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2018-06 The Popodoro Technique Playlist
In the Pomodoro Technique for productivity, you work for 25 minutes, take a 5-minute break, and repeat. (After two hours, you take a longer break.) You can use a kitchen timer, your phone, or a specialized app. In the Popodoro technique, instead of a timer, you use music—like the new Spotify playlist from Popjustice.Read more...
Posted on June 4th, 2018
2017-12 The Secret to Focus and Productivity
The multitasking myth is pervasive. No matter how much multitasking research we see, we continue to tell ourselves that most people can’t multitask, but we can. Time and time again, research shows that when we think we’re multitasking, we’re not actually doing more than a thing at once. We’re switching back and forth between activities, and that a phenomenon known as "switching cost" makes us less efficient (and may put us in danger). Image Credit: Daxiao_Productions/DepositPhotos But… There is one parti...
Posted on December 6th, 2017
2017-09 Tips to Get Things Done
Procrastination can cause extra stress, missed deadlines, and unnecessary overtime just to name the obvious consequences. Fortunately, you can use proven behavioral changes to get yourself out of the habit and start getting things done. Here are five anti-procrastination tips you can follow and 10 apps you can use to really put them into action. 1. Don’t Get Overwhelmed by the Task If you get too overwhelmed by a task, the resultant fear could make you unintentionally idle. Stopping that from happening i...
Posted on September 12th, 2017
2017-09 Email Acronyms You Should Use for Catchy Subject Lines
Everyone wants to write better emails that people will actually interact with. Maybe you’re struggling to communicate properly with your coworkers in the business world, or just want to improve your knowledge of email standards. What you might be surprised to find is that email carries its own set of lingo. If you’re not used to these, opening an email to find it full of "EOD"s and "LMK"s will send you on a long trip to Google just to decipher a message — even if you know other internet slang. Don’t worr...
Posted on September 7th, 2017
2017-08 The Perfect Meeting Blueprint (Templates Included)
Have you ever received a meeting request at work and simply scratched your head? You wonder what exactly the meeting is about, what will be discussed, and maybe even why you were invited. You look at the other invitees hoping for a hint, but are still clueless. Some say if you receive a vague meeting invitation, you should just decline it. Now, whether you agree with that or not, if you are the coordinator, is it worth the risk that head-scratchers will decline just because they are baffled? With a littl...
Posted on August 18th, 2017
2017-07 Use a Kanban to Delegate and Track Family Chores
Photo: Dean Hochman/FlickrWhen it comes to household chores, it’s nearly impossible to remember what you started, who’s supposed to be doing what, and what’s still left to do. So you end up with a half-cleared out freezer, a vacuum that coughs out dust clumps ("Wasn’t Bob supposed to empty this thing?!"), and a general feeling that everything is always awry.You need a visual. You need a system. You may need a Kanban.Explained in Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria Barry’s book Personal Kanban: Mapping Work ...
Posted on July 20th, 2017
2017-07 Productivity Hacks We Learned From Google
You don’t get to be one of the largest companies on the planet without knowing a few productivity hacks. And that’s not counting the many productivity tools made by Google. Google has some of the best leaders in its staff, like Eric Schmidt, Sergey Brin, and Larry Page. The company has been famous for practices like asking employees to spend 20 percent of their time on a personal project. And there’s a lot more where that came from. 1. Use the Four Quadrant System to Organize To-Dos No, productivity guru...
Posted on July 3rd, 2017