Takeaway: I experienced a big case of writer's block after I pushed myself too hard to write, didn't step back enough from what I was writing, and didn't give myself permission to fail. When I stepped back to become kinder to myself, take frequent...
Productivity tactics are great, and the good ones will help you get your work done faster and better. But at the same time, you have to do...
As a writer in the productivity space, companies send me a lot of products. I accept most of it, because it's free, and free stuff is always fun to experiment with. To date, I haven't written about any...
Hi friends — first off, thanks so much for your incredible response to the announcement that The Productivity Project is out! If you've had time to dig into the book, I'd love to hear what you think—shoot me an email by responding to this one! This week I have...
I am incredibly excited to announce that my book, The Productivity Project, is OUT TODAY! It's available wherever books are sold—including pretty much everywhere online, at bookstores in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom, and wherever both ebooks and...
Takeaway: While we may get paid big bucks to do knowledge work, knowledge work often doesn't offer us as much structure, challenge, or feedback as jobs that are more hands-on, which can make it less motivating. Luckily, it's possible to hack your...
Takeaway: My eight favorite ways to stay productive while traveling: anticipating productivity obstacles ahead of time and planning ahead; keeping a template packing list that I use for each trip; not ordering takeout; drinking alcohol and caffeine...
Takeaway: Writing a book is a monster of a project, but projects like it become easier once you make a plan for how to tackle them. When you liberally disconnect from the internet when working on big projects, anticipate obstacles ahead of time,...
Takeaway: A few weeks ago, I broke my ankle traveling overseas. For a couple of weeks my productivity was shot, but what worked better than anything else to get me back on my feet was setting intentions for what I accomplished every day,...
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