“Mini-vacations” some call it. A “breathing break”, some might say. Procrastination? Well, workaholics may term it that. Regardless, research has shown that small breaks, where we close out everything external and just let us be with our own thoughts, can significantly both boost productivity as well as happiness. Continue reading Sign Out From the World a Few Minutes, Revolutionize Your Day
What Filter Do You See the World Through?
Most of us like to think that we have a relatively rational and impartial outlook on the world around us. We’ll often claim that we hold the same values, attitudes and behaviour every day. But is it really like that? We all know that when a person becomes really angry or frightened then there’s a… Continue reading What Filter Do You See the World Through?
Why You Need to Forget About Perfection
A major reason to why we procrastinate is because many of us are perfectionists. We refrain from making decisions or starting a project because we feel that every choice we make and action we do must be perfect. As such, we look for the perfect job, the perfect place to live in, the perfect project… Continue reading Why You Need to Forget About Perfection
A NOT-To-Do List is Equally Important as a To-Do List
I’ve always been a proponent of to-do lists; they often help me get started and then make me keep going. As a “recovering gaming addict” they’re especially helpful. They are my achievements, my milestones and levelling if you like. Especially when managing and working with several startups and projects, it helps to stay organized and… Continue reading A NOT-To-Do List is Equally Important as a To-Do List
I Quit Blogging & Social Media for 4 Months: The “Why” & The Unexpected Results
So, normally on my blog I’ve tended to write more or less strictly about things that would come to the benefit of you without ever necessarily going into much detail about myself — besides my two cents on various attractions and bucket list items etc. This time though, we’re going a bit deeper. In fact,… Continue reading I Quit Blogging & Social Media for 4 Months: The “Why” & The Unexpected Results
Ask Yourself These Questions Every Day
It is easy to fall into the trap of measuring your productivity simply by the ever-growing to-do list. However, there are many other useful ways to evaluate your day that a to-do list fails “to do” (pun intended). Among others, ask yourself these questions at the end of the day: Continue reading Ask Yourself These Questions Every Day
The Must-Have Tools for Any Entrepreneur
In an increasingly busy world it is more and more about coping with everything in an efficient manner in order to have spare time to do what you really want to do. The thing is, I’m hardly any smarter than your average Joe, nor likely to be any more hardworking than the rest of you. No, rather, to a great extent it’s all about the productive tools (and habits) that I use. Today, I will be covering s lot of these tools. Continue reading The Must-Have Tools for Any Entrepreneur