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PRODUCTIVITY REPORT

BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE ON PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY | By Jill Duffy

Category: psychology

How to Make Work Feel Like Second Nature

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

April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 Jill E Duffy1 Comment

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

March 12, 2018March 13, 2018 Jill E Duffy1 Comment

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?

March 5, 2018March 4, 2018 Jill E Duffy1 Comment

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

February 19, 2018February 13, 2018 Jill E Duffy5 Comments

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

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 Jill E DuffyLeave a comment

4 Pillars of Productivity

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To see lasting improvements to personal productivity, we must consider four key areas of change.… Read More 4 Pillars of Productivity

December 11, 2017December 6, 2017 Jill E DuffyLeave a comment

Happiness Priming and Productivity

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What is happiness priming, and can it make us more productive?… Read More Happiness Priming and Productivity

November 1, 2017 Jill E Duffy1 Comment

When Bonuses Backfire

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Bosses need to be more careful with the bonuses they give, or risk losing what makes good employees so valuable in the first place.… Read More When Bonuses Backfire

August 21, 2017August 21, 2017 Jill E Duffy3 Comments

There’s a Catch to Incentives and Motivation

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Don’t trip up your employees with this illogical conclusion about motivation and incentives.… Read More There’s a Catch to Incentives and Motivation

July 24, 2017July 21, 2017 Jill E Duffy2 Comments

Are Some People More Susceptible to Distractions?

Dog balancing treat on nose. Photo by Philip Bump, CC. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pbump/

Two different types of distractions seem to effect people in the same way. What does that say about how and why we get distracted?… Read More Are Some People More Susceptible to Distractions?

July 10, 2017July 19, 2017 Jill E Duffy2 Comments

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