productivity
Work
The 40/30/30 Rule Preps You For The Game Of Life
5:40AM Lisa Hoover | When you’ve placed yourself physically where you need to be, kept at something past your initial doubts and taken a risk at failing, you’re running at 100 per cent. Thinking of challenges that way — 40/30/30 — is a great motivational tool. More »
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Lock In A Fixed Schedule To Keep Work-Life Balance
2:00AM Kevin Purdy | Being attached at the hip to your smartphone doesn’t mean you’re productive, just attached. The I Will Teach You To Be Rich blog showcases how three workers put a real fence around their work time and ended up more free. More »
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TimeMe Keeps You Accountable In The Most Basic Way Possible
5:30AM Sarah Rae Trover | TimeMe is an online timer that sticks to the principle of doing one thing — and doing it well. It’s a simple online stopwatch with very few distractions, functions or add-ons to get right to the heart of time keeping. More »
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Yast Tracks And Logs Time Spent On Projects And Tasks
10:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you’re looking for a simple time-tracking tool with visuals that are easy to read at a glance, Yast fits the bill. More »
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Use Work Breaks To Keep Up Connections
6:30AM Whitson Gordon | We all know that taking breaks from work is beneficial to productivity, but that doesn’t mean that your breaks themselves can’t be productive. Career weblog WorkAwesome suggests a few tips for keeping breaks productive without focusing on work. More »
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Better Posture Means More Energy At Work
4:00AM Sarah Rae Trover | The art of sitting or standing up straight might seem like something out of a 1950s etiquette class, but it actually plays an important role in staying energised and efficient throughout your day at the office. Here’s why: More »
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5:00AM Adam Pash | Windows/Mac/Linux: Doit.im is a free, attractive, cross-platform task management application built on the principles of productivity guru David Allen’s Getting Things Done. It syncs to the web, it’s easy to use, and soon it’ll sync to your phone too. More »
Doit.im Is A Cross-Platform GTD Task Management App
5:00AM Adam Pash | Windows/Mac/Linux: Doit.im is a free, attractive, cross-platform task management application built on the principles of productivity guru David Allen’s Getting Things Done. It syncs to the web, it’s easy to use, and soon it’ll sync to your phone too. More »
Work
Distraction-Free Writing In Google Docs; No Add-Ons Necessary
12:30AM Jason Fitzpatrick | We’ve highlighted a variety of ways to create a distraction-free writing environment including altering Microsoft Word and running portable applications. This is much easier: open a Google Docs template and set your browser fullscreen. More »
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The Pomodoro Technique Fights Deadline Anxiety With A Timer
11:30PM Kevin Purdy | We’ve known for some time that working with timers can get help procrastinators jump past those imposing first steps. The Pomodoro Technique takes that further, offering a cyclical system aimed to beat deadline-related anxiety. More »
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