9 Best Articles in 2022
Leo Babauta
How to Tackle a Mountain of Tasks
Leo Babauta
4 min read · Jul 7th · By Leo Babauta This month I came back to my work after taking a full month off — I am a stand for taking time off and finding time for rest and replenishment. After a month off, it turns out I have a… · Shared by 956
Ness Labs
The psychology of unfinished tasks
Ness Labs
4 min read · Jun 16th · Unfinished tasks can overwhelm us or motivate us. These contradictory experiences are due to the Zeigarnik and the Ovsiankina effects. · Shared by 2553, including Stephanie A Kowalski, 👨✈️ AA-Admiral ⚓🚀🌌, Ines Bieler
nature
Tips from neuroscience to keep you focused on hard tasks
nature
5 min read · 2021-03-16 · Understanding cognitive control can help your working life, says David Badre. · Shared by 960, including ⭐️Danielle Guzman ⭐️, J. YouKnowMe, Jonathan Kogan, Katja Evertz, Daniel Pink, Aamir Raz
VICE
'Why Do I Spend Weeks Avoiding Tasks That Will Take Me 10 Minutes to Do?'
VICE
7 min read · 2021-01-14 · Procrastinating has less to do with time management and more to do with mood management. · Shared by 502, including Krishna, Katja Evertz, Stephanie A Kowalski, Chris {he, they}, Stephan Woodtli, Gisele Navarro, 👨✈️ AA-Admiral ⚓🚀🌌, Ceferino Díaz
Vox
Why we need rituals, not routines
Vox
7 min read · Jun 15th · How rituals can help you approach basic tasks more mindfully. · Shared by 2347, including Arturo Rebolledo, Howard Getson
BBC News (World)
Puttering around: Why small tasks feel so therapeutic
BBC News (World)
5 min read · Mar 29th · Especially when you’ve got a lot on, tiny household tasks can be soothing. Why do pleasant distractions feel oddly good? · Shared by 160
Lifehack
Why You Should Stop Avoiding Difficult Tasks (And How to Do So)
Lifehack
7 min read · Aug 22nd · We tend to avoid difficult task because we'd rather be comfortable doing things that we're familiar with, or doing nothing at all. Learn how to fix this. · Shared by 453
The Atlantic
AI Is Coming for Your Favorite Menial Tasks
The Atlantic
2 min read · From 2019 · As AI gets better at performing routine tasks traditionally done by humans, only stressful ones will be left. The work experience could suffer. · Shared by 153, including Thomas Power, Iain Brown, PhD, Mike Tamir, PhD, Nige Willson, Bob E. Hayes, Tamara McCleary, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Chris Isak , Carla Gentry, John Zeratsky, Martin Ford
Entrepreneur
7 Tasks Every Leader Must Master
Entrepreneur
5 min read · Aug 9th · Leading and managing people is a learned skill. Master these seven tasks to create a high-performing organization. · Shared by 148
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Lifehack
Why You Should Stop Avoiding Difficult Tasks (And How to Do So)
Lifehack
7 min read · Aug 22nd · We tend to avoid difficult task because we'd rather be comfortable doing things that we're familiar with, or doing nothing at all. Learn how to fix this. · Shared by 453
Entrepreneur
7 Tasks Every Leader Must Master
Entrepreneur
5 min read · Aug 9th · Leading and managing people is a learned skill. Master these seven tasks to create a high-performing organization. · Shared by 148
The Atlantic
One of Long COVID’s Worst Symptoms Is Also Its Most Misunderstood
The Atlantic
~11 min read · Sep 12th · Brain fog isn’t like a hangover, depression, or ADHD. It’s a disorder of executive function that makes basic cognitive tasks absurdly hard. · Shared by 255, including Yann “shalf@mastodon.social” Heurtaux 不停, Garance Franke-Ruta, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Merkstatt, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Ed Yong, Matt Walton R.TCMP, Cedric Paternotte, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Liv 😷
Gawker
Failure to Cope "Under Capitalism"
Gawker
9 min read · Aug 12th · The inability to do basic tasks is not always a political problem · Shared by 233, including Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Steve Faktor, Nir Eyal, Sarah Isgur, Dana Sitar | she/her, Oliver Traldi, BenYT, T. Greer, Ben Dreyfuss, Digg, Dr Skye Cleary
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Micromanagement vs. micro-tasks: how to set junior employees up for success in remote
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3 min read · Jun 27th · How to set junior employees up for success in remote · Shared by 294, including Phillip Murphy
