Category: Productivity

  • Get a good night’s sleep — you need it

    By Mitra Malek | May 31, 2016 Slogging through the workday is the mildest consequence of not sleeping enough. Sure, your creativity goes down, you tend to make mistakes, and it takes twice as long to get things done. But not getting enough sleep is also bad for your health, especially over time.   First off, you’re more…

  • Write Down Ideas for Greater Success

    By Damon Brown | December 11, 2017 You can meditate, visualize, share and plot your big goals, but perhaps the best way to guarantee action is to simply write them down. Successful entrepreneurs from Richard Branson to Bill Gates swear by their notebooks, and there are many reasons why you should, too. First, the brain interprets and internalizes…

  • When you’re most (and least) productive

    By Damon Brown | February 13, 2018 There is no concrete method towards being productive every day, but there are days in the work week that are usually better for certain tasks. It’s much smarter to go with the natural flow of the week rather than lose productivity going against the grain. Monday has a bad reputation, and…

  • Are you Productive or Just Busy?

    By Damon Brown | February 20, 2018 Differences between productivity and busyness Productivity and busyness are often used interchangeably. This is a mistake. When you think about it, you can be busy and still get nothing really done. Productivity is efficiently using time to change something, whether it be improving a project or taking care of an errand.…

  • 6 ways to practice self-care at work

    By Sharlyn Lauby | April 4, 2018  According to The American Institute of Stress, 80 percent of workers feel stress on the job. Unfortunately, nearly half say they need to learn how to manage stress. As a result, an increasing number of employers are encouraging employee self-care. Self-care is the concept of “taking care of ourselves”. Not simply getting…