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September 25, 2017

Building the Writing Habit: 3 Lessons Learned From (Almost) a 30 Days of Writing

By Taylor Jacobson Accountability, Challenges  1 Comment
building the writing habit
Today is day 25 of the first ever 10,000 Word Challenge: an experiment in building the writing habit, with a little mutual support and accountability from the 100+ participants thrown in the mix. For my part, the challenge did not go at all the way I expected.
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September 12, 2017

Working Too Hard? 3 Reasons Results Don’t Always Follow Effort

By Taylor Jacobson Mental Health, Productivity  0 Comments
stop working so hard
If you feel like you’re working too hard, “work smart, not hard” is garbage advice. Listen to Tony Robbins instead.
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August 31, 2017

Take the 10,000 Word Challenge

By Taylor Jacobson Accountability, Challenges, Productivity, Writing  4 Comments
10k word accountability challenge
I have a lot of writing to do this month, and I love accountability challenges, so, I wanted to invite a few of you to join me in a “10,000 Word Challenge”. The goal of the challenge is simply this: write 10,000 words in the month of September. And you’re invited. If you already know
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August 28, 2017

How Albert Einstein Solved Tough Problems

By Taylor Jacobson Behavioral Science, Mental Health, Productivity  4 Comments
How Albert Einstein solved tough problems
Part of Einstein’s genius lay in his technique for solving tough problems. He put his subconscious mind to work using something known as attentional space. You can do the same.
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August 8, 2017

How Two 11 Year Old Boys Used Accountability to Change Each Other’s Lives

By Taylor Jacobson Mental Health, Productivity  1 Comment
How Two 11 Year Old Boys Used Accountability to Change Each Other’s Lives
What started as one middle-schooler helping another lose weight turned into a lifelong accountability partnership and $700,000 raised to fight cancer.
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July 12, 2017

So You Never Finish Anything? Take This Advice from Seth Godin

By Taylor Jacobson Procrastination, Productivity  2 Comments
never finish anything
Are you a chronic “starter”? Does it feel like you never finish anything? Learn how to escape this common form of procrastination purgatory.
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June 11, 2017

Feeling Overwhelmed? The Science of Being Too Busy

By Taylor Jacobson Productivity  0 Comments
feeling overwhelmed
Another day is winding down. You look at your to do list and … sigh. Where has the time gone? Calls and meetings. Endless fires to put out. And there’s always someone else who needs you — your staff, your customers, your spouse, your kids. Sound familiar?
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May 11, 2017

5 New Rules of Professional Email Etiquette

By Taylor Jacobson Productivity  0 Comments
email etiquette
Last week I fell prey to the classic email etiquette fail: the “awkward email intro without a clear purpose”.
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April 24, 2017

How to Get Focused: 8 Ways to Train Your Brain

By Amy Braunz Procrastination, Productivity  0 Comments
how to get focused
Despite our best efforts at self-improvement most of us find ourselves on unplanned mental wanderings at least a few times a day, and wondering where the time went. In this piece we’ll discuss eight strategies proven by science on how to get focused and eliminate procrastination. If you implement even one of these on a regular basis,
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March 29, 2017

The Evolution of Procrastination and Why It’s Ok (Sometimes)

By Amy Braunz Behavioral Science, Procrastination  0 Comments
Is impulsive procrastination a means of survival, a cardinal sin or a sign of creativity? 
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