Darius Foroux
If You're Not Skipping Some Tasks, You're Making Life Harder
Darius Foroux
2 min read · 2021-12-06 · If you want to accomplish anything in life, whether it’s acing a test, writing a book, or starting a business, skipping some tasks is crucial. · Shared by 285, including Katja Evertz
A List Apart
What Really Matters: Focusing on Top Tasks
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10 min read · From 2017 · Every piece of web content is important—or so every stakeholder insists. But what happens when dozens, even hundreds, of different tasks battle for space on your homepage and in your navigation? It’s time to make some hard choices about what does and doesn’t belong. Gerry McGovern demonstrates how to zero in on the tasks that matter most to your users. · Shared by 51, including Andreas Bossard, Yann “shalf@mastodon.social” Heurtaux 不停, Jay West, Niklaus Gerber, Oscar MacDonald
Fast Company
These 5 services will automate all your most tedious tasks
Fast Company
3 min read · From 2020 · From basic task automation to powerful, multistep workflows, these services can take drudge work off your hands. · Shared by 216, including Tom Connor, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Gabrielle Mendoza, Rick Powell, Leo Blazquez, Doug Sundheim
BuzzFeed News
How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation
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Summary · 20+ min read · From 2019 · Some claim millennials are lazy and entitled – unable to do basic tasks that older adults have just gotten on with for years. Anne Helen Petersen, senior culture writer for Buzzfeed News, rejects those labels. Milllennials like herself, she argues, are merely trying their best to navigate trends like skyrocketing student loans and an underpaying, perk-free gig economy. Millennials will likely not be the only ones who feel that her insights and observations are almost painfully on the nose. · Shared by 779, including Pamela J. Hobart, Tiago Forte, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙯 💡, Kelsey Jones, hiten.eth, Chris Messina, Mark Kaigwa, Liliane Ferrari ™, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Anita Zielina, Brittany Berger, Mathew Ingram, Marie-José Kolly, Austin Kleon, Richard Gutjahr, Dao Nguyen, Guy Kawasaki, Aleksandra Wisniewska, Adam Singer
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The Ultimate Guide to Personal Productivity Methods
blog.doist.com
20+ min read · From 2020 · Productivity methods to organize your tasks, manage your time, maintain your focus, and achieve your goals. Find the one that fits you best. · Shared by 769, including Arianna, Dominik Chanton, Parichay Vats, Gabriele, Neil Hart 💙, Katja Evertz, Jonathan Kogan, Shawn Venasse, Jesús Torres 👩💻, Stephanie A Kowalski
Fast Company
6 tools that are more powerful than to-do lists for productivity
Fast Company
4 min read · From 2020 · To-do lists are great, but certain tasks, including long-term projects, often fall through the cracks. Try this instead. · Shared by 762, including Stephanie A Kowalski, Tauno, Juan Felipe Correa Giraldo, Shawn Venasse, Andres Saldarriaga, Neil Hart 💙, John Rampton, Jonathan Kogan, 瑞拿頭, David Garner, Jakub Ferenc, Nrupal Akolkar, shishir das, Jeremy Caplan, Ahiesh PVS, Antonio Ramos, ahg, Michael Gisiger, Oliver Gassner / @oliverg@mastodon.social 💉🖖💚🎓
dcgross.com
The Psychology of Dread Tasks
dcgross.com
3 min read · From 2018 · There are things you want to do. There are things you need to do. Sometimes these are the same. This post is how to handle life when they aren’t. The sensation of thinking of a task can be pleasant or painful. This is because your brain is always predicting how rewarding any future scenario will … Continue reading The Psychology of Dread Tasks · Shared by 37, including Julien✌🏻️, Oliver Raduner
Aeon+Psyche
How might neuroergonomics help us deal with mental overload?
Aeon+Psyche
~13 min read · Apr 1st · As tasks mount up, our brain’s ability to juggle goes down. Neuroergonomic tactics can relieve the cognitive burden · Shared by 578, including Nige Willson, Emily Willingham, Bethany Brookshire, Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire, Anita Leirfall, Tamsen Webster, Message Strategist (she/her), Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, Mike Taylor
