Articles tagged "Personal productivity"

The cost of switching lanes: How to use batching to increase productivity

Do you often feel like you're pulled in more directions than you even thought existed? Me too. I work as the Marketing Director at , where I'm responsible for a lot of different projects and a few employees on two different teams.

We tried not looking at our screens first thing in the morning. It helped.

Want to feel stressed, anxious, and/or completely exhausted before you even have breakfast? I highly recommend looking at your phone right when you wake up.

5 ways to catch up on work after a vacation

The worst part about taking a vacation is returning to work. You have to catch up on everything you missed, and of course something significant happened while you were out.

Control what you can to avoid feeling overwhelmed

2020 has been such a long decade. And so many things are outside of our control right now, which means it's easy to feel helpless.

What I learned about productivity from a job doing nothing

Recently, I quit my job. The reason? I calculated that in almost 4,000 logged hours of work, I had been unproductive 75 percent of the time. That's 3,000 wasted hours. 125 days, more than 4 months of continuous time contributing nothing of value.

Paper beats app: How this software company uses analog tools to get things done

Our lives are just screens now. There's work and entertainment, sure, but in 2020 every meeting and most socializing is also mediated. Reality feels like a distant memory.

The art of deprioritization

You can't have more than one top priority. You just can't. Test text here! Deciding to prioritize one thing means, by definition, deciding not to prioritize something else.

How to make your meetings better with asynchronous techniques

Meetings, am I right? As the world has adapted to remote life, there's nothing quite as soul-sucking as seeing your calendar lined up with a day full of back-to-back Zoom meetings.

Find any email address for free with these tips and tools

While you can find and message most anyone on social media, email is a more personal—and more professional—way to reach out. Of course, finding email addresses isn't always easy.

How small business owners can delegate without breaking the bank

Delegation may make you nervous, especially if you're used to doing things on your own, but you can't be a team of one forever.