Tomorrowing
One of the best ways to become more productive is to consider tomorrow, today—whether by laying out your gym clothes at night, setting intentions…
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Your wakeup time doesn’t matter for your productivity
Research shows that our wakeup time does not affect our socioeconomic standing. Don’t worry so much about it. Instead, focus on how deliberately you…
5+ ways to feel less overwhelmed at work
It’s possible to catch up on tasks without working longer hours. My go-to strategies for feeling less overwhelmed at work: list your current projects,…
What did you spend the last 40 minutes doing?
Throughout the day, be aware of how you spend your time. One way to increase your time awareness is to create an hourly awareness…
Inbox Zero is dumb
Inbox zero is not the best use of your time and attention (though there are a few exceptions to this). You can’t stay at…
Don’t use productivity advice to procrastinate
Productivity advice is great, but make sure it actually makes you back time.Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute, 59s.
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How to overcome productivity guilt
We often feel guilty as we work because we question whether we're working on the best possible thing. Often, this guilt is misplaced. Estimated…
Distracted? You may have room to take on more
Engaging in a lot of busywork can be a sign that you can take on more than you currently are. Estimated Reading Time: 1 minutes,…
Why common sense isn’t common action
We often try to live in accordance with "common sense" without considering how making changes will affect our daily lives. To make a change…
Using “quiet quitting” to add seasonality to your work
To add “seasonality” to your work, try temporarily adopting “quiet quitting”—defining stronger boundaries around your work—so you can recharge and find time to slow…
What artificial intelligence will do to our productivity
Artificial intelligence will let us accomplish significantly more with our time. To best take advantage of these tools, identify the highest-leverage ways you could…
Your to-do list is not as important as you think
If you’re not careful, your to-do list can make your work less enjoyable, while leading you to feel less in control of your time.…
My 5 favorite email tactics
My five favorite ways to manage a busy inbox: conduct email sprints, use your email’s auto-responder feature, limit emails to five sentences, delete the…
My next productivity book (and a quick question!)
I’m hoping you can help me shape my new book project so it’s as useful a resource for you as possible.
Your Never-Ending To-Do List
Your to-do list, with its ever-changing mix of tasks, will never be completely cleared, so it's more important to master the art of prioritizing…
A 30 second tactic for overcoming mental resistance
When you’re putting off doing something, shrink how long you’ll do the task for until you feel less mental resistance to it. Estimated Reading…
The Resistance List
Make a list of everything you’re resisting doing, and each day, pick one thing on the list to do. You might be surprised by…
The Four Levels of Knowledge Work
The cognitive tasks you do throughout the day fall into four categories, depending on how complex they are: drudgery work, low-skilled work, high-skilled work,…
What happens doesn’t matter all that much
When it comes to how we experience life, two things matter: what happens, and how we think about what happens. Which of the two…
When in doubt, put the ideas in
When you’re uncertain about whether to put a great new idea into a project or save it for the next one, my default approach…
How to double your enjoyment from an experience
To gain greater enjoyment from your experiences, try practicing anticipation and reminiscence. Both are forms of savoring—ways to convert positive experiences into positive emotions.…
The two kinds of productivity advice
There are two kinds of productivity advice: advice that helps you work smarter, and that which helps build your capacity for getting things done…
Some habits work too well
Sometimes a habit works so well that we stop doing it. Here’s how to stick with these habits in the long run. Estimated Reading…