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
In eighth grade, Mrs. Dooley taught us the “Big Rock” theory of time management: If you’re trying to fit rocks, pebbles, and sand into a jar, you’ve got to put the big rocks in first. Once those are in place, the smaller bits will all fall into place around them. It made sense in theory,… Read More »Boost your productivity with the 2+8 prioritizing technique
I’ll admit it: I used to be a Monday morning train wreck. I’d arrive at the office groggy and disoriented, my brain still stuck in weekend mode. I’d waste precious time and energy trying to remember what I had been working on before the weekend and what needed to happen next. My productivity and morale… Read More »The Monday Start Note: Start your week strong with this simple hack
A simple formula for avoiding burnout and boosting well-being Burnout. It’s a modern epidemic, silently eroding our energy, creativity, and zest for life. We push ourselves to the brink, sacrificing rest and personal time at the altar of productivity. But what if there was a simple solution? A way to reclaim balance and rediscover the… Read More »The 8/8/8 rule
You know that task you’ve been avoiding for days, weeks, maybe even months? It lingers in the back of your mind, a nagging presence, yet you can’t bring yourself to start. You’ve made excuses, found distractions, done everything but the one thing you need to do. The more you put it off, the more daunting… Read More »The tiny task productivity hack
In the digital age, much of our work has become intangible. We spend our days staring at screens, clicking buttons, and watching numbers climb. It’s easy to feel disconnected from the real impact and meaning of what we do.That’s where the power of “slow productivity” comes in. By engaging deeply with our work – to… Read More »Slow productivity
It’s early morning. You’re sipping your first cup of coffee, the mug warm in your hands. Steam curls up from the dark liquid surface as your brain slowly flickers to life. In this not-quite-awake state, it’s tempting to let your mind drift and start the day on mental autopilot. But what if you made a… Read More »5-minute morning planning
