Focus

How one simple productivity tactic can help you crush your goals in 2017.

Ignoring daily interruptions is easy when they’re not right in front of you.

A few tactics to control the productivity pitfalls caused by distractions and interruptions

The US election can be stressful and overwhelming—and now there’s data to prove it.

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...

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...

Takeaway: According to psychologist and author Shawn Achor, "noise" has four characteristics: it's unusable, untimely, hypothetical, and distracting from your goals. It's worth making an effort to consume less noise, so you can spend more of your...

This week was Focus Week on A Year of Productivity - a whole week's worth of posts dedicated to improving your focus. Click through to read the nine articles I wrote about improving your focus!