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Last month I made every New Year’s resolution under the sun. Here’s what I learned!
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...
Carve out time to daydream, and fresh excerpts from The Productivity Project!
Hi friends — first off, thanks so much for your incredible response to the announcement that The Productivity Project is out! If you've had time to dig into the book, I'd love to hear what you think—shoot me an email by responding to this one! This week I have...
The Productivity Project is out NOW — Freebies, Excerpt, and More
I am incredibly excited to announce that my book, The Productivity Project, is OUT TODAY! It's available wherever books are sold—including pretty much everywhere online, at bookstores in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom, and wherever both ebooks and...
Challenge: Disconnect for a few full days over the holidays
Over the last two years, I've noticed a curious trend on this blog: lots of people visit this site throughout the year, but between Christmas and New Years it’s an absolute ghost town. Productivity isn’t a priority during the holidays, and that's a good thing!...
Read an excerpt from The Productivity Project!
I recently asked my publisher if I could post a small excerpt from The Productivity Project so you can get a feel for what it's like, and they graciously agreed! It's a small excerpt, because the chapters in the book are small—pretty much every one is under 10...
Schedule a Think Break to level up in your work
Stepping Back My favorite kind of person to hang out...
Experiment: One Month of New Year’s Resolutions
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...
Laura Vanderkam knows how we can have it all
Takeaway: Laura Vanderkam's newest book, I Know How She Does It, is great. She studies the detailed time logs of 143 women, who all make six figures a year and have families. The insights she offers in the book are fantastic, and my favorites have...
5 simple ways I gained 15 pounds of muscle
Takeaway: The best way to lower your body fat is to eat well, and the best way to gain muscle is to exercise. Lifting weights has productivity benefits, but there are much larger benefits with cardio exercise. But that said, I learned a ton about...
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