Happy Monday!
How did you start your work day today? Was it calm or frantic? Feeling good or feeling bad? Chances are good that the tone of …
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Crazy Idea About Stress
All of our (bad) stress comes from a single source: our attempts to force life to be a certain way. That tension we feel in …
The Right Question to Ask After We Have Delegated Something
When we are concerned whether another person can or will follow through on a task she or he has committed to, we often pick the …
The To-Do List is Dead…
Long live the to-do list! Even people who are good at making lists of their tasks get overwhelmed. Despite having up-to-date lists, they find it …
Terrified
When we don’t say what needs to be said, when we don’t do the thing that is right to do, when we don’t make that big …
Things Get Done When We Let Them Rest
The sages tell us that everything has its time. “Whatever needs to happen will happen when it does,” they say. “Let it rest. No need …
The Guilty, Dark Side of Goals
Goals help. We know that setting a goal focuses our efforts and greatly increases the chances of getting our desired outcomes. But goals have a guilty, …
How to Clear Any Pile, Empty Any Inbox
Inboxes overflowing, papers stacked, multiple to do lists with unknown numbers of to dos, anything physical or non-physical that is stagnant or piled. We think …
When Meetings Are Painful
Most meetings serve two distinct functions: to track and to choose. These functions don’t mix well. In a tracking meeting, we check progress, coordinate with …
How to Pick the Best Few Things To Do
They say that we can be most productive not by getting more done but by picking the few best things to do. But how to …