How productive are you, really? Unlocking productivity in the workplace
How does the traditional 8-hour workday measure up to actual productivity levels?
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Productivity & tools
Ego depletion: The more decisions you make, the worse they become!
Digital demands and information overload are at an all-time high, making decision fatigue a critical challenge impacting productivity and well-being.
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Say goodbye to your to-do list and hello to the ‘did’ list
Wave goodbye to the overwhelming to-do list and welcome the empowering 'did' list into your daily routine.
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Should you secretly use AI at work?
Policies surrounding AI usage at work are becoming more and more popular—but some workers are choosing to ignore them.
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I tried splitting my day into fun and boring tasks. Here’s what happened…
Some experts suggest balancing enjoyable and difficult tasks is a shortcut to workplace happiness. Here’s how it worked out for our reporter…
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Are time management practices a waste of time?
As our high-paced society has turned time management into a billion-dollar industry, do the hacks and tools actually pay off?
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Jeremy Utley on Ideaflow, and why it's the only business metric that matters
Author, venture investor and Stanford Adjunct Jeremy Utley takes a swing at perfectionism and explains why quantity is the best path to quality
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Does the weather affect our productivity?
Do we get more work done when it's sunny, rainy, or cloudy? Studies provide some clarity...
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Why “Inbox Zero” is a scam
Do you ever feel like the more you empty your email inbox, the fuller it gets? Well, it's normal!
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Busting 6 myths about workplace productivity
Productivity is at the heart of economic science that has shaped both the way wealth is distributed and work is organized.
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5 reasons to take on boring tasks (sometimes)
Creating an Excel spreadsheet, photo-copying a 40-page report, filing a stack of paper files... no one likes to do it but someone has to, why not you?
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Precrastinating: the obsession with checking tasks off a list
If you’re a “precrastinator,” you may be reading this article with no sense of guilt because, you’ve finished all your work before the deadline.
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Master the science of finding the right moment
Daniel H Pink demonstrates that choosing the right moment for everything we do is a science. Learn how to take back control of your time.
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6 tips to ensure your email works for you and not the other way round
Dealing with the flood of emails that most of us get can be a major headache at work. The messages distract us and can even stop us from...
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11 apps to help boost your productivity
Here's a list of apps – sorted according to purpose – so that you can become a master of time management.
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Tired of tech? My 8 low-tech ideas to improve how you work
I used to be a tech-optimist. Today, I feel that tech wastes a lot of my time and bores me deeply, and at worst it turns me into a deadly zombie...
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Messy inbox? 7 tips for optimal organization
Sorting out a messy inbox can result in you feeling less stressed, making fewer mistakes, and being more efficient. It also means less pollution...
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Agile: What is it and how is it applied?
Agile is not an app designed to solve tasks or a list of steps to follow in order to efficiently complete a project...
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Niksen: what if you took the time to do…nothing at work?
The idea behind this article is not to give you reason not to do anything at work, but rather to talk about a concept from the Netherlands...
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Periods at work: how to harness the hidden powers of the menstrual cycle
The benefits that come from a deeper understanding of the menstrual cycle are rarely discussed. When you know how to interpret it, however, it can...
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Should you bother making New Year’s resolutions and how do you keep them?
We're at the horizon of a new year, yet again! Why not make a new plan of action and start the year off right by taking back control of your destiny?
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Time management: ‘I tested the Pomodoro technique’
Time — we're all trying to get in control of it. With so many time management models and frameworks out there, we decided to test this particular one.
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