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If you have a five year plan, your work isn’t interesting enough
Takeaway: This rant blog post doesn’t have as much to do with productivity as some of my others, but it’s something I feel strongly about. The future is uncertain—and if you know exactly where you’ll be five years from now in your career, chances...
If you want to die later, buy this book
Takeaway: Eating better is a way of earning back time. Certain foods have been scientifically proven to help you live longer—namely unprocessed plant foods. The fewer processed foods you eat, the longer you will live. The book How Not to Die, by...
The art of doing one thing at a time
Takeaway: Doing just one thing at a time helps you remember more, get more done in less time, de-stress, bring more attention to your work, and work smarter, instead of just harder. It’s worth the struggle a hundred times over. Estimated Reading...
Want more self-control? Clean your office.
I've written in the past about how "clearing to neutral" helps you focus better and...
To become more productive this week, try working less
Takeaway: By working less—like by working fewer hours during the week, and by scheduling less time for your important work—you do two things at once: you expend more energy over a shorter period of time to get the work done, and you prevent your...
Experiment: Living Like a Caveman for a Month
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....
Here’s a simple trick to save an extra $504.30 this month
Takeaway: Most habits cost money—but there are usually alternatives that can save you money. To buy back more of your freedom, recognize these alternatives, do them instead (when they're not too tough) and invest the difference. Estimated Reading...
If you own an iPhone or iPad, download iOS 9.3 and enable “Night Shift” right away
Takeaway: If you own an iPhone or iPad, download the iOS 9.3 software update, and after you do, enable the Night Shift feature. The feature reduces how much blue light—a type of light on the blue end of the wavelength spectrum—your device emits,...
How the internet destroys your productivity
Takeaway: The internet is probably essential and integral to your work. But the research shows that it usually leads you to get less done. When we’re connected, we waste more time, become more distracted, and bring less focus and energy to our...
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