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This productivity ritual will change how you think about your smartphone
My absolute favorite new ritual: putting my smartphone into airplane mode for 12 hours every day. Here's why.
Energy Hack: Schedule time for rituals that energize you
Think about which people and activities give you the most energy, and then act to make time for them.
The exact temperature you should sleep at to get a good night’s sleep
The sleeping temperature recommended by every study is different, but most studies recommend setting your thermostat to about 65ºF (18.5ºC) overnight.
Think waking up earlier will make you more productive? Think again.
There is essentially no difference between waking up early and waking up later in the day, assuming you sleep the same amount of time in both scenarios.
Stop organizing your email into folders: Searching your email is way faster (study)
A recent study found that finding email through search is way faster than organizing your inbox into folders.
Do these 9 things to make this week your most productive week ever
Here are 9 incredible ways to kick even more ass than you regularly do this week.
A thank-you to three awesome friends
Behind every awesome project is awesome people. Here's a bit about my three incredible friends who pitched in to help me with the AYOP New Year's Resolutions Guidebook.
Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
A brief post wishing you an awesome holiday. Plus, a bit of information about a free guide I’m working hard on that will help you keep your New Year’s Resolutions.
The number of hours you should work a week to be the most productive: 35
If you want to be the most productive and creative, studies have shown that you shouldn’t work 60 hours a week, or even 40; you should work 35.
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