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5 Monday Must-Reads on Productivity

By Marissa Brassfield 10/24/11

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Annie Thorisdottir competes at the CrossFit Games 2011. (CC) Anthony Topper/Flickr

Happy Monday! I’ve hand-picked five must-read articles on productivity, efficiency and motivation to start your week off right.

  • Use the Stockdale paradox — have faith in the unknown, but confront the harsh realities of your current situation — to acknowledge and address subpar aspects of your life, including efficiency at work. [Lifehacker]
  • Infographics help bring data to life and make text easier to parse. Four tools to make an infographic resume. [American Express OPEN Forum]
  • Stop obsessing about distractions during remote meetings; this fear of distraction is misplaced. [GigaOM]
  • Of these “Three Leadership Skills That Count,” all are also essential to productivity. [Harvard Business Review]
  • Reebook has incorporated CrossFit into its corporate culture, forming a new paradigm for boosting office productivity through wellness programs. [Forbes]
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About Marissa Brassfield

Marissa Brassfield is a productivity expert, high-performance author and communication efficiency specialist who helps solopreneurs become ridiculously efficient so that they can pursue their passions and still have time to live well. Connect on Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn.