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Here’s what I learned living like a caveman for a month

by Chris Bailey | May 16, 2016 | Productivity Experiments | 0 Comments

Takeaway: Modern humans evolved from hunter-gatherers over the last 2.5 million years. Because of this, we thrive best when we adopt some of our ancestors’ habits: getting enough physical activity, sunshine, social interaction, sleep, and nutrition....

Experiment: Living Like a Caveman for a Month

by Chris Bailey | April 4, 2016 | Productivity Experiments | 7 Comments

Takeaway: For the month of April, I'll be living like a caveman—moving 5-9 miles a day, getting as much sunlight as possible, eating like a caveman, and sleeping on my hardwood floor after sunset—to see what impact this has on my productivity....

Last month I made every New Year’s resolution under the sun. Here’s what I learned!

by Chris Bailey | January 11, 2016 | Productivity Experiments | 9 Comments

Takeaway: Productivity is nothing without intention. But there are countless obstacles that can get in the way of what we intend to accomplish: temptations, not adapting as conditions change, not forming strong enough goals, and not anticipating...

Experiment: One Month of New Year’s Resolutions

by Chris Bailey | December 3, 2015 | Productivity Experiments | 8 Comments

For the month of December, I have designed a massive productivity experiment to do a deep dive into everyone's favorite (or in some cases, least favorite) topic this time of year: New Year's Resolutions. Regardless of whether or not you make them, you've got to admit...

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10 huge productivity lessons I learned working 90-hour weeks last month

Here are the 10 biggest productivity lessons I learned working 90-hour weeks in February!

Chris Bailey Mar 21, 2014 15 min

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Experiment: The top 10 things I learned drinking only water for a month

For the entire month of February I drank only water as a productivity experiment. Here are the top 10 things I learned.

Chris Bailey Mar 13, 2014 16 min

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The best latte I’ve ever had

For the entire month of February I drank only water as a productivity experiment, so when March 1st rolled around, I drank all of the coffee and tea I could get my hands on.

Chris Bailey Mar 3, 2014 2 min

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Productivity Experiment: Should you take a three-hour afternoon siesta?

For the last three weeks I’ve worked on Spanish time; taking a three-hour siesta in the afternoon. Here’s how it has impacted my productivity.

Chris Bailey Feb 5, 2014 16 min

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Two new productivity experiments for February: Drinking only water, and working 90-hour weeks

Two new productivity experiments I'll be tackling in February: Drinking only water for the entire month, and working 90-hour weeks.

Chris Bailey Jan 31, 2014 2 min

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The top 10 lessons I learned about productivity being a complete slob for a week

Last week I ordered in as much as possible, watched at least two hours of TV a day, and didn't shower, exercise, clean up after myself, or meditate. Here's everything I learned from that experiment.

Chris Bailey Dec 5, 2013 13 min