Hello, my name is Rosemina and I am a tab hoarder. A serious tab hoarder. I currently have 11 separate windows open with multiple tabs open in each one -- I have a problem and my laptop speed and overall productivity has been paying for it. Or at least it...
Forty years ago, we didn’t have access to news coverage 24 hours a day. People read their local newspaper in the morning, watched a program like “CBS Evening News” with Walter Cronkite in the evening—and that was it. Then came CNN, the internet, Facebook and smartphones—and now...
We all have cognitive biases -- errors or faults in the shortcuts our brains take when processing information and making decisions. Understanding these common biases, especially if they are particularly common in your thought patterns, can help you develop strategies to minimize bias and improve the quality of your decisions....
Every three months, I follow a process I call Destroy to Create: I select a regular practice, routine, habit -- something at which I’m already proficient and efficient in -- and reengineer it from first principles. Last quarter, I experimented with waking up at 5 a.m. and spending...
Sometimes those we love are the ones who can be affected the most by our busy and sometimes unpredictable schedules -- and knowing your baby is home and has to pee can be a worry that can easily throw you off your game. Sometimes it’s worse -- you get...
A healthy diet promotes good health, and employee wellness is tied so closely to worker efficiency that 77 percent of lost productivity is attributable to health-related issues, according to a recent study. According to the below infographic by ZeroCater, employees who did not regularly eat whole grains, fruits and vegetables...
