Through the years, I’ve learned much about myself by journaling. There’s something about writing down our thoughts that helps make sense of the jumble of our minds. I recently wrote about how to keep learning in order to conquer fear, but I think there’s another angle to the story that I’d like to explore. What if, instead of constantly pushing to keep up-to-date with everything, we focused on doing less and less? Continue reading
The “40-hour week” has been getting longer for years. The average American works 47.5 hours per week – and that’s not even counting another 4.5 hours they spend catching up on extra work at home. These numbers are according to a study done by the National Sleep Foundation. No wonder, then, that we turn to things like multitasking in order to cheat the amount of time we have to spend at the office (or home office). Continue reading
Do you wish you could get more reading done everyday? Of course you do! Whether it’s reading more novels or keeping up with industry blogs, just imagine what it would be like if you could read 2, 3, or even … Continue reading
I’m a big fan of quotes. They make my day more energized, give me new inspiration and at the same time, I just love the conciseness of them: a lot of wisdom packed into a small sentence. Since I’m a productivity enthusiast, I started thinking how to take advantage of this wisdom and apply them to everyday home office situations. What happened was that eventually I found 4 quotes that – when implemented properly – can help anyone to improve his/her time management. So if you’d like to get a bit more motivation and wisdom to your day and learn how to apply the quotes in practice, then this post if for you. Continue reading
This morning, I woke up at a record time — 7:30AM. Record early? No, record for being so late! Every morning, I wake up at 6AM, usually before my alarm even has a chance to sound. I wake up rested and … Continue reading
Our memory works by stimulus and response. When there is something stimulating the response, it is easy to apply, but for something to even do that YOU NEED TO REMEMBER! After that, applying is almost effortless and second nature. There is still work but it is a hell of a lot less! Continue reading
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