How Productivity Leads to Happiness, According to Harvard Research
January 14, 2020Some may associate productivity with a bland, rushed way of life, but productivity and happiness are actually connected. Here’s how.
Productivity
Productivity is the amount of impact you create on the world around you in the time you have. Impact may be the sales you win, the quality of the relationships you build, or the number of lives you save – it doesn’t matter. But what does is how you use your time in pursuit of creating impact.
Time is one of your most valuable resources and one of the few that goes down as you age, no matter what. Time management is the skill of putting it to the best use. The person with the best time management skills will create the most impact per hour.
While there are many gurus in the productivity & time management space, there are few scholars (as Wharton professor Adam Grant would say). We aim to be scholars by anchoring our resources in validated research.
How to Use One of the Most Important Management Tools
January 7, 2020There are a lot of management tools, but the work plan is one of the most fundamental because it determines when you need to start & finish work.
3 Great Ways to Invest Your Professional Development Budget Before 2020
December 23, 2019Most professionals don’t spend the professional development budget their companies offer them. Don’t make this mistake.
A 4-Day Workweek Doesn’t Make You More Productive
December 17, 2019A shortened 4-day workweek forces employees to do this one thing most professionals never do. That’s what led to Microsoft’s productivity gains.
Here’s Why You Check Your Email More than You Should & How to Stop
December 13, 2019A psychological phenomenon known as cognitive tunneling can blind you to your real priorities, leading you to check your email when you more important work to do.
A New Productivity Definition that Won’t Burn You Out
December 5, 2019How you define productivity determines how you become more productive. Start with this new productivity definition that is holistic, objective, anti-burnout.
The Personal & Professional Development Guide: 8 Keys That Make Changing Your Life Easier
September 16, 2019We all want to get better at our jobs, have more time, build better relationships, and contribute more to society. Here’s the science behind how to do it.
How to Get Your Team to Care About Productivity
September 1, 2019Does it feel like half of your people are obsessed with productivity, while the other half don’t care? Here’s how to change that.
Why People-Pleasing Hurts Your Productivity & How to Push Back Effectively
August 20, 2019The key to disagreeing effectively is to make others feel good about themselves, something people-pleasers excel at.
Why You’re Missing Hundreds of Opportunities to Improve Your Time Management Skills
August 15, 2019Do you ever notice opportunities to save time, but put them off, expecting to tackle a bunch of opportunities all at once? Here’s why that doesn’t work.
If You’re Using Your To-Do List the Way It Was Designed, You’re Using it Wrong
June 14, 2019Most people organize their to-do lists around due dates. Here’s why that is counterproductive.
Netflix and Its Peers May Be Undermining Your Performance at Work
June 14, 2019Compelling entertainment options are eroding people’s willpower. Businesses and individuals will do well to get ahead of this growing challenge.
Stop Trusting Your To-Do List to Ensure You’ll Accomplish Your Priorities
May 13, 2019Many have put their faith in to-do lists to ensure they get important work done without seeing results. Here’s why.
Most People Want to Become More Productive But Don’t. Here’s Why.
May 7, 2019Four counterproductive beliefs often undermine your best attempts to boost your productivity. Replace them before trying another hack.
The Real Reason We Leave Email Notifications On Though We Know We Shouldn’t
March 3, 2019The ills of email notifications are widely known, yet many continue to keep them on because turning them off produces so much anxiety. Here’s how to silence notifications and keep your calm.
3 Ways to Quiet Interruptions and Recapture 1.5 Hours a Day
February 14, 2019The cost of interruptions in the workplace is clear. So are the solutions.
How to Only Get Notifications for Certain Emails
February 12, 2019Email notifications cost people a lot of time, but many worry that turning them off will lead them to miss something important. Here’s a workaround.
How to Cut the Time You Spend on Email in Half
January 22, 2019The average professional spends 28% of the workday reading and answering email. With 5 practices, you can cut it in half.
How Productive Mindsets Boost Employee Engagement
November 12, 2018Extensive research shows the value of engaged employees. A productive mindset contributes to engagement.
We’re Over-Relying on Technology to Boost Our Productivity. Here’s the Real Opportunity
November 8, 2018When hoping to boost our productivity, we tend to look to the latest app or tech product, when there are countless ways to save time simply by changing our behaviors.
Unicorn Syndrome: Why Most Reject Research That Would Help Them Develop Professionally
October 30, 2018There are vast amounts of research on professional development, but often, we reject the research in favor of what feels right to us.
The Full Dishwasher Effect: How Most People Cost Themselves Time
October 23, 2018Boosting your productivity often requires you to invest a little time now to save more later. Most of us do the opposite.
Loving Your Job Won’t Protect You From Burnout. This Will.
October 19, 2018We burn out when we become exhausted. This can happen in any job. One antidote is to get your work done faster.
5 Simple Email Management Changes that Can Save You an Hour a Day
October 5, 2018These 5 actions are the summary of compelling research on how to do email management productively.
Why We Decided NOT to Become Productivity Gurus
August 23, 2018The world of productivity and time-management is filled with gurus. Here’s why we decided not to be one of them.
What We Can Learn From Scientists About How to Start and Run Projects Productively
August 23, 2018Planning and running large, ambiguous projects present many opportunities to lose time. The scientific method is a proven, efficient solution to this challenge.
4 Reasons Why Gmail’s Snooze Feature is Bad for Productivity
July 23, 2018Snoozing will cause us to spend more time in our inboxes rather than less and lead us to use our inboxes as a to-do list, a productivity no-no.
The Societal Trends Undermining Your Professional Development
July 3, 2018We’re consuming more information, but learning less. Here are the 3 trends causing this and how to reverse them.
How to Get More From All the Information You Consume
June 5, 2018We’re consuming more information than we ever have, but getting less for it. Here’s how to reverse this trend.
How a Perfectionist Mindset Sabotages Your Pursuit of Productivity
May 4, 2018Many of us have mindsets that keep us from becoming more productive. Perfectionism is one of the most insidious.
5 Keys to Productivity Without Burnout
December 11, 2017Burnout seems like an inevitable part of a job at a top tier management consulting firm, but it doesn’t have to be if you learn how to be more productive.
