Meditation Tips for Busy People
In this article, you’ll find meditation tips to help you meditate 20–40 minutes daily without changing your schedule. Meditation offers countless benefits for our bodies, minds, relationships, and professional lives. But let’s face it: the most stereotypical image of meditation, eyes closed, legs crossed, hands in a mudra, sitting in complete stillness, doesn’t work for […]
Five Daily Rituals for Business Success
We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about daily rituals that fuel their productivity and creativity. We found that their daily rituals are simple, easy to implement, enjoyable, powerful, and backed by science. In this article, you will find how to: Let’s dive in! Why Business Owners Need Daily Rituals? Daily rituals ground us, offering structure […]
Four Easy Steps to Outsmart, not Overcome Procrastination
Procrastination isn’t all bad. About one-fifth of online articles on procrastination highlight its potential benefits, while the rest focus on strategies to overcome it. Procrastination is everywhere. We’ve all experienced it. And we’ll all face it again. So, when procrastination shows up next time, what should you do? Fight it? Glorify it? I suggest neither. […]
Six Psychological Mind Tricks to Kickstart the Life You Want
Psychological mind tricks are powerful tools often used in sales and marketing to influence behaviour. But what if we use similar techniques to influence ourselves and turn our long-held intentions into reality? The same psychological principles that drive consumer decisions can be turned inward to help us take action, break bad habits, and accomplish things […]
Eight Creative Methods from the Brightest Creative Minds
Creative methods help us bypass our inner critics and enter the liminal magical space between conscious effort and quiet surrender. Creativity flourishes when we are not trying. When we least expect it and are not forcing it. When our minds are relaxed, quiet and wandering. When we are not consciously working. When we feel like […]
How to Make People Feel Seen in Every Relationship
Making others feel seen builds our social capital and enriches our lives. This article explores practical strategies for making people seen in every relationship, whether by acknowledging strangers, engaging with acquaintances, or giving loved ones our full attention. You’ll also discover tips on focusing on the positive, avoiding negativity, and keeping important information about the […]
“Rocks, Pebbles & Sand” Powered by Modern Tools
This article takes the classic big rocks, pebbles, and sand time management techniques to a new level by pairing each element with new productivity tools, including AI. You will find strategies to break through stalled, complex, and ambitious big rock tasks and a practical toolkit to clear out the pile of pebble-level tasks that clutter […]
Top Vacation Benefits and Ways to Avoid Vacation Pitfalls
The global trend of underutilizing vacation days or forgoing vacations is rising. While skipping time off may offer short-term benefits, such as cost savings or an uninterrupted workflow, it comes at a significant cost. Those who opt out of vacations miss valuable opportunities to enhance their well-being, strengthen social and family connections, and improve long-term […]
The Best Books on Productivity: Top 5 Picks
The traditional approach to measuring and managing productivity originates from manufacturing, with a strong historical focus on time management. This perspective has undergone a significant transformation in recent decades, evolving to meet the needs of information-driven knowledge work. This article provides an overview of key publications that have redefined and expanded our understanding of productivity […]
5 Simple Productivity Techniques That Actually Work
Productivity naturally ebbs and flows throughout the day, shaped by a workspace, nutrition, physical activity, mood, and other factors. By recognizing and understanding these dynamics, we can apply productivity techniques to gain greater control over our environment and habits to optimize our productivity. Few people realize that the body and mind can respond to productivity […]