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What is underneath productivity?
6 min · · I’ve been obsessing about productivity for a long time. I used to spend a lot of time thinking about tools for thought and second brains. But these days, I spend most of my time thinking about… · Shared by 419, including Stephanie A Kowalski, Jonathan Kogan, Cameron Flint, Dan Shipper 📧, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Katja Evertz, Nathan Baschez 📧
The New Yorker
Why Do We Work Too Much?
5 min · · In the modern office, stress has become a default metric for judging whether we are busy enough. · Shared by 101, including ツ, Stephanie A Kowalski
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The Big Project Syndrom
6 min · · Big-bet projects can deplete companies of resources, innovation, trust, and good people. Here's how to attack them with a lean/agile approach. · Shared by 208, including Ines Bieler, Katja Evertz
Zapier
If you’ve got 15 minutes, here are 6 more productive ways to spend time on your phone
4 min · · We don’t need to hide our phones during a break. We just need mobile break options that improve our state of mind—not bring us down. · Shared by 430, including Katja Evertz, Ines Bieler
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I just don’t want to be busy anymore
1 min · · I work in tech, I’m a parent, and I’m struggling with burnout. · Shared by 226, including Katja Evertz, Rand Fishkin
Darius Foroux
The Magic Of Momentum: What Goes Up Slowly Comes Down Fast
3 min · · Most things in life that are worth it are difficult to achieve. Building a business, forming new habits, etc. These all take momentum. · Shared by 186, including Mauro Toselli, Gabriele, Johannes Dornisch, Katja Evertz
Harvard Business Review
Let’s Redefine “Productivity” for the Hybrid Era
7 min · · It’s time to expand the definition to include well-being, social connection, and collaboration · Shared by 171, including John Rampton, Dion Hinchcliffe, Katja Evertz, Meghan M. Biro ⚡️, Andreas Staub, Nicolas Babin, JP Nicols 🇺🇸🇺🇦, Antonio Vieira Santos, zoeamar, Carla Gentry 🎶, Dietrich Inocencio, Kate Nasser
Harvard Business Review
The Power of Small Wins
20+ min · · Want to truly engage your workers? Help them see their own progress. · Shared by 55, including Scott Monty, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Katja Evertz, JP Nicols 🇺🇸🇺🇦
Inc.
Why Successful People Take 10 Years to 'Succeed Overnight'
6 min · · There's a reason why this 10-years-to-overnight-success pattern shows up over and over. And it's not just about working hard. · Shared by 30, including Matt Walton R.TCMP, Real Marsha Wright®, Ha Duong, Katja Evertz, Loralee Hutton
Eric Barker
4 Things The Most Organized People Do Every Day
10 min · · *** Before we commence with the festivities, I wanted to thank everyone for helping my first book become a Wall Street Journal bestseller. To check it out, click here. *** In 1930, famed economist… · Shared by 29, including Katja Evertz, Jeremy Caplan
80,000 Hours
This is your most important decision
18+ min · · You have about 80,000 hours in your career: 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year, for 40 years. This makes your choice of career the most important ethical decision of your life. From adulthood,… · Shared by 547, including Katja Evertz, Tim
TIME
Why Silicon Valley's Optimization Mindset Sets Us Up for Failure
6 min · · Shared by 297, including Katja Evertz, Peter Herger, James Gingerich #B2B #Technology #Influencer
The Economist
The perfectionism trap
14+ min · · Society bombards us with instructions to be happier, fitter and richer. Why have we become so dissatisfied with being ordinary? | 1843 magazine · Shared by 111, including David Nagel, Katja Evertz, Lee Keyes
Ivaylo Durmonski
How The Iceberg Model of Systems Thinking Can Help You Solve Problems?
11+ min · · How should we solve a problem? Generally, what we most commonly do, is to react based on what’s visible. For example, if we eat too much food, and we do not exercise, we will gain weight. The solution… · Shared by 15, including Katja Evertz
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How James Clear is Writing His Next Book
11+ min · · Asana, Google Docs, and Meeting Readers Where they Are · Shared by 100, including Dan Shipper 📧, Ross Dawson, Jane Friedman, maxadorno, DP, Katja Evertz, Matthias 🔥 I help you waste less time
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How to Get Your Brain to Focus
· The latest research is clear: the state of our attention determines the state of our lives. So how do we harness our attention to focus deeper, get distracte... · Shared by 28, including Chris Bailey, Katja Evertz, Thomas Spreng, Oliver Schöndorfer 🇺🇦, Sparkol