Easy Ways To Get Organized

The simplest way to stay productive is to get organized. When you can grab anything you need in seconds, you eliminate all that wasted time looking for things. Being organized also has the added advantage of reducing stress. How do you get started on t…

Learn the Skills Your Industry Will Need in the Future

You know it’s important to your career to keep learning new skills, but how do you know which ones to focus on? Start by looking at recent job postings from the top companies in your industry. Notice which qualifications keep popping up; the most commo…

To Deal with Distractions, Retrain Your Brain to Focus

Focusing is hard — and blaming that on the constant distractions around us is easy. But trying to get rid of distractions isn’t enough to fix the problem. We also have to retrain our brains to concentrate. For example, when your work is interrupted by …

To Use Your Time Better, Track It

It’s hard to know whether you’re using your time efficiently. Even if you’re always working hard — and stressed out — are you sure you’re spending your time on the right things? To find out, try a time-tracking exercise. For 30 days, use a spreadsheet …

How To Keep A Positive Attitude

Having a positive attitude has many benefits. Coaches talk about the importance of a positive attitude and scientific studies have found that it benefits your health and general well-being. How do you get a positive mindset and keep it as you handle th…

Two Rules for Making Better Decisions

There are many ways to improve your decision making, but two simple rules can be particularly helpful. First, be less certain — about every part of your decision-making process. Think choice A will lead to outcome B? It’s probably less likely than you …

Start From Zero

When making a budget, there is a process known as zero-based budgeting. In this process, instead of starting from the previous budget, you start from zero and work forward with the assumption that every item must be justified. This same procedure can a…

When You Can’t Hit Unsend

Most people have made the mistake of hitting “reply all” on a private email or sending an insensitive message to the wrong person. After the panic sets in, you need to own the mistake. Approach the offended colleague quickly and apologize: “I’m sorry I…

Three Things You’re Doing That Kill Your Productivity

There’s always more work to do. To handle it all, it is important that we maximize our productivity. Some of the things that we think are helping are actually holding us back. Here are three things to stop doing: Trying to be perfect: You’re not …