Productivity: Habits, Focus, Methods

“That's the sense in which the most impressive people I know are all procrastinators. They're type-C procrastinators: they put off working on small stuff to work on big stuff.” — Paul Graham, computer scientist and essayist, on his blog There are always infinity things that you could be working on as a teacher, so procrastination […]

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Our brain's cognitive biases enable us to put off important tasks, even though it hurts us later. But are there benefits to procrastination?

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The Eisenhower matrix is a simple but smart productivity system—it’s a decision-making tool based on the importance and urgency of items on your to-do list.

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Raycast lets you control your tools with a few keystrokes. It's designed to keep you focused.

An expert who's studied the art and science of focusing shares her go-to strategies.

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There are a million habit-tracking apps out there. But almost all of them are built on some form of the idea, “Don’t break the chain.” The basic idea is that when you consistently show and take action, you create a lot of momentum toward creating positive change. And that makes a lot of sense. But […]

We all want to get things done. We all wish we could be just a little more productive. Our specific reasons may vary, but we are all motivated to solve a common problem: We never seem to have enough time for the things that are truly important. Today we’re going to look at two very […]

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Like a lot of the best fresh starts, this one's a total psych-out; also, like most of the best ones, you won't believe how well it works until you actually try it for yourself. Open your email program and create a new folder called "DMZ" Go to

Seriously, though, suck it up and just check for new mail as seldom as your job and your patience will possibly permit. Really push the envelope on this, even just for half a day, and see if you don't notice a difference. The world actually can spin

Follow-up to the email productivity post. Short overview of how I process my inbox. read more »

There’s been a lot of great discussions about email productivity going around on sites I enjoy, so I thought I’d throw in five no-brainers that I’ve seen help a lot of folks. read more »

GmaillikeI love using Gmail, but until it works with my über IMAP acount, I wouldn't seriously consider switching over. Still, Gmail's made me see the value of having very few actual folders for storing new and archived mail. It makes it much easier to

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"The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything."  – Warren Buffett.  Like Charles Munger, Warren Buffett advocates for and uses the Latticework of Mental Models approach that drives ModelThinkers. Buffett’s Two Lists model speaks to his ability to ruthlessly prioritise and say 'no' to tempting, even important tasks that take away from his main focus. Buffett’s

"If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning." Eat The Frog is the simplest system to make progress on your most important goals.

Motivation by itself gives us the willingness to do something, but nothing more. Once we make a start, the game changes and it becomes about knowing how to make progress.

Have you ever come home after a long day at work, with a narrow window of time to eat, shower, and go to bed, but decided to carve out some leisure time at the expense of your sleep? This is called “revenge bedtime procrastination”, and it can be extremely harmful to your physical and mental ... Read More

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Nir Eyal, the author of "Indistractable," explains why it's completely fine if your New Year's resolutions never become habits.

Do you want to live a life with intention? Be more present? Live more simply? Maybe you heard of Intentional Living, but are uncertain what being intentional means...if you are ready to start living life with intention and being intentional each day, then check out this Intentional Living guide.