Action Steps If you're a manager, try this line of questioning in your next conversation with your teammate. 1. Try this line of questioning: What passions or interests do you wish you had more time to explore? 2. Actively listen to what they say. Don’t interrupt. 3....
With the year winding down, I was curious to see how my colleagues approach New Year’s resolutions. Being that we are all rebels in our own ways, I had a feeling I knew where the conversation would go -- no one really bothers with them much. But isn’t...
Idleness is something of a bad word in today's work culture (after all, aren't we all supposed to be deathly busy?) but I just coined a new term for my favorite perk of being Ridiculously Efficient: earned laziness. Folks who work in the digital world typically...
Ed Sheeran recently announced to his fans that he would be taking a leave from social media to spend the next few months travelling and enjoying the success he has gained in the last few years. According to a recent survey from productivity research site Stop Procrastinating, Sheeran's...
In recent decades, researchers have uncovered a wide range of mental errors that derail our thinking and sway us from making rational choices and decisions. James Clear, author and researcher of behavioral psychology, talks about 5 of these errors that we are all subject to. 1. Survivorship Bias: In a...
One of my productivity heroes, Tim Ferriss, recently wrote a post in which he explained his departure from startup advising and angel investing. I found his post valuable not just for investors, but for anybody trying to live a high-performance lifestyle. In the next few posts, I’ll be breaking...
