Have you ever watched the clock and think “Where the hell did my time go?”, and then got hit by the realization that you haven’t achieved anything in your day?
The good news is: it’s probably not entirely your fault.
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Commuting to work? Here’s how to make the most of your time
Pause for a moment and think about your work day. How much time do you spend stuck in the traffic every morning? Or waiting for your train? Commuting, for many people a “necessary evil” has become a part of a worker’s daily life. Whether by car, train, bus or else the long hours spent going back and forth to work seem like wasted.
But the time spent going to work doesn’t necessarily have to get lost. There are many ways in which you can kick off a productive day -starting from your commuting time.
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How to improve time management: back to basics
The world seems on the hunt for more time. And of course it is: we live in fast-paced times and it is incredibly difficult to keep up. I think you will relate to this scenario: deadlines are way passed, tasks pile up, and there is simply no time to do anything else that working. You would like to improve your time management, but you have no idea where to start.
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“Do not disturb”: how to avoid distractions and keep focused
How many times have you said “OK, let’s work!” and then got immediately stopped by an email, a phone call, a Facebook notification, a person walking through the door, or all of these at the same time? Don’t worry: we feel your pain.
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Three common productivity mistakes (and how to fix them)
Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you still fail at productivity. You are constantly struggling against the deadline and you cannot finish anything on time.
How could you fix this? Well, a good way to start is taking the time to have an honest look at your productivity mistakes. I did, and here’s what I found out.
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5 easy tips for productive Mondays
I think that many of you have, probably more than once in your life, experienced the “Monday Blues“. It is that overwhelming feeling of sadness and depression that hits when your alarm clock wakes you up on Monday morning.
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How Time Tracking Can Make Your Business More Productive
The old proverb says that time is money. No matter if it’s related to work or to leisure time, you should never allow for your precious minutes and hours to just slip through your hands.
“Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.” – Jim Rohn
Due to the relativity of the time passing by, every business has to bring some unique criteria that measure how productive their employees are per unit of time. Therefore, when it comes to work organization and business productivity, tracking time spent working on each and every project is a must.
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The secret of time management for creatives
It seems like an impossible task finding time to finally start to work out your ideas. How is it possible that I can’t seem to start working out my creative thoughts?
Many of us struggle with these thoughts on a daily basis.
Finding the perfect balance to start working out our creative thoughts seems more difficult than it sounds. It leads to stressful and chaotic moments where you constantly ask yourself, why didn’t I start on time? Read More
I changed these 3 things in my morning routine – and my life has changed
Have you ever woke up with the impression of being totally wasted? I’m not talking about one of the Sunday mornings of our high school years when the word “alcohol” was enough to make us sick again. I’m talking about a standard Tuesday morning when, just after waking up, we feel a sort of “mental slap” that reminds us of everything we have to do during the day, the 2 pm deadline, the meeting with that foreign client we totally forgot about, etc.
I don’t know about you, but that scenario in the last two years was constantly repeating. I’m not talking about once a month, but three of four times a week.
5 Tips for Working Remotely
The opportunity of working remotely has given a lot of people—who may not have had a chance to work otherwise—a shot at earning a living from just about anywhere. Students, stay-at-home moms, and even those with disabilities can now work from the comfort of their homes, sometimes with nothing more than a single computer.
Working remotely also gives people the freedom to work while traveling, making it a great option for frequent travelers or those who simply prefer to work outside of their home (over coffee perhaps?). The flexibility of freelancing has opened up new doors for many companies and internet users as well.