The 1-hour no-screens morning routine
Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, doesn’t start his day like most of us. The billionaire founder of Amazon has…
Productivity Hacks
The power of checklists
I used to think checklists were boring. They were the tedious stuff of supply closets and employee handbooks, a sign…
Office plants can boost your work performance by 15%
The plants in our office died on a Tuesday. Nobody noticed until Friday. We were too busy optimizing our calendars,…
The 1st Hour
Most people spend their mornings like a pinball machine, bouncing between emails, social media, and random tasks. By 9 a.m.,…
The power of a pen and a simple to-do list
It’s easy to get caught up in the latest apps, tools, and methods promising to transform our lives. We’re bombarded…
Minimize your context switching
Your brain is not a computer. It can’t effortlessly skip between tasks with zero switching costs. Each time you shift…
Boost your productivity with the 2+8 prioritizing technique
In eighth grade, Mrs. Dooley taught us the “Big Rock” theory of time management: If you’re trying to fit rocks,…
The Monday Start Note: Start your week strong with this simple hack
I’ll admit it: I used to be a Monday morning train wreck. I’d arrive at the office groggy and disoriented,…
The 8/8/8 rule
The 8/8/8 rule divides your day into equal thirds: 8 hours for work, 8 hours for personal time and 8…
The tiny task productivity hack
You know that task you’ve been avoiding for days, weeks, maybe even months? It lingers in the back of your…