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Conduct a Personal ‘After-Action Review’ to Improve Your Productivity
This standardized practice comes from the Army, but can be tweaked for personal use.
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You Should Set ‘Anti-goals’ Too
Anti-goals are a little negative, but the results are positive.
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These Common Job Description Phrases Are Red Flags
If you see one of these phrases in a job description, you might be walking into...
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Try These Alternatives to SMART Goals to Get More Done
SMART goals are a standard practice in business and life, but they can be limiting.
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Is Using LinkedIn’s 'Open to Work' Badge Helping or Hurting Your Job Search?
The features has both advantages and disadvantages, according to recruiters.
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The POSEC Method Is a Better Way to Structure Your Time
Leave some space for fulfillment so you don't burn out.
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Use the 'Pickle Jar Theory' to Prioritize Your Tasks
Your time and energy are finite. Kinda like a pickle jar.
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You Don’t Need to ‘Eat the Frog’ to Be More Productive
Sometimes, how you structure your days needs to change on the fly. (No pun intended.)
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The 11 Most In-Demand Job Skills of 2024 (and How to Develop Them)
"People skills" have become increasingly important.
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Adapt This Japanese Productivity Model to Get More Done
To increase your productivity, you need to eliminate the "waste" in your workday.
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Overhaul Your To-do List With the 'ABCDE' Method
You should start grading your tasks to make your to-do list easier to sort through.
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The Pros and Cons of Adding ‘Soft Skills’ to Your Resume
More and more, I'm seeing job recruiters encourage the addition of "soft skills" to your resume—here's...
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The Best Tech to Help You Remember Things and Stay Organized
There's so much to do every day, but these gadgets and apps can help.
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People Don't Update Their Resumes Enough
You should always be prepared for emergencies—and a regular update can make you more effective at...
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The Most Helpful ‘Laws’ of Productivity to Get More Done
Researchers have come up with a few governing principles of productivity. We should listen to them.
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Follow 'Illich's Law' to Be More Productive While Taking More Breaks
According to Illich’s Law, the more you work, the worse you get. Who are we to...
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Beat 'Carlson's Law' to Be More Productive
You can't work if you're distracted; you need a plan.
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Make a Better To-do List With the 1-3-5 Method
You can't do a million things in a day. You can do nine, though.
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The Best Apps to Gamify Your Focus and Productivity
Whether you're working or studying, you can still game. (Kind of.)
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How ‘PEE’ Can Help You Write Better
Once you start looking at each paragraph through the PEE lens, your writing will get clearer.
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The Best Apps to Make Sure You Actually Do the Thing You Said You’d Do
Whether you need virtual co-working spaces, a fake "boss," or just to track your own progress,...
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The ‘Animedoro’ Method Can Make You More Productive While Giving You More Downtime
Stay motivated if five-minute breaks aren't cutting it (or you have a lot of 'My Hero...
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Use 'Flowtime' as a Flexible Alternative to the Pomodoro Technique
Work for as long as you can, then enjoy a well-earned break.
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How to Defeat 'Parkinson’s Law' to Be More Productive
Too much time can actually be a detriment.
