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Thank God It’s… Thursday?
Leadership April 24, 2018

Thank God It’s… Thursday?

The best and most creative thinking and problem-solving can only take place during uninterrupted periods of time. You know it and so do your colleagues. Which[...]
RiShawn Biddle
The Power of Productive Thinking
Leadership April 24, 2018

The Power of Productive Thinking

Tim Ferriss’s 4-Hour Workweek is an enormously popular book, selling more than 1.35 million copies since its 2007 release. But that doesn’t mean its[...]
Andrea Williams
Journaling for Self-Awareness
Leadership April 17, 2018

Journaling for Self-Awareness

Charley Kempthorne has been keeping a journal for more than 50 years. Every morning before the sun is in the sky, the professor-turned-painter carefully types[...]
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Cornering the Paper Tiger
Leadership April 10, 2018

Cornering the Paper Tiger

Studying the history of paper, as I did while writing the book Paper: Paging Through History, exposes a number of misconceptions. The most important of which[...]
markkurlansky
Moleskine Mania
Leadership April 10, 2018

Moleskine Mania

If you ever attend Milan’s Design Week—a sweeping furniture fair, art festival, and Prosecco-soaked party that takes over Italy’s financial capital each[...]
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The Science of Putting Pen to Paper
Leadership April 10, 2018

The Science of Putting Pen to Paper

One of my earliest memories involves a handwriting struggle. My class had been tasked with writing stories. I love stories. My masterpiece, about accidentally[...]
Erin Wildermuth
Your Own Personal Time Machine
Productivity April 10, 2018

Your Own Personal Time Machine

I spend most of my work-life in meetings. Note-taking is a survival skill. Yet, I am surprised at how few people bother to take notes in meetings. Those who do[...]
Michael Hyatt
Automation for the People
Leadership March 20, 2018

Automation for the People

If you want to understand how hard it can be to automate, consider the many attempts to replace cashiers with self-checkout systems. To wit, CVS pharmacies[...]
Jeremy Lott
End Your Fear of Power Sharing
Leadership March 20, 2018

End Your Fear of Power Sharing

It started with my first day on the job. I’d just been named senior leader at a growing organization with a generously-sized staff. Yet there were problems,[...]
Larry Wilson
Go Viral, and Stay That Way
Leadership March 20, 2018

Go Viral, and Stay That Way

The question prodding us to increased productivity is almost never, “How do I fit more work into my day?” That question leads to productivity “hacks,”[...]
johnmeese
The Science of Meditation
Leadership March 13, 2018

The Science of Meditation

Three years ago I boarded a crowded, somewhat dirty bus and set off for Wat Suan Mokkh, a Thai forest monastery. The grounds featured giant monitor lizards and[...]
Erin Wildermuth
I Love Energy!
Leadership March 13, 2018

I Love Energy!

“Are you tired, run down, listless? Do you poop out at parties? Are you unpopular? The answer to all of your problems are in this little bottle!”[...]
Andrew Lott
A Recipe for Self-Renewal
Leadership March 13, 2018

A Recipe for Self-Renewal

Time management is about scarcity, because time is fixed. You only have 24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week, 8,760 hours in a year (tack on an extra 24 for[...]
Michael Hyatt
6 Ways to Meditate to Great
Leadership March 13, 2018

6 Ways to Meditate to Great

In corporate training, I use meditation to help teams to be mindful or present. It can really transform the workplace. Not only does it improve productivity[...]
iancron
Our Soured Romance with Overwork
Leadership March 6, 2018

Our Soured Romance with Overwork

The idea that working ever harder and longer leads to better results is as American as apple pie, despite all evidence to the contrary. Chronic overwork is[...]
RiShawn Biddle
The Science of Overwork
Leadership March 6, 2018

The Science of Overwork

In the 2007 film “Music and Lyrics,” an absent-minded lyricist played by Drew Barrymore drives her high-strung musical partner a little crazy by[...]
Erin Wildermuth
3 Lessons from a Monthlong Sabbatical
Leadership November 7, 2017

3 Lessons from a Monthlong Sabbatical

I began my career as a proud workaholic. I measured my contribution by the hours I clocked and the coffee I consumed. So the Michael Hyatt &Co. culture came as[...]
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