Productivity Hacks

How to eat an elephant

I once had a complex work project that I avoided for weeks. It loomed over me, growing more daunting by…

I used to view thinking as a passive activity happening in the background while I was busy doing “real” work.…

Two minutes. 120 seconds. About the time it takes to brush your teeth, send a quick email, or make a…

Increased producitivty often means adding more tasks to our plates, more hours to our workdays, and more tools to our…

I used to attack my to-do list by tackling a bunch of tasks simultaneously. Send a few emails, do part…

The Pomodoro technique uses 25-minute focused work sessions followed by 5-minute breaks, matching your brain’s natural attention cycles to boost…

You probably want to close this article and read it later. Stop! Take 60 seconds to read the next paragraphs.…

You sit down to work on a project, but take 20 minutes to remember where you left off? Ernest Hemingway found a solution to this problem.

From the moment I woke up, I was switching tasks. While brushing my teeth, I’d check emails on my phone.…

I used to swear by the classic Pomodoro technique. 25 minutes of focused work followed by a quick break –…