What No One Tells You About Those 25 Minutes After an Interruption
You’ve probably heard this stat: it takes 25 minutes to recover from a single interruption at work. That’s what a 2008 study by Gloria Mark and her team at UC Irvine found. It’s a stat you’ve probably heard before—often quoted as a rallying cry to defend your focus and minimize distractions. But what happens during […]
No batter how bad it was, you can turn on a dime
No matter how bad the past was, there’s nothing you can do to change it. What you can do is change how you perceive your past, which changes everything.
The Productivity Secret of Millionaires, CEOs, and Professional Athletes
Some of the most successful people don’t use a task list. Instead, they schedule everything on the calendar.
Notifications are a two-edged sword. Here’s how to configure notifications to stay connected without completely destroying your focus.
Hint: There is no perfect choice
If we have too many options, we get overwhelmed and can’t reach a decision. Here’s how to overcome the overload.
Inertia holds you back until you build momentum
If you’re having trouble getting started on a task, look for the smallest action you can take to break the ice. Working on a project gets easier once it’s been started.
Staying focused all the time limits your outcomes
“Focus” is almost synonymous with productivity, but distraction will help you do some of your best work.
“Par for the course” is doing really well
Life is one shot after another. Sometimes you can’t find your ball; sometimes you look like you know what you’re doing. Play on.
Think of what you want to do, not how you’ll do it
Folders is one way to organize apps on your iOS home screen. Shortcuts give you a way to organize tasks on your home screen.
Don’t Let Someday Distract You From Today
A Someday/Maybe list is a place to store ideas until their time has come (or not).
