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Blog postOn this episode, we count down our all-time favorite productivity habits—this week we cover numbers 5-1! Topics covered include:
Keeping a “Waiting For” list—and what to capture on itHow to organize the items you’re waiting on The importance of “scatterfocus”Where ideas come from—and where our mind wanders toHow to recharge, generate ideas, and generate plansThe three types of scatterfocusHow to conduct a weekly reviewHow to determine your most important tasksUnderstanding how much time t -
Blog postTakeaway: If you’re feeling burnt out or worried you’re heading in that direction, check on the six areas of your job that are most likely to contribute to that state: your workload, level of control, how rewarding your job is, how much community you have, how fair things are, and whether your work aligns with your values. Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes, 45s.
I’ve recently been poring through the research surrounding how and why we burn out—and have stumbled on a couple -
Blog postOn this episode, we count down our all-time favorite productivity habits—this week we cover numbers 10-6! Topics covered include:
The point of becoming more productiveHow productivity can make us more humanEarning back time, enjoying the journey, carving out time for what’s meaningfulKeeping an accomplishments listThe “Zeigarnik Effect”How often to review your accomplishmentsEmail/message sprints“Time confetti”The two types of work: focus work vs. collaborative workYour “biological prime -
Blog postTakeaway: Your ideas are worth less than you think—it’s all about how you execute upon them. Take the example of the S-logo, below. Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes, 9s.
A decade or so ago, as I was getting a haircut, and my barber told me that she had a brilliant, billion-dollar idea. The idea was for McDonald’s, and she thought it could change the course of the company’s history—it was that great. She’d tell me the idea, but I would have to promise to not tell anyone. Ever.
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Blog postOn this episode, we chat about how to organize all of the projects you’re in the middle of, to feel more in control and less overwhelmed by them all. Topics covered include:
What a “project” even isThe importance of seeing all of what you have going on in one placeHow to feel in control of your projectsProjects lists—and how to sort themManaging shared projects with a teamCapturing next steps, “waiting for” items, and reference itemsThe (all-important) Weekly Review Links mentioned -
Blog postTakeaway: Divide your project list (if you keep one) by which of those projects require focus, space, or a combination of the two. This is a great way to briefly see what you’re working on and what you should be both thinking about and focusing on. Estimated Reading Time: 1 minutes, 30s.
There are plenty of ways to organize your ongoing projects. I personally keep two files on my computer: one that lists my personal projects and another that lists my work projects. (A project is a le -
Blog postOn this episode of the podcast, we chat about how to crowd out bad food habits—as well as how food habits of abundance are far more helpful than habits of deprivation. Topics covered include:
Which food habits to eliminate and double down onHow to approach deciding what to eat with an attitude of abundance—not deprivationThe “all or nothing” effect with foodIntroducing dependencies to combat negative habitsOur limited reservoir of willpowerThe Frozen Berry TrainWhat “real food” even is -
Blog postTakeaway: Try replacing online news with a subscription to the local paper. This is a way of buying back your time, attention, energy, and mental health—you stay informed while also calming your mind. Physical newspapers “refresh” once a day (versus every few minutes). They also offer perspective, let you connect with what’s happening in your community, and put the onus on the newspaper to keep you informed. Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes, 20s.
A few months into the pandemic, I no -
Blog postTakeaway:The processed food industry has become incredibly sophisticated in the way it gets us to eat more of what it makes. Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute, 37s.
For this week’s podcast episode I sat down with Michael Moss, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Salt Sugar Fat and now, Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions. Hooked is an incredible book: a deep dive into the process -
Blog postTakeaway: Information competes for our conscious attention: the web of thoughts with the greatest activation is usually the one where we direct our attention. The calmer our mind, the fewer thoughts we generate in response to what happens in the world—and the greater the odds that intuition will speak to us. Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes, 12s.
Image designed by Sinisa One of my favorite studies has a heck of a title: Intuition in the context of object perception: Intuitive gestal
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