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15 Ways to Reset Your Creativity

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I talk a lot about the importance of unplugging to recharge your productivity and reset your creativity, but not all of us have the luxury of working from home at a schedule we set. Here’s a list of ways, both big and small, to hit the proverbial reset button. [Read more...]

5 Productivity-Preserving Perks for Solopreneurs

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Why let startups and big corporations have all the fun? These productivity-preserving perks for solopreneurs ensure your creativity and efficiency stay charged up year-round. [Read more...]

5 Routines to Add to Your Workday for Max Productivity

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Many successful people are creatures of habit in some way; these routines to add to your workday are sure to crank up your productivity. [Read more...]

Recharge on the Fly With a 10-Minute Nap

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New research indicates that a 10-minute nap is the ideal way to recharge our energy and calm our brains. Has the classic power nap taken a Ridiculously Efficient twist? [Read more...]

TED Talk Tuesday: Brad Feld on Going Off the Grid

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In this dynamic TED Talk, Brad Feld discusses Theme 7 from the first chapter of his book “Do More Faster.” [Read more...]

TED Talk Tuesday: Shawn Achor on the Happy Secret to Better Work

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In this inspiring and quite funny TED talk, positive psychologist Shawn Anchor shares his views on how happiness relates to productivity. [Read more...]

Weekend Reading: Work Motivation Guest Posts 5/7 – 5/11

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Each week, I contribute dozens of articles on business and work motivation-related topics to a variety of Web properties. Here are some of my favorites from this week. [Read more...]

5 Surefire Ways to Cure a Case of the F*ck-Its

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Every now and then, I have what can only be called a case of the f*ck-its. [Read more...]

Will You Participate in the National Day of Unplugging?

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The National Day of Unplugging is a cause after my own heart that asks participants to take a “digital detox” between sunset on March 23 and sunset on March 24. [Read more...]

Does Your Office Need a Thinking Day?

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Barry Glassman of Glassman Wealth Services pays for every employee to spend one day each quarter out of the office thinking up ideas to benefit the company in what’s called a Thinking Day. Could such a practice benefit your office? [Read more...]

Embrace Downtime to Preserve Productivity

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To preserve productivity in the holiday season and beyond, you must embrace downtime. [Read more...]

Do You Dream About Work? Here’s How to Stop

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Do you dream about work? More than 1 in 5 British workers regularly dream about their boss, according to a recent poll conducted for Premier Inn hotels. [Read more...]

The Ridiculously Efficient Mantra for a Better Work-Life Balance

Pundits love to gripe about how the notion of a work-life balance is a fallacy, but the Ridiculously Efficient mantra is a proven roadmap to achieving it. [Read more...]