Category: Productivity

There was a time, many, many years ago, when taking our work home with us was a clear sign that we were overwhelmed. It wasn’t a badge of honor but rather a label that you […]

How are you doing? If you’re like a lot of people, your response to that question is probably some form of faux-exasperated “busy.” “How are you doing?” is just a rhetorical greeting—a form of “hello.” […]

By now, you’ve probably heard about deliberate practice and the famed “10,000 Hour Rule.” If not, it’s an idea developed by K. Anders Ericsson and popularized by mega-bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell; the idea is that […]

I’ve always appreciated this wisdom from Randy Pausch, of Last Lecture fame: “Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you wanted.” It encapsulates the value of learning from our mistakes and summarizes […]

Maybe you don’t. Hopefully, you don’t. I was raised by parents in a generation where discussions of politics or money were taboo to all but very close friends. (Of course, I’ve abandoned that part about […]

If you ask around in a room full of people how many people take notes by hand, hardly anyone would raise a hand.  With technology literally in our hands and fingertips, it’s easier to record […]