Why you’re not finding flow at work (and what to do about it)
Why do some days drag on, every minute feeling like an hour while our to-do list remains intact. While others seem to fly by with …Read »
How to set up Slack for Focus: A guide to killing unnecessary noise and distractions
If you work in an office, there’s a good chance you use, or at least know of Slack. More than 50,000 teams around the world …Read »
Here’s why you can’t (or won’t) delete distracting apps from your phone
It’s probably unfair to say we’re “addicted” to our phones. However, that doesn’t mean they don’t take up a considerable amount of our time and …Read »
How bomb disposal experts stay calm at work (and you can too)
Let’s say you’ve got a presentation to give at work. You spent weeks putting together the research. Practiced on anyone who would listen. Set up …Read »
Decision Fatigue: What it is and how it’s killing your focus, motivation, and willpower
How many times a day do you open a new browser tab just to Google something quickly. Or mindlessly check your email or IM? What …Read »
Weekly roundup: 4 unconventional creativity exercises for when you’re feeling stuck
Steve Jobs famously said that creativity is just connecting things. But anyone facing a creative block knows it’s a lot harder than grabbing ideas out …Read »
The worst distractions are the ones we love: An interview with author and habit coach James Clear
When author, photographer, and weightlifter James Clear first started his blog he had a simple goal: write twice a week, every week, without fail. But …Read »
How your work environment helps (and hurts) your productivity
While most productivity tips are concerned with how you work, we often overlook where we’re working. However, our work environment is the “invisible hand” that dictates …Read »
The true cost of big staff meetings (and how to break your team’s addiction to them)
Excessive staff meetings can be a frustrating part of the culture in large companies and I often hear from our users that sprawling, unproductive meetings are near the top of the ‘necessary evils’ they put up with in their jobs.Read »
Weekly Roundup: 5-minute productivity hacks to beat procrastination, boost energy, and regain focus
I can’t help but cringe a little whenever I see the words ‘productivity’ and ‘hacks’ in the same sentence. Most productivity hacks are in the …Read »