Articles tagged "Personal productivity"

Busting the career ladder myth

Let's consider what happens when we free ourselves from trying to reach the top of the ladder to instead carve our own paths as a career river flowing toward our ultimate objective: the ocean.

When to automate a one-time task

Usually, we talk about automation as a way to create systems and processes that run themselves. But you can also use automation to save time on large, one-off projects.

You're not who you were before—and that's ok

It is entirely ok to not hold yourself to standards you set for yourself when you had more energy, less stress, and less overall mess occurring around you. It is ok to set the bar lower. You're not a low performer for it.

6 things that help me work through anxiety

All the productivity tricks in the world can't help when your brain is fighting your best instincts. Instead of fighting your brain, here are some tips you can try to be kinder to yourself and get at least one thing done.

How a social media skeptic uses TikTok to connect with family

Learning to communicate asynchronously takes effort. It means learning to talk and work together without depending on real-time feedback. It's an essential remote work skill. Turns out it's also a really great skill for the rest of my life. 

Use the good days to set yourself up for the bad ones

Since we're all going to be wildly fluctuating on the good/in-between/bad spectrum for the foreseeable future, we might as well plan around it.

Returning to the office shouldn't mean returning to broken processes

Being back in the office can trigger a "let's go back to the way things are" attitude, but that might mean losing valuable new skills and procedures,

How to get out of a rut

I know there will always be ebb and flow—for everyone—so I'd like to share a few things that helped me, in case you're feeling stuck too.

I joined 4 Slack groups for marketers to see which are worth your time

Being part of a professional community can help you be better at your current job and grow your network for when it's time for your next one. I wanted to get a sense of what marketing Slack groups were like, so joined a few—and here's what I found

Lead your remote team like a magician by conquering these 5 cognitive biases

To lead in a remote environment, you have to understand your own cognitive biases, the shortcuts your mind takes to manage the overwhelming amount of information you navigate every day.