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 […]
Balance the cortisol with a little oxytocin
Our brains have a natural fight-or-flight response designed to keep us alive. Sometimes it kicks in when it shouldn’t. Here’s how to reset your response.
When the going gets tough, our toughest habits get going
When we get stressed out, we lose our ability to act intentionally and our habits take over. We can turn this to our advantage.
Five exercises to widen the gap between stimulus and response
Sometimes we need a little help widening the gap between stimulus and response. Here are five exercises to help you calm down and respond like you want to.
Inbox Zero has little to do with an empty inbox
If you’re doing it right, Inbox Zero will free your mind to focus on more important things.
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.
Give your brain a chance to talk yourself out of acting on a bad impulse
Give yourself five seconds to talk yourself out of acting on a bad impulse.
All sleep is not created equal
Sleep is precious, but we tend to not prioritize it. Here are some quick changes you can make to improve the quality of your sleep.
How you face adversity determines how it ends
It’s no accident that the bison faces left on the Wyoming state flag, or that the U.S. flag on a soldier’s right shoulder is reversed. Which way do you face?
Getting the right things done requires taking regular time-outs
There is a natural cadence to work. It’s okay to push pause when you need to go take care of something else.
