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“Effective executives, in my observation, do not start with their tasks. They start with their time” – Peter Drucker Why it works Early … Continued

”Who you are, what you think, feel, and do, what you love — is the sum of what you focus on.” – Cal … Continued

“We’re perfectly productive when we accomplish what we intend to do.” – Chris Bailey Why it works “Productivity” is a loaded term that … Continued

“The more things for which you develop a fondness, the richer the life you live.” – Dan Buettner Why it works Ikigai is … Continued

“We’re either getting better, or we’re getting worse.” – David Goggins Why it works David Goggins’ journey from a depressed, overweight teenager to … Continued

“Hard skills get you in. Soft skills get you far.” – Unknown Why it works The term soft skills was created by the … Continued

“Excessive meetings are the blight of big companies and almost always get worse over time.” – Elon Musk Why it works This blunt … Continued

“Proximity to temptation is one of the deadliest determinants of procrastination.” – Dr. Piers Steel Why it works Dr. Piers Steel (pictured above) … Continued

“We know what is wrong with more clarity than what is right, and that knowledge grows by subtraction.” – Nassim Taleb Why it … Continued

“In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels.” – Daniel Goleman Why it works Top … Continued

“Stress is not always bad. In fact, a certain amount of stress can be beneficial for growth and learning.” – Andrew Huberman Why … Continued

“The antidote to impulsiveness is forethought.” – Nir Eyal Why it works Productivity isn’t about squeezing in more things, but about doing the … Continued

“Rest is, quite simply, when you stop using a part of you that’s used up, worn out, damaged, or inflamed, so that it … Continued

“For many phenomena, 80% of consequences stem from 20% of the causes.” – Joseph M. Juran Why it works According to the 80/20 … Continued

Imagine asking 100 people in a room if they want to boost their productivity. You’d see nearly every hand in the air. The … Continued

“Anytime you stop striving to get better, you’re bound to get worse.” — Brian Tracy What to do Beat procrastination for good with … Continued

“Behaviour first. Thoughts, feelings and perceptions follow.” — Prof. Andrew Huberman What to do Learn up to 10x more efficiently by optimizing alertness, focus and rest. Why … Continued

“Fate is the hand of cards we’ve been dealt. Choice is how we play the hand.” – Dr. Marshall Goldsmith What to do … Continued

“Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance.” – Dr. Jim Loehr What to do Optimize your energy with 7 power … Continued

“Most people need consistency more than they need intensity” – James Clear What to do Turn working on an important task into a … Continued

“The days are long, but the years are short.” — Gretchen Rubin What to do Get four shots to ace your day instead … Continued

What to do Set yourself up to win the day with 8 morning habits. Why it works Robin Sharma (pictured above) is a renowned … Continued

“What is important is seldom urgent, and what is urgent is seldom important.”– Dwight D. Eisenhower What to do Own your day with … Continued

According to writer Chris Bailey, productivity advice generally falls into one or more of three categories: time, energy and attention management. What to … Continued

Dopamine is widely viewed as a pleasure chemical. Yet, it’s so much more than that. What to do Boost your motivation by 250% … Continued

“It is only by concentrating intensely that you can master a difficult discipline or solve a demanding problem”, according to a 2016 article … Continued

“A healthy man wants a thousand things; a sick man only wants one.”, Confucius wisely said. Here‘s how to maximize your chances of … Continued

92% of us fail our New Year’s resolutions by Valentine’s Day. So instead of beginning the new year trying to add new habits … Continued

Morning habits are all the rage. Yet, a great day starts the night before. What to do Adopt 5 game-changing habits to own … Continued

The book I’ve gifted most often is Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman (pictured above). His 3-3-3 Method is one of my favorite productivity tools. … Continued

“The frequency and the quality of our contact with other people are two major predictors of happiness.” – Prof. Robert Waldinger, MD What … Continued

“Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.” – Jerzy Gregorek As it turns out, you can train your brain to get better … Continued

Most people start the new year with lofty goals around eating healthier and exercising more because they want to look good (been there, … Continued

Trying to avoid stress reduces your well-being, happiness and life satisfaction. Fortunately, there’s a much better way to view stress. What to do … Continued

You don’t get to avoid stress. But you get to improve the physiology of your stress system – by changing how you think … Continued

What to do Get better at stress by activating your sympathetic nervous system (aka alertness system) through intense exercise, cold exposure and breathing. … Continued

You don’t get to avoid stress. But you get to manage it. Pulling that off requires you to take control of your autonomic … Continued

If you wake up feeling destroyed instead of rested despite getting 7-8 hours of sleep, it might be due to three common deep … Continued

85% of people don’t get sufficient quality sleep at night, which kills their productivity and resilience during the day. To get a good night’s … Continued

As I explained in last week’s post, a great night’s sleep starts with 90 minutes of deep sleep. It can increase productivity by up to … Continued

85% of people don’t get sufficient quality sleep at night, which kills their productivity and resilience during the day. Fortunately, there’s a simple way … Continued

Last week, I explained how to use productivity expert Tiago Forte’s PARA method to declutter your desktop in 60 seconds. As it turns out, keeping … Continued

Digital clutter kills our productivity. A Princeton study found that it restricts our capacity to process information, impairs our ability to focus, and ultimately keeps … Continued

Entrepreneur Jason Fried compares group chat tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams to “being in an all-day meeting with random participants and no … Continued

While we have more leisure time than 50 years ago, there is an important twist, according to Harvard professor Ashley Whillans (pictured above): … Continued

In an email to Tesla employees in 2022, Elon Musk wrote that “excessive meetings are the blight of big companies and almost always … Continued

Bestselling author Nir Eyal (pictured above) compares managing your day with to-do lists to running your life on Windows 95. Why? Because to-do … Continued

I used to work 24/7. In the morning, I’d open my laptop with no idea of what I wanted to get done. I’d … Continued

The average knowledge worker sends and receives 126 emails per day. 70% of emails are opened within six seconds of receipt. The never-ending … Continued

Besides raising your stress threshold and changing your stress mindset, there’s a third brutally-effective way to master stress: lowering it in real-time. As it turns out, … Continued