Category: Productivity
5 Pitfalls of Busyness
One of the many ways we measure worth in our society is by busyness. Sharing how busy our lives are with each other boosts the feeling that we are important, in demand, and moving quickly towards success. But does our ability to fill up hours in a day really meanRead More
7 Steps to Beat Procrastination
It has been estimated that 20 percent of us have a chronic problem with procrastination. Why do we delay, defer, postpone or schedule? Who knows? What’s important is that if you are ready (or if you think you might be ready tomorrow), then here are a few ways to helpRead More
5 Must Have Mobile Apps for Freelancers
As a freelancer, you already understand how difficult it can be to juggle the various aspects of working completely for yourself. Freelancing offers the freedom of being able to travel when you need to, whether it’s for business or pleasure. However, it can be easy to slip on things likeRead More
How to be More Productive in Outlook with TaskCracker
Tasks are meant to be a helpful piece of the productivity puzzle, but managing them sometimes becomes an unproductive task in and of itself. This problem becomes particularly acute when many or most of your tasks are essentially emails in your inbox that you can’t get to right away. DifferentRead More
How Not to Be Productive
You must have noticed how your productivity fluctuates day to day: sometimes you can’t concentrate or the mood isn’t right, or your flow is broken by frequent interruptions. On other days you’ll feel like you could do everything twice over and still climb the Mt. Everest whilst holding your breath!Read More
The Benefits of Procrastinating
We’ve all been there – staring bleary eyed at a computer screen, digging deep for motivation or inspiration that seems to have taken a temporary hiatus just when we need it most. Or, glued to the television set, watching the minutes tick by as the guilt of procrastination ruminates inRead More
8 Ways To Be Ultra-Productive In Your Work
Setting goals and creating plans for achieving success is one thing but actually following through and getting everything done is another. This is often one of the the biggest obstacles that many people face in their business lives, there are never enough hours in the day. So how do ultra-productiveRead More
Remote working — Yay or Nay?
The internet is awash with differing opinions about remote working, showing many businesses are divided in their views on the subject. This heated discussion was sparked by a leaked email by Yahoo! informing employees that remote working would be banned from June of this year. The internal memo said: “SomeRead More