Increased producitivty often means adding more tasks to our plates, more hours to our workdays, and more tools to our stack. We operate under the assumption that doing more is the key to achieving more. However, according to the success by subtraction model, the secret to boosting your productivity lies not in adding more to… Read More »Success by subtraction
I used to attack my to-do list by tackling a bunch of tasks simultaneously. Send a few emails, do part of a project, jump on a call, and then go back to the emails. I thought I was being efficient – after all, I was working on so many things! Turns out, I was just… Read More »Focus on one thing only
Scientists spent decades studying peak human performance, testing countless methods to find the perfect work schedule. And they found it. 25 minutes. That’s the exact length of time your brain operates at maximum capacity before it needs a reset. Not 3 hours. Not 1 hour. 25 minutes. This fact forms the foundation of the Pomodoro… Read More »The Pomodoro technique
You probably want to close this article and read it later. Stop! Take 60 seconds to read the next paragraphs. It will change how you work. You don’t need willpower. You don’t need motivation. You need 60 seconds of focused attention. This method works because it bypasses your brain’s resistance to big tasks by making… Read More »The 60-second hack to beat procrastination
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
