Mastering This One Skill Will Make You 10x More Productive in Your Work and Life

Reading Time: 3 minutes “Train yourself to be fully and completely immersed in what you are doing at the moment, and it will become a habit.” Daily Creative: Find Your Inspiration to Spark Creative Energy and Fight Burnout, by Todd Henry. Being able to focus is the super skill that will make you 10x more productive. In today’s fast-paced …

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Staying in Focus — The Pomodoro Technique Revisited

Reading Time: 3 minutes 1. What is the Pomodoro Technique? I first read about the Pomodoro Technique a few years ago in productivity books and articles. It’s a method developed in the 1980s by a university student, Francesco Cirillo, to help him focus on his work and also take regular breaks. Here is a step-by-step description of how the …

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A Tool to Bring Self-Discipline to Our Use of Social Media

Reading Time: 2 minutes Social Media Is Designed to Waste Our Time Most people interested in tech are aware that social media platforms are specifically engineered to manipulate human weaknesses to make people addicted to their platforms. The goal is to suck you in and keep you in as long as possible so that the platform receives advertising revenue. …

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The News: A Major Source of Distraction

Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s an unfortunate fact that distractions define our modern lives. In his book Hyperfocus, Chris Bailey says, “…we encounter more distraction today than we have in the entire history of humanity.” The technical innovations of cell phones, tablets, and laptops have all brought great benefits. Unfortunately, they have also come with the ability to constantly …

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Coming Out of Focus

Reading Time: 3 minutes Focus is a Key Concept in Productivity It’s an axiom in productivity circles that the primary skill needed to get things done productively is the ability to focus on one task at a time. “Few things will benefit your overall quality of life more than focusing with intention.” Chris Bailey, Hyperfocus. Focus is needed because …

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