Almost everyone I know has a social media profile these days. It can often seem like the place to be to interact with friends and share information. If you have a small business, social media can be a great tool to help you market and share information. However, social media poses some disadvantages as well. […]
Are you looking for a simple and effective way to spur your productivity? Well, why not spruce up your workspace? After all, your workspace has a direct impact on your productivity. Think about it. Your office is in a dark, dingy basement. You’re surrounded by piles of paperwork and empty coffee cups. There’s a TV […]
It seems so harmless. You’re on a conference call while composing an email. You’re cooking dinner, but listening to a podcast or dictating a new piece of content. Or, you’re exercising while also watching a TedTalk. And, you always drop whatever you’re doing to respond to smartphone notifications. Here is the myth of multitasking. All […]
Laziness tends to get a bad rap. And, to be real — that’s a fair assessment. I mean it’s difficult to get things done when you’re just vegging out on the couch all day. For an entrepreneur — being lazy is almost impossible. Even thinking about being lazy doesn’t enter your mind. We may have […]
On the one hand technology has helped us become way more productive. It’s helped automate repetitive tasks and pinpoint when we’re most productive. There’s also an endless amount of information at our fingertips. And, it’s certainly enhanced how we communicate and collaborate with others. On the other, it can be distracting and gets in the […]
Attention management, according to speaker, trainer, and author Maura Thomas, “offers the ability to consciously direct your attention in any given moment, to be more proactive than reactive.” It’s also about maintaining “control rather than inadvertently” relinquishing it. “It’s about regaining control over your attention and thereby taking control of your life,” she adds. In […]
I’m dragging today. The reason? A colleague sent me a text message in the middle of the night. Besides waking me up from a dead sleep, I tossed and turned all night as I kept thinking about work. Obviously, I’m not the only victim of “always-on” culture. How bad has it gotten? One survey found […]
Have you ever experienced jetlag? Do you find yourself dragging in the afternoon? Are you finding that your workday is way too early for you in the winter? If you’ve answered yes to any of those, there’s an answer. Your circadian rhythm is thrown off. What exactly are circadian rhythms and why are they important? […]
5.2 percent. That was the percent of the workforce in the U.S. who had the luxury of working from home in 2017. Of course, that was a different time (really a different world) and because of a global pandemic — that figure has ballooned. Megan Brenan wrote for Gallup on April 3, 2020, “The percentage […]
Have you ever wondered how overworking negatively impacts your life and productivity? Working hard is not an option for most Americans. It’s necessary if you want to put food on the table and accelerate your career. However, there is such a thing as working too hard. We’re all guilty of it. Maybe a deadline is […]
