ARTICLES
Define Your Goals the Night Before
If the first thing you do in the morning is check your email, you’re setting yourself up for a day filled with reactive work.
Disciplined Email: Five Sentences or Less
“Proper email is a balance between politeness and succinctness”
The 12 Stages of Burnout
We often don’t realize that we’re suffering from burnout until it’s too late.
Move Long-Term Goals Forward with “Now” Deadlines
Research indicates that we defer working on things based on how distant we perceive their deadlines.
Urgent vs. Important
“What is important is seldom urgent, and what is urgent is seldom important.” – Dwight Eisenhower
Embrace Constraints
The words “full creative freedom” and “take your time” are music to the ears of any creative professional.
How To Remain In The Zone: Care About What You’re Doing
As Will Smith once said, “If you stay ready, you ain’t gotta get ready.”
Emails Are Not For Real-Time Requests (and Other Rules)
With our workdays more fragmented than ever, we need such rules to keep our systems running smoothly.
Fight Productivity Paralysis With the 2-Minute Rule
It’s easy to get caught in the trap of adding absolutely everything to your system, including things that can be done in two minutes or less.
The Difference Between Projects and Processes
Projects and processes are completely different and Derek Lidow stresses that understanding their differences – and how they interrelate – is crucial to growth.
6 More Life And Business Lessons From The Rap Game
I’ve heard that the music you listen to between the ages of 14-24 has the most profound impact on your life.
Better Distractions
This is not the time for resolutions. We are in what Mitch Joel is calling, “A time of great upheaval.” This is a time of volatility and uncertainty. Purgatory, if you will.
Are You the Second Rate Version of Someone Else?
Friendly advice for my fellow 20-somethings: stop it with the obsessive comparisons. Seriously.
