10. Keep Your Focus with This One Tool

November 4, 2019 | Productivity Practices, Self-Awareness

We know you want to get stuff done. So you sit down to make some calls, or empty your inbox, or write a report. But before you know it, you’re answering Slack messages and scrolling Instagram. What just happened?

What happened is that you fell into the Palo Alto honey trap. Computer software is specifically designed to grab your attention and hold it. Forever.

But we’ve got a secret weapon. It’s one of the oldest technologies on the planet, and it still works as well as it ever did. It’s called paper!

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7. A Simple (Yet Overlooked) Strategy for Achieving Goals

October 14, 2019 | Goal Setting, Productivity Practices

As a high achiever, you want to get stuff done. You love to achieve goals and celebrate wins! And to do that, you’ve downloaded every productivity app every made. You’re a wizard with productivity tools and hacks.

But there’s a problem. All those tools create a lot of complexity. Every tasks has a due date, and it exists somewhere in your ironclad system. But where? Outlook? Asana? Slack? Or is it on your calendar? In Excel?

Before long, you’re spending more time managing your system than actually doing your work. Productivity plummets. Until you reach for the next new app!

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6. How to Get Ahead of Every Week

October 7, 2019 | Goal Achievement, Productivity Practices

You really want to love your job. But it can be overwhelming! Work starts coming at you even before you’re in the building by emails and texts. It’s exhausting. There’s got to be a better way to start the week.

Here’s help. We’ve got a proven, easy-to-use method for taking control of your week before it starts. Try the Weekly Preview, and you’ll finally quit dreading Mondays! You’ll enter each week feeling relaxed and in control—and you’ll get more done.

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3. Not Making Progress on Your Goals? Try This

September 16, 2019 | Productivity Practices, Self-Awareness

Everybody has big projects or goals they’d like to achieve. The problem is that our “real work” keeps us from making progress on our goals. It’s frustrating to watch your goals slip away, or get sidelined for another year.

That can change! We’ve got a simple hack that will ensure you make progress on your goals every single week. And it really works! It’s time to trade your frustration for achievement. You’ll make huge progress on your goals and end every week feeling on top of your game.

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1. Get More Done (By Doing Less)

September 9, 2019 | Productivity Practices

Everyone wants to be productive at work. But there is just too much to do! Your to-do list grows throughout the day, and you never get finished—no matter how long you work. It’s exhausting.

But we’ve got the answer. By narrowing your to-do list, you’ll actually achieve more by doing less. As a result, you’ll escape the sick feeling of always being behind, and you’ll get your most important work done every day. This one change will transform your days from out of control to perfectly focused.

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