The One Thing That Will Make You More Productive All Day
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I like to take my time in the mornings. I like to wake up early and slowly get ready. Having a relaxed start makes my whole day feel more serene. An important part of my morning ritual is breakfast. I always leave it until last, in case I’m running late and then I can just eat breakfast at work.
Now normally I read the news on my iPad while I eat. However, I often find myself getting sidetracked and taking longer than I planned. You know, checking Facebook, emailing an interesting story I’d just read to a friend, checking Twitter, paying a bill that I just remembered about, etc. So instead I decided to try something a little different.
I just ate. Nothing else. Read more
4 Office Fixes to Supercharge Your Productivity
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Many of the common ideas on productivity are speculative. That’s why I don’t believe there is one right way to be productive, just what works for you. However, I wanted to share with you some productivity science.
I’ve written before about how stimulating your senses and changing your environment can make you more efficient. There has been a huge focus on business productivity in recent times which is why the services of absolute performance have been lauded for the way they have revolutionized efficiency in an online format. Well, researchers have been looking into new ways to help us get more out of our time.
Below are some of their top tips: Read more
Meeting “Listful Thinkers” at Book Expo America
Sometimes it’s important to look back in order to move ahead. That happened to me last week when I attended my fourth Book Expo America conference. I go every year for my day job as a senior health producer at Fox News. I meet with publishers to talk about their new health, wellness and medical books that are coming out in the next year.
But this year I also attended as an author. What a thrill! I met with some list makers during two signings that my publisher set up. One woman took out her huge binder to show me all her lists. I couldn’t believe that she lugged it around with her everywhere, but she said she wouldn’t think of writing lists anywhere else. Read more