TED Talks
How to manage your time more effectively (according to machines)
· Human beings and computers alike share the challenge of how to get as much done as possible in a limited time. Over the last fifty or so years, computer scientists have learned a lot of good… · Shared by 1206, including Marcos, Ami Measel, Katja Evertz
Darius Foroux
If You're Not Skipping Some Tasks, You're Making Life Harder
2 min · · 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 298, including Katja Evertz, Gabriele
LifeHack
How to Plan Your Life with the 1-3-5 Rule
14+ min · · Planning is key to any success. Read on to learn how you can plan your life using a 1-3-5 year template and the 1-3-5 rule. · Shared by 728, including Katja Evertz, Jansnet, Víctor González Pacheco
TED Talks
3 mental blocks that keep you from achieving your goals
· The bad news: We all face powerful mental blocks that stop us when we’re trying to achieve our goals. The good news: We can outwit them. Here’s how, according to cognitive psychologist Amanda Crowe… · Shared by 768, including Katja Evertz
Farnam Street
Maker vs. Manager: How Your Schedule Can Make or Break You
13+ min · · If you're a maker on a manager's schedule or a manager on a maker's schedule, you could be spinning your wheels. Find out the ideal way to schedule your day for maximum results. · Shared by 157, including Sascha Brossmann (he/him) 🇪🇺🇺🇦, jorge-ferrer, Matthias Wiencke, Andy Budd, L. Taylor Banks, Ricardo Yasuda, Evan (he/him), Christian Hartmann, Britney Muller 🇺🇦, John Tan⚡️, Pooja Nanda, hiten.eth, Tom Connor, Katja Evertz, Pat Kua
jasonfeifer.bulletin.com
Forget Inbox Zero. What we really need is Calendar Zero.
· Block a day off your calendar. Don’t let anyone take away that time. See what happens! · Shared by 11, including Andrew Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️, Katja Evertz, Dirk von Gehlen 🤷🏻♂️
Ness Labs
High agency: how to feel more in control in your life and work
4 min · · People with high agency feel a sense of control over their lives, and they can make decisions about what they want or need and act to meet those needs. · Shared by 500, including Katja Evertz, Vitor Furtado Silva, Ines Bieler, Matthias Lampe
Harvard Business Review
The Psychology Behind Meeting Overload
7 min · · Six biases that lead us to have too many meetings — and how to overcome them. · Shared by 316, including Meghan M. Biro ⚡️, Stephanie A Kowalski, Katja Evertz, Andy Budd, Víctor González Pacheco, Therapy for Black Girls, Daniel Cook (also on mastodon), Ben Miller, Oscar MacDonald, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Tamsen Webster, Message Strategist (she/her), AI, Pablo Fernandez Cid, Konrad Weber
Scott Young
Do the Real Thing
5 min · · Success in most things boils down to a simple, but easily ignored distinction: do the real thing and stop doing fake alternatives instead. · Shared by 270, including Arturo Rebolledo, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, 👨✈️ AA-Admiral ⚓🚀🌌, Nir Eyal, Ramit Sethi, 瑞拿頭, Nick Wignall, Thomas Kaul, Anand Sanwal, Katja Evertz, DP, Matthias 🔥 I help you waste less time
blog.doist.com
Meet the New Twist: Work Async, Not ASAP
4 min · · Twist is async messaging for teams burned out by real-time, all-the-time communication and ready for a new way to work together. · Shared by 8, including Sachin Rekhi, Katja Evertz
HuffPost
The 7 Mindless Habits That Are Making You Unproductive At Work
5 min · · These are the most common ways people sabotage themselves in getting work done. · Shared by 360, including Katja Evertz, Ines Bieler, Marsha Collier, John Rampton
ux.shopify.com
The design process is a lie
18+ min · · 10 things people don’t tell you about designing products · Shared by 26, including James Young, Boris Périsset, Hannah Milan, Katja Evertz
Fast Company
I opted out of climbing the career ladder. Here’s why it was the best decision
5 min · · The cofounder and chief technologist of Camunda explains that if you feel you are an expert, don’t try to be somebody else, and don’t let yourself be shoehorned into a management position. · Shared by 17, including Katja Evertz
Atlassian
5 diagrams that show how context switching saps your productivity
5 min · · The human brain can handle only so much change in a day. Here's how to keep context switching from tanking your productivity. · Shared by 525, including maxadorno, Phillip Murphy, rohit, Oliver Raduner, Katja Evertz, Stephanie A Kowalski
Zapier
4 productive ways to set yourself up for having better ‘bad’ days (because they will happen)
2 min · · Since we’re all going to be fluctuating wildly on the good/in-between/bad spectrum for the foreseeable future, we might as well plan around it. · Shared by 107, including Stephanie A Kowalski, Katja Evertz