Are You Undermining Your Satisfaction in a Job Well Done?
Your day could be less stressful than you make it
Productivity takes pride in a job well done, but these three pitfalls will leave you wanting more no matter what you do.
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How to Focus Your Interruptions with Office Hours
Coalesce Quadrant 3 into Quadrant 2
Most coworkers want to be respectful of your time and not disturb you when you’re in the middle of something. Office Hours can send a signal that it’s an especially good time to interrupt you.
How to Break Through the Syndrome Syndrome
When everything’s important, it doesn’t matter what you do first
When everything’s important, nothing is. Here are 10 questions you can ask to see which tasks are more important so you can start there.
The Best Start to Your Day is a Running Start
Do your most important task fourth thing in the morning
One of the most popular recommendations in productivity might be completely wrong. If you’re getting stuck staring down your biggest rock for the day, try not putting it first.
How To Set Yourself Up For A Miserable Day
Do not try this at home. Or at work
Good productivity skills are hard to master, but the alternative is even worse. Here are some sure-fire ways to have a miserable day.
How to Find the Problems that are Really Holding You Back
Some inefficiencies waste more of our potential than others
We don’t work in a vacuum. Some of the inefficiencies we don’t allow for can really lower our potential—our capacity to do work. Make sure you’re fixing the right things.
How To Triage 3,000 Emails In Just 10 Minutes
Stay on top of email in just minutes a day
Email is an inescapable part of life, but it doesn’t have to rule your day. Instead of wading through your inbox for hours, get in and out in just a few minutes.
Embrace the Freedom of Missing Out
Think of missing out as creating margin in your life
Don’t be so afraid of missing out on the best life has to offer that you crowd it out. Missing out makes room for the life you want to live.
If Now Isn’t a Good Time, Never Might Be Better
Deferring work gives you time to reconsider it
Triaging work classifies work. What do you need to do now? What can you do later? What can you never do?
How to Get More Done Naturally with the Pomodoro Technique
You’re better off taking regular short breaks than pushing through without stopping
Your body needs a break to rest during a workout. Your mind needs the same breaks while you’re working to stay fresh.