ARTICLES
Stop Dirty Networking: Make Friends, Not Contacts
Research has found that people who engage in “instrumental networking,” where the goal is career advancement, made people actually feel physically dirty.
When Is Something “Good Enough” to Ship?
As creative professionals, we’re seldom satisfied with our output because it’s seldom perfect.
Avoid Failure with a Premortem
By making it safe for resistors to voice their concerns during the planning phase, you can improve your project’s chance for success.
Paralyzed by an Overwhelming Task? Count to 5.
More often than not, the hard things are also the most important things.
Embrace JOMO (Joy of Missing Out)
FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) often leads you to reluctantly accept invitations to things that ultimately drain your time and energy.
Manage Your Energy: Are You Engaged or Unengaged?
As we free up more time and increase our per-hour output, we can easily exhaust our physical, mental and emotional energy by working longer and harder.
Big Sean on Big Dreams
But from a young age, Big Sean knew he was going to be a famous rapper. “I knew I was gone make it” he said. “I just ain’t know how – but I knew.”
Public Speaking 101: Focus on Your Topic & the Words Will Come
A study from last year confirmed that many people find public speaking to be more anxiety-inducing than death.
What’s Better Than Coffee Or Naps? Coffee Naps.
Scientists agree: when it comes to maximizing alertness, coffee naps (drinking a cup of coffee and then taking a quick nap) are better than coffee or naps alone.
Do More in Less Time with Parkinson’s Law
Why are we always shocked out of productivity paralysis and into overdrive whenever a deadline suddenly becomes imminent?
Want a Better Work/Life Balance? Treat Your Time like an Investment Portfolio
It feels good to be productive, but it’s not uncommon to look back at your day and feel like you’ve accomplished little to nothing.
Achieve A Good Day’s Work With The Rule Of 3
It feels good to be productive, but it’s not uncommon to look back at your day and feel like you’ve accomplished little to nothing.
In Most Meetings, 3 People Are Doing 70% of the Talking
Consider the idea, not the source.
Hit-Boy on Creative Inspiration
Picasso once said, “Good artists copy but great artists steal.”
Tackle Your Passion Project With The 90-90-1 Rule
The daily grind can quickly overshadow our passion projects; emails and meetings tend to displace things like writing a book or training for a marathon.
Don’t Know The Answer? Admit It, Then Follow Up.
Rather than nodding your head when you don’t know what someone is talking about, or blindly guessing an answer (only to be proven wrong), give yourself permission to not know it all.