Jul 25
Recharge on the Fly With a 10-Minute Nap
New research indicates that a 10-minute nap is the ideal way to recharge our energy and calm our brains. Has
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Jul 05
The Importance of Context
This ecard from someecards may be a bit dramatic, but it does highlight an essential point for a high-performance worker:
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May 04
Do You Have a Job, a Career or a Calling? Use Your Work Attitude to Boost Productivity
Work means different things to everyone, and understanding whether you have a job, a career or a calling represents the
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May 02
A Day in My Ridiculously Efficient Life
Yesterday, I got an email from a new newsletter subscriber asking me how I spend my day. Like most productive
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Apr 25
5 Lessons 'Corporate Athletes' Can Take From Elite Athletes
This morning, I encountered a new term coined by Jack Groppel and Ben Wiegand -- corporate athletes -- that perfectly
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Apr 25
5 Surefire Ways to Cure a Case of the F*ck-Its
Every now and then, I have what can only be called a case of the f*ck-its. I'm
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Apr 23
Monday Must-Reads: Work-Life Alignment in a Struggling Economy
In this unstable economic climate, employees are feeling the pressure more than ever to deliver at work. Accordingly, this week&
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Mar 15
Ripping Off the Band-Aid for Productivity
Some people do well with gradual changes when it comes to cranking up productivity, but when that fails, I recommend
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Mar 10
3 Time-Saving Tricks That Added Over 6 Hours to My Week
On the weekdays, I typically focus on work productivity, but since it's the weekend, I couldn't
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Jan 14
3 Ways to Gamify Your Day
Cutting-edge offices around the world are gamifying work to boost employee productivity; leverage their strategies at home to gamify your
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Jan 08
The Stockdale Paradox and Productivity
If you want to pump up the productivity in 2012, let the Stockdale Paradox guide your efforts. The Stockdale Paradox
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Jan 06
20+ Unconventional Productivity Strategies
Ridiculously Efficient readers are familiar with efficiency strategies like working in spurts, leveraging Parkinson's Law and managing decision
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