In this dynamic TED Talk, Brad Feld discusses Theme 7 from the first chapter of his book "Do More Faster." Feld is a managing director at Foundry Group and a cofounder of TechStars, so he's no stranger to a professional's busy lifestyle. Work-life alignment...
The National Day of Unplugging is a cause after my own heart that asks participants to take a "digital detox" between sunset on March 23 and sunset on March 24. The Reboot organization based the concept on the day of rest in the Jewish tradition, adapting it for...
Barry Glassman of Glassman Wealth Services pays for every employee to spend one day each quarter out of the office thinking up ideas to benefit the company in what's called a Thinking Day. Could such a practice benefit your office? At GWS, Thinking Days had a restorative effect...
To preserve productivity in the holiday season and beyond, you must embrace downtime. This advice might seem paradoxical (especially if you're new to the Ridiculously Efficient methodology), but Scott Belsky, author of "Making Ideas Happen," argues that downtime fosters creativity and enables our best ideas to...
It might seem counterintuitive, but hobbies and productivity have a direct relationship. To boost your output at work, consider picking up a hobby for your downtime. Just over a year ago, I was struggling to adjust to a new workload, juggling multiple clients that required my attention on a daily...
