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Make a fair deal with yourself
Focus or check email, study or reply to a message, exercise or watch videos. It's easy to be conflicted these days....
The productivity-prone attributes of work
Work is a vague term. One persons work is another's play and vice versa.
Yet, many times work is referred to as thought it were a single thing.
It seems to me that the term hides the underlying complexity a little too well....
Boredom: the cure to everything
WeMost people would do literally anything to avoid an extended period of boredom, like for instance Neil Gaiman writing his books....
The absurdity of overwhelm and why you can't teleport
Yothe next Instagram at once. In my case yesterday, you can't scan 106 drawings at once....
Small bets and big bets
Innovation and innovative work can be described as betting on an idea or experimenting.
There are two types of innovation: linear and non-linear....
What needs to be done?
How do you start work? Do you look at a to-do list and ask yourself "What do I want to do?"
I wouldn't....
The new meaning of hard work
Hard work used to mean plowing a field or chopp...
Outcome over effort
When one values time by the hour, it’s easy to focus o...
Something difficult? Redefine your view
“Sometimes shifting your perspecti...
The breadcrumb trail to efficiency
To overcome writer’s block, Ernest He...
Complexity can be fun
If something is boring, make it more complex.
Add a t...
The first thing to do in the morning
We’ve adapted to the spins of the Ear...
The trap of unfinished busyness
Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Like there is ...
1 step to change the world
I’ve always been a dreamer and had ideas of cha...
Bare minimum vs doing it right
Jony Ive, the famous designer of products lik...
Start and finish
Start. Go wide, be creative, let your imagination run wild!...
Create your spacetime
We’re naturally good at thinking in space. After all...
Distraction management: a foundation skill for the digital age
How to resist...
The less familiar the work, the more setup needed
An expert on a subject can...
Getting to a variable understanding
In every system, there are key variables...
Break up your creativity
You hear it often, hard work, hard work, work hard?...
Avoid the tech tunnel
After hours spent at a computer or using the phone, ...
Confront yourself daily to avoid crashing
How do you call yourself on your b...
Close the intent-action gap
The moment you define a task, a timer starts run...
Prioritize engagement, raise your productivity
Why do social media care so m...
No choice productivity
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identify tasks
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Are you making it harder for yourself to work?
Yesterday, I walked home and ...