We’ve all had those moments where we feel like we’ve tried it all in our quests to be more productive, motivated, happier, etc… Here are some ideas, tricks, and perspectives that you might not have thought of. They range from the head-smackingly simple to the head-smackingly (literally) ridiculous. The Surfer’s Guide to Taking Risks When […]
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Maneesh Sethi over at Hack The System was bothered by how much time he was wasting when he should have been working. So came up with a pretty genius way to solve the problem. He hired someone to look over his shoulder every now and then and smack him in the face if he was
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RescueTime loves helping people make the most of their time, and even more than that, we love understanding how people make the most of their time. We want to know what it takes to accomplish a project like National Novel Writer’s Month. So we’re doing an experiment, and we’d like your help. If you don’t
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There’s a reasonable argument to be made that the words “too much of a good thing” lie at the foundation of many of our personal struggles, especially the ones related to our focus and productivity. Here are a bunch of articles about how doing too much, or too little, of things and their effect on
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Source: media.tumblr.com via Withings on Pinterest This week, I’ve been reading the round ups of the 2012 Quantified Self conference. I’m REALLY jealous that I couldn’t make it this year. It’s inspiring to see the Quantified Self movement advancing as much as it has in the past few years. You can find a good list
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It can feel great to make a big sweeping change in order to be more productive. It’s dramatic and exciting. You’re diving in head first and everything is going to be different! Right!? It’s also really hard. There’s lots of perfectly legit reasons why our routines are the way they are. Often, it’s a small
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I just came across this post on the Harvard Business Review blog. It’s a great example of how you can self-track and learn about how changes in your workplace behavior can enhance your productivity. In this case, it was wearing headphones. The author used RescueTime to keep track of his productivity levels, which of course
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Ever feel like there’s so much going on that the only way to get everything done is to clone yourself? Well, you can’t do that yet (Get on the ball, science!), but often asking for help is the next best thing. Its easier than you might think to reach out for assistance with things that
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The other day, a friend of mine said to me “You know? I can’t remember the last time I felt really bored.” She spends hours a day on Reddit. I know. I see her posts and comments while I’m spending hours a day on Reddit. We do a lot to feel busy. We do a
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Is it just me, or does everyone seem really busy lately? It seems like the pace of life just keeps picking up and it’s impossible to keep up with it all. (my opinion on this matter may or may not be influenced by the fact I’m running on about 3 hours sleep after a late
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