Do you have trouble concentrating because of all the rings, pings, and buzzes? Focus offline to save yourself from task-switching and decision fatigue.
Focus Offline
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Marcey Rader
5-minute Journal Product Review
I’ve been using the 5-minute journal app for about five years and recently switched to the paper version. If you travel frequently or take a lot of photos, the app may be the better choice. I bought the paper version in my 2021 quest to be more analog, and I enjoy it so much more. It creates more of a ritual at the beginning and end of the day instead of typing into my phone.
Duplicated Efforts are Costing You Money
America leads the way in duplicated efforts in meetings, tasks, and assignments. Lack of clarity on goals and who owns what is costing us money.
Parkinson’s Law
According to the Anatomy of Work Index, 87% of people work two hours more every day. Parkinson’s Law is killing our productivity.
Top Three Productivity Barriers
Fix these productivity barriers by reevaluating meetings, emails, and work volumes to increase your effectiveness at work.
Shorten your meetings with pre-recorded video.
Stop wasting time and shorten your meetings sending videos ahead of time. Give context, status updates, or explain a concept before you meet.
No-Photo Vacation Days
When you’re on vacation are you truly present or so engrossed in snapping and posting that you miss the moment? How about a no-photo vacation day?
Deleting my task list.
I thought deleting my task list would be the end of my business. What seemed like a disaster ended up being the best gift I could have given myself.
Top Ten Books of 2020
In 2020 I read 38 books, mostly business, personal development, or non-fiction. These are my top ten books of 2020, in no particular order.
