Motive
When capturing information, give context by specifying why this note is important.
Related: Invest, Intention, Fleeting notes, Think
When capturing information, give context by specifying why this note is important.
Related: Invest, Intention, Fleeting notes, Think
A moderate level of background noise enhances creativity.
Related: Environment, Noise pollution
An increase of 10 dB of noise in the workplace reduces detailed work productivity by 5%. Noise pollution doesn’t affect your effort, but does lower your ability to think, so you don’t notice the damage.
Related: Environment, Background noise
Block two hours a day for important but non-urgent work to increase happiness and productivity.
Related: Work cycle, Time to flow, Implementation intentions, Intention
Writing is the best medium for deep thinking.
Related: Word choice, Originality, Walk, Reading is digesting, Motive
Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.
Related: Productive stress, Self-talk
Work in a daylit workspace.
Related: Environment
Add some art to your workplace for reduced stress and increased creativity and productivity.
Related: Inspiration, Environment, Wandering mind, Joy
Reduce mobile phone use by one hour a day to improve life satisfaction, well-being and health.
Related: Implementation intentions, Intention, Interruptions, Environment
A videoconference provokes a narrow focus on the screen, which hampers divergent thinking.
Related: Inspiration, Scatterfocus, Wandering mind
Sorting email into folders is a huge waste of time; use a single archive folder and search instead.
Related: Effectiveness
Decision fatigue only affects people who believe that willpower runs out quickly.
Related: Productive stress, Intention
Keep essential information in your mind for fast access. You should not have to look it up.
Related: Getting things done, Tools for thought
Zoom prioritises refresh rate over resolution for camera streams, so presentations shared over a virtual camera are not as crisp as screen sharing.
Your own implementation is the correct way of doing GTD
Related: Getting things done, Effectiveness, Learn from the classics
Stress-free people have lower levels of cognitive functioning.
Related: Task switching, Cold showers, Willpower, Mindset
Our (productivity) issues are not new. Read the great masters and find answers to current issues.
Related: Effectivenes, Personalise
Try to get four hours of concentrated work into a workday, and never more than six.
Related: Intention, Frog eating, Work cycle, Effectiveness, Deep work
The right words can change reality.
Related: Self-talk, Motivation, Think
Spent a little bit of attention, but no more than absolutely necessary, on the meta-work of planning, processing and prioritising. Then, get to work.
Related: Monthly map, Work cycle, Effectiveness, Prudence, Intention, Simplicity, Motive
Evaluate whether the task, project or area warrants the maintenance costs of the supporting systems' complexity.
Related: Prudence, Intention, Simplicity
Interruptions aren’t intrinsically distinct from other events, they’re just events most professionals don’t want around. The distinction is in our head.
Related: Effectiveness, Impulse, Intention, Task switching, Environment, Self-talk, Less mobile
Don’t take past events for granted. Imagine the consequences of positive life events not occurring to improve your affective state.
Start with as little as possible and add complexity as you go.
Related: Effectiveness, Impulse, Intention, Systems maintenance, Invest
People with a wandering mind are motivated by actions that captivate, create, compete or complete.
Related: Motivation, Scatterfocus, Walk, Creativity without video, Workplace art