The Pressure We Feel
We often misinterpret the pressure that we feel to do more, to be more productive. We think it means we need to get busy, work …
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The Hard Way and the Simple Way
Pushing ourselves and others is the long, hard way. The fast, simple way is have a compelling goal, a high-buzz-quietly-assured outlook, a commitment to win-win, and a …
Excuse This Interruption
We interrupt your work day to bring you this special message. All that stress you’re running and all those tasks you’re doing right now? How’s …
How to Deal with Haftadoos
We resist tasks that we think we have to do. We resist because none of us wants to be told what to do. Yet we somehow …
Productivity Secret: Never Get It All Done
What does your to do list feel like? We often feel ourselves pushed (from within and from outside ourselves) to make things happen. And this …
Get More Productive with Well-Formed Tasks
When we come across a poorly-formed task on our task list, we either slow down to figure out what to do or just skip it …
Are Your Productive?
Not so good: “I am productive when others agree that I am.” This includes staying late at work just to be one of the last …
Enough of Productivity and Efficiency
“Productivity” and “efficiency” are words that describe how we work, do tasks, get stuff done. Both words focus on increasing output per unit of resource. …
The Universal Productivity Trap
Take a moment. Notice the big pile of tasks you have to do. Go ahead, take a look. I’ll wait. What happened? Look closely because …
How are you feeling?
“How are you doing?” “How are you feeling?” “How’s it going?” Though these questions are part of our common greetings to each other, they are also …