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Why Reflection is Critical to Your Personal Productivity

I have a question for you: When was the last time you looked back at what already happened today instead of looking forward to tomorrow? Most of us tend to look ahead because that’s the direction we’re moving. But the problem is that if you only look ahead, and don’t take the time to reflect on what led you to this point, then you could wind up going down the wrong path.… Continue reading

This is What You Do

You get up at whatever time you need to get up. Maybe it's early because you go to bed early and want those morning hours for yourself or maybe it's later because you're more of a night owl and thrive… Continue reading

The Daily CT Scan: The Best Way To Start Your Day

A scan is defined by Merriam-Webster as “...to examine by point-by-point observation or checking.” However, the definition goes deeper into that: to investigate thoroughly by checking point by point and often repeatedly to glance from point to point often hastily,… Continue reading

How to Get Some Breathing Room

The following is a guest post by my good friend Shawn Blanc, creator of The Focus Course. Shawn is a writer, small-business owner, productivity coach, and creative entrepreneur. For more than a decade, Shawn has been teaching and learning about… Continue reading

The Myth of Perfect Focus

When you’re on the ball and the path is clear as to what you’re doing and why, you’re in a state of focus. When you’ve dropped the ball and the path is littered with stuff that you're not even sure… Continue reading

The Shut Up Strategy

A few weeks ago, I shared a post from Austin Kleon called Just shut up and write the book. This post reminded me of a video by Derek Sivers. I had the opportunity to meet Derek at World Domination Summit,… Continue reading

What To Do About Procrastination

This guest post is by Camilla Kragius. Camilla is the founder of No More Hamster Wheel. She loves to teach people how to work smarter instead of harder and how to excel in life. You can connect with her on Facebook. We… Continue reading

What Noticing Does

Whenever I sit down to plan, write, or create anything, I want to put myself in the best position to build something worthwhile. In order to do that, I think about all of the things I’ve been noticing up until… Continue reading

“At Least He’s Consistent”

I’ve been following the work of Seth Godin for longer than I’ve been in the personal productivity game. He was one of my first (and only) guests on the podcast I did as a productivity parodist. He was a gracious… Continue reading

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