Thank God It’s… Thursday?
The best and most creative thinking and problem-solving can only take place during uninterrupted periods of time. You know it and so do your colleagues. Which[...]
RiShawn Biddle
Productivity
RiShawn Biddle
The Power of Productive Thinking
Tim Ferriss’s 4-Hour Workweek is an enormously popular book, selling more than 1.35 million copies since its 2007 release. But that doesn’t mean its[...]
Andrea Williams
Moleskine Mania
If you ever attend Milan’s Design Week—a sweeping furniture fair, art festival, and Prosecco-soaked party that takes over Italy’s financial capital each[...]
davidsax
The Science of Putting Pen to Paper
One of my earliest memories involves a handwriting struggle. My class had been tasked with writing stories. I love stories. My masterpiece, about accidentally[...]
Erin Wildermuth
Your Own Personal Time Machine
I spend most of my work-life in meetings. Note-taking is a survival skill. Yet, I am surprised at how few people bother to take notes in meetings. Those who do[...]
Michael Hyatt
Automation for the People
If you want to understand how hard it can be to automate, consider the many attempts to replace cashiers with self-checkout systems. To wit, CVS pharmacies[...]
Jeremy Lott
End Your Fear of Power Sharing
It started with my first day on the job. I’d just been named senior leader at a growing organization with a generously-sized staff. Yet there were problems,[...]
Larry Wilson
Go Viral, and Stay That Way
The question prodding us to increased productivity is almost never, “How do I fit more work into my day?” That question leads to productivity “hacks,”[...]
johnmeese
The Science of Meditation
Three years ago I boarded a crowded, somewhat dirty bus and set off for Wat Suan Mokkh, a Thai forest monastery. The grounds featured giant monitor lizards and[...]
Erin Wildermuth
I Love Energy!
“Are you tired, run down, listless? Do you poop out at parties? Are you unpopular? The answer to all of your problems are in this little bottle!”[...]
Andrew Lott
A Recipe for Self-Renewal
Time management is about scarcity, because time is fixed. You only have 24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week, 8,760 hours in a year (tack on an extra 24 for[...]
Michael Hyatt
How the F2F Assessment Changed My Life
In life and in business, there are a lot of distractions. It can be fun to run down those rabbit trails, but it's easy to lose track, and hard to get back to[...]
roybarberi
Our Soured Romance with Overwork
The idea that working ever harder and longer leads to better results is as American as apple pie, despite all evidence to the contrary. Chronic overwork is[...]
RiShawn Biddle
The Science of Overwork
In the 2007 film “Music and Lyrics,” an absent-minded lyricist played by Drew Barrymore drives her high-strung musical partner a little crazy by[...]
Erin Wildermuth
The Do’s and Don’ts of Goal Sharing
I've always done my best to keep up with the latest research in goal achievement. I not only want to learn from it myself, I also want to distill the lessons[...]
Michael Hyatt
Can the iPad Pro Replace Your Laptop?
From the day Steve Jobs first introduced the iPad in 2010, I was hooked—at least in theory. The promise of a small, ultraportable tablet was a dream come[...]
Michael Hyatt
You Are Not the Energizer Bunny
One of the most important lessons I have learned about productivity is this: It’s less about managing time and more about managing energy. Why? Because time[...]
Michael Hyatt
Do You Have a Not-to-Do List? You Should
Everyone’s heard of a to-do list. But what about a not to-do list? I know of no better way to reduce your workload than this simple[...]
Michael Hyatt
Why You Get Distracted at Work
It’s hard to maintain your focus in an office. With so many meetings to attend, drop-ins by coworkers, calls, emails, and countless other interruptions, it[...]
Michael Hyatt
The Problem with Whack-a-Mole Productivity
When I started my career, I quickly discovered that I had more to do than I could get done in a forty-hour workweek. So, I worked more hours. I got to the[...]
Michael Hyatt
Five Consequences of a Life Out of Balance
If you are working more than fifty-five hours a week, you are working too much. Here is what you are putting to[...]
Michael Hyatt
What’s Your Productivity Personality “Type”?
Low engagement and productivity are serious problems for organizations. As I mentioned Monday, Gallup's numbers show only a third of workers are engaged on the[...]
Michael Hyatt
5 Reasons Why People are Unproductive at Work
Take a guess: What portion of the American workforce said they were “most productive” at the office during normal work hours? According to a recent[...]
Michael Hyatt
The Benefit of Pairing Digital and Analog to Manage Your Day
Since we announced the Full Focus Planner™ a few months ago, I’ve lost track of how many people have asked me about my plans for task and calendar[...]
Michael Hyatt