is very productive, how productive were you today?”… Read More You’re Most Productive When You Feel Productive
When it’s time to buckle down and get a task or project done, we often assume we need to work on it undistracted and without interruption until it’s done. Focus. Put in the work. Don’t stop until it’s done. In reality, not all work works this way. Yes, we often need stretches of uninterrupted focus… Read More 5 Unproductive Actions That Make You More Productive
Five reasons you should throw all productivity advice out the window.… Read More Do Not Follow Productivity Advice
Morning people, those chipper folks who bound out of bed before their alarm clocks ring, chirp at the morning sun, and somehow squeeze in a few chores before getting to work, have an unfair advantage in business. On average, they earn about 5 percent more than night owl types (Bonke 2012). Perhaps it’s not surprising,… Read More Morning People Are Unfairly Rewarded in Business
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
Don’t get distracted by tips that make you feel busy if they don’t actually put a dent in your efficiency.… Read More Some Productivity Tips Are Drops in the Bucket, And You Should Ignore Them
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
