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Articles
Recent Picks
I’ve written hundreds of articles (with no ads) to help to you manage your
time, attention, energy, and more. Here are a few of my favorite recent ones!
- The Resistance List
- 5 lessons I learned switching to a flip phone for a month
- What happens doesn’t matter all that much
- The productivity payoffs of a calm mind
Podcasts
Time & Attention Podcast
Becoming Better is a podcast dedicated to making you a better human being.
- Podcast: Tactics for meetings
- Podcast: The Value of Meetings
- Podcast: How We Time Block
- Podcast: The art of slow productivity
The Productivity Project
I’ve written three books to help you become more productive, focused, and calm:
Available in 13 Languages
Hyperfocus
I’ve written three books to help you become more productive, focused, and calm:
Available in 31 Languages
How to Calm Your Mind
I’ve written three books to help you become more productive, focused, and calm:
Available in 31 Languages
Helpful Reading
Recent Articles
10 things I learned about productivity watching 70 hours of TED talks last week
Last week I watched 70 hours of TED talks, and played around with how meditation, taking breaks, and caffeine affect my focus and information retention. Here is what I learned about becoming more productive!
Last week I watched 70 hours of TED talks. Here’s everything I learned!
Last week I watched 296 TED talks to overload my mind with information, and to see how things like meditation, taking breaks, and caffeine affect how much information I can retain. Here's everything I learned.
How to get as much energy out of caffeine as possible
Chances are that you drink a coffee or tea daily. But are you getting as much energy out of caffeine as you could be? I experimented with caffeine and productivity last week, and here's what I discovered.
10 incredible TED talks that will make you more productive
Last week I watched 296 TED talks, including a lot of talks about productivity. Here are 10 incredible talks that will make you more productive.
‘A Week of TED’ Experiment: Follow Along Live! (Finished)
Live-updating stats and charts from my ‘Week of TED’ productivity experiment, where I’m watching as many TED talks as humanly possible in seven days.
Innovate, then Iterate: How to apply Apple’s strategic thinking to your own life
Making continual improvements on a small number of products has been a wildly successful strategy for Apple. Here's how to apply the same thinking to your own life.
The 5 most common mistakes people make with their career
According to career development authority Chris O'Gorman, these are the five most common mistakes people make when it comes to their career.
How to ‘Flow’: Here’s the most magical chart you’ll come across today
According to a sizeable amount of research, one of the best ways to maximize happiness is to 'flow' more often. Here's how to do it.
The quick and dirty 20 Second Rule
Finding and eliminating distractions that are within 20 seconds of your reach may seem like a small change, but it can have a profound impact on your behaviour.
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Time & Attention
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