Science has determined what the best music is to listen to while you’re working to maximize your results. Good news: One of the criteria is simply that you should like the music you’re listening to…but it should never be too … More
Topic: productivity
Want to leave work early tonight? Boost your productivity and you won’t have to stay until 7 tying up loose ends from this afternoon. 1. Turn off your popup notifications. At any given time, you probably have a new email. … More
- 3 years ago by The Grindstone
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Believe it or not, you can find more time during your day to get a whole lot more work done—so you can avoid working late altogether. Here are a few ways to boost your productivity without risking missing your last … More
- 3 years ago by The Grindstone
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Boosting your productivity doesn’t have to mean sacrificing a ton of time, energy or balance from your day. If you want to be more productive at work, follow these simple tips to magically find more hours in your day to … More
- 3 years ago by The Grindstone
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Google may have started the trend of open-offices, but everyone picked up on it pretty quickly, with 70 percent of offices employing low partitions or none at all. Open-offices are supposed to promote camaraderie, collaboration and teamwork, and to ostensibly … More
- 4 years ago by The Grindstone
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Unfortunately for most of us, a lot of our most productive hours of the day are wasted. Why? Because studies show that our most productive time of the day is two hours after we wake up. If you have a … More
- 4 years ago by The Grindstone
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By the numbers, American employees are overwhelmed and overworked, and most are also undercompensated for it. New studies show that 67% of us are overwhelmed employees. It makes sense: 40% of men work 50 or more hours per week, while … More
- 5 years ago by The Grindstone
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Some people like to minimize their work loads, but some people spend more time minimizing windows on their screens when their bosses walk by. If you have a hidden Facebook or Buzzfeed tab open on your computer at all times, … More
- 5 years ago by Ruth Graham
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What do successful people have in common in terms of their work habits? Do they wait for flashes of inspiration? Do they work only four hours a week? Do they love to read articles and books about productivity? No. What they have in common is they work insanely hard. They devote their lives and days to it in a constant, unrelenting way. Happy Monday!
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My commute is about 40 minutes each way and includes an interesting bus ride and a train. Getting home at 7:00 p.m. limits the amount of time you have to get things done and get to bed at a reasonable hour. The average American spends 25 minutes commuting one way each day. This means, of Millennials who are employed, the majority spend at least four hours of their time on public transportation per week. More
You have probably paid attention to what your office looks late. When someone microwaves leftover salmon, you know what it smells like. But what does your office sound like? As it turns out, sound matters. The Harvard Business Review reported … More
- 5 years ago by Ruth Graham
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When 3M wanted to find out how its privacy filters affected productivity, the company commissioned an independent research consultancy to measure how much workers got done with and without the protective screens on their computers. The results: Yep, privacy filters boost productivity. But even more notable: Women work more than men. More
- 5 years ago by Ruth Graham
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I don’t mean to brag, but I’m pretty good at relaxing. Take this weekend, for example. On Friday, I worked until 6 or 7, and then I made a homemade pizza and caught up on Breaking Bad episodes with my husband. On Saturday I did a little work in the morning and then started reading a new book of short stories. On Sunday I played board games with some friends, and then went cross-country skiing. See? That’s primo relaxation stuff. And little did I know when I performed this master class in Taking It Easy, I was also increasing my productivity! More
- 6 years ago by Ruth Graham
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Advocates for flexible work schedules often point out all the benefits that employers gain from offering flex time to their employees: Employees with flex time work more hours. Flexible companies retain female workers, and everyone is happier overall. It’s a win-win, right? Not so fast, according to a new study that finds that you could be penalized for asking for a flexible work schedule. More
