With all the potential distractions out there, it can feel impossible to stop wasting time. From unimportant emails to social media to chatting with coworkers or friends, daily life seems determined to stop us from getting things done. And sometimes we use these distractions as an excuse to procrastinate our work. Sound familiar? Well, at least we're not alone. A study of …Continue Reading
Can You Use Music For Productivity Gains?
Stop and listen to the sounds around you for a few seconds—what do you hear? Total and complete silence? The excessive sound of a coworker's chewing? (We're so sorry.) Or maybe it's the music coming out of your headphones. Regardless of your current sound situation, there are some noises that can help you be your most productive self. But they're not exactly what you think. …Continue Reading
How to Use Single-Tasking To Skyrocket Your Productivity
Confession time: Did you stop in the middle of something to start reading this article? And will you then jump back to that other task before finishing the read? (We'll pretend not to be offended; this is the modern world after all.) So you’re familiar with multitasking—most of us are. But spoiler, multitasking actually does more harm than good for our easily-distracted, …Continue Reading
Why is Finding Meaning In Life and Work So Important?
Society tells us that success is the key to happiness, but we all know now, that's wrong. The alternate approach—and the one we usually take around here—flips that perspective on its head. While we know happiness matters in a big way, we felt like we were missing something. What if the starting point is deeper than that? ...which brings us to meaning. It turns out that finding …Continue Reading
How to Make Being a Perfectionist Work For You
Most of us are familiar with perfectionism; in fact, many of us are intimately familiar with it, even though we won't don the label. Why? Because being a perfectionist comes with stereotypes that paint us as virtually impossible to work with. We can't ever meet our own standards, get caught up in every detail, and never think anyone else does a good enough job. Right? Well, …Continue Reading
