The human brain is wired to latch onto unfinished tasks. Loose ends nag at us and create a mental itch we instinctively want to scratch. This psychological phenomenon, known as the Zeigarnik effect, is why cliffhangers are so compelling and why we need closure. But what if we could harness this psychological drive not just… Read More »Flow with the Hemingway effect
From the moment I woke up, I was switching tasks. While brushing my teeth, I’d check emails on my phone. During online meetings, I’d work on other projects. I’d sit at my computer with multiple screens ablaze, email alerts pinging, phone buzzing, convinced that I was a productivity machine. But in chasing efficiency, I was… Read More »The One-and-Done task system
I used to swear by the classic Pomodoro technique. 25 minutes of focused work followed by a quick break – it seemed like the perfect recipe for focused productivity. I’d sit down, set my timer, and dive in with gusto. But more often than not, just as I hit my stride, the buzzer would jolt… Read More »Enhance your productivity with Pomodoro 2.0
Imagine two to-do lists. The first is crammed with dozens of small, easy tasks. The second has just 1-3 daunting but important priorities. Which list do you tackle first? If you’re like most people, you gravitate toward the easy list—but that’s a recipe for procrastination and unnecessary stress. The path to productivity starts with a… Read More »Eat the frog
Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, doesn’t start his day like most of us. The billionaire founder of Amazon has a morning routine that’s the stuff of legend – but not for the reasons you might expect. Instead of jumping straight into emails, meetings, and the digital rat race, he takes his time. He savours… Read More »The 1-hour no-screens morning routine
I used to think checklists were boring. They were the tedious stuff of supply closets and employee handbooks, a sign that you were nothing but a cog in a machine, blindly following orders from higher-ups. Little did I realize that checklists would become the tool to set me free. When designed well, checklists do more… Read More »The power of checklists
The plants in our office died on a Tuesday. Nobody noticed until Friday. We were too busy optimizing our calendars, upgrading our project management software, and attending meetings. The dead plants sat there, a brown and wilted reminder of what happens when you forget to look up from your screen. Recent research proves what many… Read More »Office plants can boost your work performance by 15%
Most people spend their mornings like a pinball machine, bouncing between emails, social media, and random tasks. By 9 a.m., their brains feel scattered, and their energy is drained. I discovered something that changed everything. When I guard my first hour like a fortress, the rest of the day bends to my will. Don’t let… Read More »The 1st Hour
It’s easy to get caught up in the latest apps, tools, and methods promising to transform our lives. We’re bombarded with messages about optimizing our time, maximizing our output, and squeezing every last drop of efficiency out of our days. But amidst all the noise, we often forget the most basic and effective tool of… Read More »The power of a pen and a simple to-do list
Your brain is not a computer. It can’t effortlessly skip between tasks with zero switching costs. Each time you shift focus to deal with some new chore, a little bit of your cognitive power dies. But in the modern workplace, all the incentives line up to make you do it anyway. Until that nauseous feeling… Read More »Minimize your context switching
