A recent survey conducted by RedBull found that workplace productivity decreases right before a holiday. The infographic below show's just how much employees zone out before a long weekend. The majority of survey participants (84%) admitted that their productivity diminishes at some point in their workday. However, these number vary...
Instant gratification can be an amazing thing. Thanks to the Internet and mobile technology, we no longer have to wait to hear a new song, to read the news or find the answer to just about any question you may have. However, instant gratification also has a downside -- it...
I enthusiastically recommend outsourcing or delegating tasks you're not passionate about doing yourself -- the pain-in-the-butt tasks that are necessary yet don't fall into your areas of interest (or skill) -- and I have to share a pleasant case study I just experienced firsthand with Freelancer.com. I'll be offering...
I'd be honored if you could take a couple minutes out of your day and answer this quick poll on barriers to productivity. It's just four questions and will be immensely helpful for some research I'm conducting. Here it is -- thank you in advance! Create your free online surveys...
Your next productivity inspiration might come from Charlie Sheen's bosses, the producers of FX comedy "Anger Management." The show was given a 10/90 deal -- if the first 10 episodes of the series received high ratings, the network would ink a deal for another 90 episodes. But, there's a...
I'm often asked about my favorite productivity tools, and while I do cycle through an array of apps and digital tools, my absolute must-have in the office is my set of hourglasses, seen here. These particular hourglasses come from CB2, but any will do: the larger one is an hour,...
