We all know it feels better to go to work when you’re in a good mood. But your mood can actually make a bigger difference to your work life. Your productivity and effectiveness can both be improved by starting your work day happy. Your mood affects the quality of your work and how many breaks […]
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As open-plan offices become more popular, many of us are used to working in a crowded space and dealing with excessive office noise. Open spaces can be beneficial for collaborating with others, but for focused work, they can often hinder productivity. As Milanote’s CEO Ollie Campbell says, open-plan offices encourage collaboration at the expense of
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Whether it’s dieting, working through boring tasks, or building good habits (like sticking to an exercise plan), willpower seems to be required in every facet of life. And the more you’ve got, it seems, the better off you are.
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Conducting regular reviews is a useful way to reflect on your progress, celebrate your achievements, and keep yourself on-track towards long-term goals. But reviews can be overwhelming and confusing if you’re not sure where to start. To get you going, we’ve created a weekly review template. Adjust it to suit your needs and use it
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Since joining the RescueTime team in January I’ve been learning about some of the RescueTime features I’d previously overlooked. I’ve already explored daily highlights, which let you keep notes about what you work on throughout the day. They’re great for adding context to your RescueTime data. But today I’m exploring a feature that’s more proactive
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One of the best things about RescueTime is that it’s hands-off. After setting up your account and categorizing a few sites, you can let RescueTime run continually in the background, gathering data about how you spend your time without you needing to do anything. To make your RescueTime data even richer, there are lots of
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A solid morning routine can be one of the best habits you can develop. However, it can be difficult to come up with a morning routine from scratch, so I wanted to share mine as an example. Feel free to save a copy of this routine and rewrite it to suit your own needs, or
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You don’t have to be a writer to spend your days with words. most of us spend some time writing every day, whether it’s emails for work, meeting minutes, journaling, or just posting on Facebook. But few of us get the kind of training and practice of a professional writer, even though we’re dealing with
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There are few things I like less than receiving negative feedback. Whether it’s a user complaining about a product, or a client telling me the article I submitted needs some work, I feel defensive as soon as I realize someone isn’t 100% happy with my efforts. According to Robert Sutton, organizational psychologist at Stanford University,
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Our clothes affect how other people see us and what judgments they make about us. But they also affect our own thoughts and behavior. So if you work from home, like me, and you think it doesn’t matter what you wear because nobody else will see you, think again. 1. The way your clothes compare
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