What would you do with an extra three hours every day? Read more? Sleep better? Finally start the home project you’ve been putting off? For a lot of us, those hours already exist. They’re just hidden in phone pick-ups, social media feeds, and endless notifications. Fall is a great season to rebalance and
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Fall feels like productivity’s new year. The summer haze fades, the air sharpens, and suddenly you remember what sharpened pencils smell like and spend far too much time shopping for the perfect bullet journal. But here’s the problem: motivation lasts about as long as the caffeine buzz from a venti pumpkin spice latte. You might
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August really is the Sunday of summer. It’s the moment we realize the easy days are slipping away and we’re about to jump headfirst into the busy routines of fall. There’s a drop in temperature (finally), but there’s an uptick in commitments. All of a sudden, your Google Calendar is a rainbow of colors with
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The end-of-summer slump is real. You’re saying goodbye to all of the joy that summer had to offer, but you haven’t yet shifted into high gear for a productive fall. The result is this weird middle place where you know it’s time to jump into action, and your mind is ready to do so, but
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Let me start by dedicating this post to Truffles, the goldfish I had from the age of 7 until I left for college (and who, for all I know, is still living her best life with the biology teacher who took her in). This statistic is your wake-up call: Over the past 20 years, the human
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Setting Goals for December: Reflect, Plan, and Achieve December is here—the month of twinkling lights, ambitious to-do lists, and the quiet reminder that another year is wrapping up. It’s easy to get swept up in the hustle, but pausing to reflect and plan is one of the best gifts you can give yourself this season. If
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The concept of the flow state is one of the more important and elusive abstractions in productivity. Those who have experienced “getting into the flow” describe a beautiful combination of heightened focus and increased ability to handle complicated or creative work—outside sounds and distractions melt away and all that’s left is a calm and joyous
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To start Focused Time!: Click (or right-click) the RescueTime icon in your system-tray (win) or menubar (os x) Select “Get Focused!” Enter a time period to focus for Note: Focused Time! is only available to RescueTime Pro subscribers. Ever have times when you need to hunker down and focus on something, but can’t seem to
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