4 Pillars of Productivity
I started this blog to summarize real research being done related to personal productivity. What actually makes typical people more or less productive? What influences our potential for productivity?...
View ArticleHow Maintenance Fits Into the Productivity Picture
“What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while.” –Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project Your Genuine Self I’ve been reading Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project, in which the...
View ArticleWork-at-Home Numbers Flat for 8 Years
The American Time Use Survey, managed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, has new updates from people who answered the questionnaire in 2017. The most surprising data point that jumped out at me...
View ArticleWhen Are We Better Off With Someone Else in Control?
Here’s the myth: Productive people are self-starters. They’re highly motivated. They don’t procrastinate. They’re in control of every situation, and they’re in control of their own minds. That may be...
View ArticleWill Being More Productive Give You What You Want?
Will increasing your productivity give you what you want? Let’s back up. What do you want? We’re taught that we should always be improving ourselves, our work, our ambition. There’s a cultural mindset...
View ArticleTrick Yourself Into New Habits By Treating Them Like Tasks
Fifteen days ago, I thought about how I need to workout more often. I do workout now, but only twice a week. It’s not enough. I really should go more often. It should be easy. I have a gym membership,...
View ArticleLet Go of Trying to Remember
There’s a big secret to being productive that’s so meta, people forget to talk about it. Those of us who do it, usually do it naturally. Those who don’t do it, well, I wonder if it can be taught. I...
View Article5 Unproductive Actions That Make You More Productive
When it’s time to buckle down and get a task or project done, we often assume we need to work on it undistracted and without interruption until it’s done. Focus. Put in the work. Don’t stop until it’s...
View ArticleBig Gains vs. Little Gains in Productivity
Tips to increase personal productivity usually focus on ways you can make immediate improvements. Do your most dreaded task first. Limit meetings to 30 minutes. Use such-and-such app to block internet...
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How to Turn Splinters of Time Into Blocks
If you were to brush your teeth for 2 minutes every day, twice a day, for 30 days, you’d spend 2 hours a month brushing your teeth. That’s not the same as saving all your teeth brushing until the last...
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