9 Benefits of Being an Early Bird Are you an early bird? If so, good for you! If you’re not, you might want to consider trying out a new schedule. There are a lot of advantages to being an early riser. Studies show that early birds are more productive and…
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How to Apply the Pareto Principle at Work and at Home The 80/20 rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, is the idea that 20% of your efforts bring 80% of your results. The idea applies to many things in life. You wear 20% of your clothes 80% of the…
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7 Questions to Ask Yourself to Make the Most of Each Day Each day provides the opportunity to make your life a little better or a little worse. Most of us are too focused on surviving another day, or too distracted, to be focused on the things that matter the…
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Time is incredibly important, and unfortunately, it is impossible to magically add more minutes to the day. If you find yourself getting distracted throughout the workday, you’re likely to waste those precious minutes. On the other hand, when you become more productive, not only will you shine at work, but…
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We don’t want to do the hard things. We like to do the enjoyable things. If something isn’t enjoyable, then we at least want it to be easy. Yet, the enjoyable things often aren’t very helpful. And the easy things usually don’t provide a lot of return for our…
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We could all use a few more hours in the day. But, is it possible that you’re just not making the most of your hours? Everyone is limited to 24 hours per day – it only makes sense that the people getting the greatest productivity from those hours are going…
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Are optimists being naive? Are pessimists just realists? It turns out that both are pretty accurate. You can influence your future to a large degree with your attitude. If you expect good things to happen, you will often be correct. The same is true if you have negative expectations. There’s…
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Some of us get a lot more done at work than others. If you’re one of those people that never accomplishes as much as you should, you need some new strategies. Being productive is about preparation and good habits. Be the most productive person in your company with these strategies:…
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The things that matter are often disagreeable to do. The easy things can be done by anyone, and that’s why they often don’t matter too much. That’s why sipping lemonade on your front porch doesn’t pay as well as handling nuclear waste. There’s a lot of value in getting yourself…
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There are plenty of time-management and organization systems. But right now, there’s one organizational tool that’s very much “in vogue” and doing the rounds on Instagram and across productivity/self-improvement blogs. That tool is the bullet journal. The bullet journal is ideal for business professionals or anyone who just wants to…
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