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Weekly Reads: How to make coming back to work after a holiday less traumatic

We’re big believers in the power of downtime. But there’s nothing worse than having a nice, relaxing holiday ruined by the anxiety of coming back to work. Read »

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The “Everything is Important” paradox: 7 practical methods for how to prioritize work

While the elements of prioritization are simple (i.e. Know what tasks need to be done and rank them). It’s far from a simple exercise. To make things easier, we’ve collected some of the best strategies out there on how to prioritize work into one master list.Read »

Time Management

The planning fallacy: Why we all assume we have more time than we actually do each week (and how to fix it)

How many hours do you work each day? If you’re like most of the working population you probably think you get a solid 8 hours …Read »

Data Hacking

Communication Overload: Our research shows most workers can’t go 6 minutes without checking email or IM

There’s no getting over the fact that you need to use email and instant messengers to do your job. But if we’re constantly switching our focus from a task at hand to checking emails or Slack messages, we’re never giving ourselves the chance to truly focus on the work that matters.Read »

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Weekly Reads: How to make coming back to work after a holiday less traumatic

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The “Everything is Important” paradox: 7 practical methods for how to prioritize work

The planning fallacy: Why we all assume we have more time than we actually do each week (and how to fix it)

Communication Overload: Our research shows most workers can’t go 6 minutes without checking email or IM

Weekly Reads: 5 ways time management can de-stress your workday

Slack vs. Productivity: Here’s what happened when everyone’s favorite communication tool went down

Weekly Reads: 5 work life balance tips from the world’s “busiest” people

RescueTime helps you understand your time at work.