May 2012
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“Years ago, when I was researching an article on research into stress, one social...”
– John Tierney, NY Times columnist and co-author of Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, in an interview with Gretchen Rubin.
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Crowdsource Your Company's Bonuses
I’m sure we’ve all worked at companies where the loudest guy gets the biggest bonus. In most companies, compensation is determined by a cabal of execs—guys that you may never have met—evaluating work that happened up to a whole year ago. Bonus compensation ends up being a function of politics, not performance.
51% of employees feel that the performance reviews upon...
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Listen to that quiet voice and try, try, again. You are accomplishing awesome things!
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“The world is full of people who are waiting for someone to come along and...”
– Brian Tracy (via This Life of Leisure)
Photo: Margot Gabel
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Photo: Katie Weilbacher
Over at The 99%, Tony Schwartz offers some excellent advice on how to accomplish more by doing less.
It’s not just the number of hours we sit at a desk that determines the value we generate. It’s the energy we bring to the hours we work … . Maintaining a steady reservoir of energy – physically, mentally, emotionally and even spiritually – requires...
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The Minor Miracle of Third-Party App Development...
I’ve never had a kid, but I imagine that it can’t be too different from giving birth to a web app. It’s amazing that the thing exists at all, much less that it walks and talks, and it’s a minor miracle when it thinks on its own and creates something new of its own volition.
A few weeks ago, I received a bunch of errors in my inbox, and a week after that, a Dutch company...
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“I’ve learned that if I’m thinking about my productivity tools, I don’t have...”
– — C.J. Chilvers, Rethinking Productivity for Creatives.
Fabian Kruse writes about “the loop“ inherent to getting anything done, and the idea that periods of procrastination, having doubts, and losing momentum are just part of that natural productivity cycle. So, while productivity...
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Picasso’s take on that easily forgotten motto that genius is 99% perspiration!
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How Agiliq Creates Bespoke Webapps by Focusing...
Agiliq is a 12-person web design and development studio based in Hyderabad, India that builds web applications which provide that “just-right” fit for its clients. The key to crafting bespoke webapps relies not only on the ingredients of technology and design but on understanding your client and your client’s issues.
But in order to do that, it’s important to understand the inner workings...
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A perfectly sensible lifelong routine for starting your Wednesdays out right!
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“Productivity is not about how efficient you are at work. Instead, your...”
– Scott Belsky, Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality, talking about creative productivity.
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Here’s a quick rundown of these tips to beat a case of the Mondays:
Studies say happiness is contagious. Go catch some happy from cheerful, morning people.
Or if you’re the “Hell is other people at breakfast” type, go catch some happy from some of your favorite music uppers or Hulu/Youtube vids.
Exercise! Have sexy time! Unleash the endorphins!
Treat yo self: have a...
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We don’t know about the origin of this story but it’s a nice reminder about setting priorities:
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day isn’t enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very...
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“Forget about productivity and numbers. They matter not at all. If you are driven...”
– How to Live Well, zenhabits.
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Hope your dones are part of the good in every day!
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The book trailer for Andrew Zuckerman’s Wisdom: The Greatest Gift One Generation Can Give to Another is a treasure trove of wise words from leaders of all fields who are all over 65 years old.
Here are some of our favorites from the wise words spoketh:
“Your best work is your expression of yourself. Now you may not be the greatest at it, but when you do it, you’re the only...
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“Wise use of space means creating the right context for concentration, learning,...”
– Productivity is not just about you. It’s also about your environment.
The National Institute of Building Sciences takes a look at “productive building design.” Organizational effectiveness, or organizational productivity, is a fancy way of saying using space wisely. It makes sense...
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“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing –...”
– Zig Ziglar
(Photo by Krikit)
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Some great tips for working smarter, not harder.
Less than half of workers report being satisfied with the recognition they receive on the job. Is it just a coincidence that less than half of employed adults report being completely satisfied with their jobs?
Do you have any tips for working smarter, not harder? Share them with us in the comments!
(Infographic from: Best Masters Degrees)
