Although the basic principle of productivity is simple – do more of what’s important – there are a great many nuances and subtleties to the fine art of boosting your productivity and success. But at bottom, a lot of it boils down
A lot of the time, I write about specific techniques you can apply to increase your productivity and success. But this time, I want to focus on some important recognitions that I’d like you to incorporate into your everyday work and life,
Many of us think emotions are entirely separate from our choices, our actions, our results, our productivity, and our success. But that’s not true. Research continues to show that emotions – both positive and negative – are an integral part of ourselves.
As I’ve written many times before, one necessity for increasing your productivity and success is the ability to work well with people. Your performance often depends on their performance in more ways than I care to count. So it’s always appropriate to
In a previous post, I wrote about ways to start gaining more confidence. This time, I’d like to build on those ideas, for a simple reason: Just as lack of confidence tends to impair your performance, possessing an appropriate amount of confidence
Improving your productivity and increasing your level of success naturally involves working at – or as close as you can get to – your level of peak performance. Obviously, you can’t expect to operate at your peak all the time. It’s just
Life is not a science experiment. You can’t run multiple trials and see which options and alternatives turn out best. In other words, you only go around once in life, which is why it’s important to think hard about the best choices
The advice is out there, and it’s well worth following: Avoid the jerks in both your work and your life. There are many reasons this makes sense. Chief among them, in my view and unfortunate experience, is that dealing with a jerk
How often have you heard people say: “It’s better to be lucky than to be [something]…” take your choice of: smart, rich, good, or whatever. It’s a popular phrase precisely because there’s actually some truth to it. Luck plays a bigger role
All else being equal, people prefer to work with, help, and follow people they like. Aside from all the other positives, that’s enough of a reason for you to try improving your likeability. Here are some relevant factors to work on: Avoid
How to Organize Your Work & Your Life
