Category: Productivity
5 Ways to Stay Productive When Working from Home
As a freelance writer turned community manager, I’ve spent entire weeks working from my couch in my pajamas. For many it sounds appealing — no commute time to wrestle with, no wardrobe requirements and no one standing over your shoulder requesting updates on your progress. But I’ve also found thatRead More
How Naps Can Increase Your Productivity
Do you wake up at the crack of dawn tired but knowing you have to get to work? Do you check your messages from your smart phone before you even pull back the covers in bed? How about skipping breakfast or lunch because you feel like you just have toRead More
How to Fight Afternoon Exhaustion without Coffee
A cup of coffee a day can be good for you, boosting energy and even helping to stimulate your metabolism. One cup usually isn’t enough for a whole day though, and too much coffee can leave you feeling jittery and unable to focus. It can be hard keeping up withRead More
KEYS to Time Management
We live in a busy society where everyone is on the go all the time – in the office, at home, and in school. More often than not, it seems like there just aren’t enough hours in the day. For budding entrepreneurs and freelancers in particular, time may come at aRead More
5 Awesome Research Tools for Freelancers (and Everyone Else)
If you are anything like me, researching a topic can take much more time than actually writing about it. If you don’t have some kind of system when you are doing your research, you can spend entirely too much time sifting through articles and data, which can really take aRead More
How to Work Less While Producing More
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” ~ Michael Altshuler When I was inching my way towards college graduation and anticipating what lies ahead, I wasn’t dreading stepping into the “real world” and getting a full time job, but I was dreading falling intoRead More
6 Ways to Get More Done
Most Mondays I stare at a list of tasks that grows longer throughout the week. Whether you run your own company, work as a freelancer or are just starting out as an intern, this is a reality that doesn’t go away. Somehow, every Friday, I’ve found that I’ve completed almostRead More
How to Overcome Creative Writer’s Block
If you want to be successful in any writing career, the key is in writing every day, even when you aren’t feeling inspired. Every now and then we all feel creatively blocked, and it’s easy to believe you’re stuck waiting for that burst of inspiration to return so you canRead More