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Most of us thoughtlessly sign an email with whatever signature we’ve gotten used to adding before our names. Some even skip signing at all and just allow their auto-populated signature to suffice. Whe...

The agile project management methodology, originating among software developers in earnest in the early 2000s, has increasingly crossed into other industries as teams and companies look for ways to ke...

Many have taken to social media fasts or even more extreme, dopamine fasts, over the last year to improve their happiness and productivity and reduce stress, but does abstaining from social media actu...

When given the choice, should you invest money to get more time or invest your time to earn more money?

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The Science of Productivity segment brings you sc...

Depending on the survey, 67% to 79% of employees suffer from burnout at least some of the time. These victims of burnout cite unreasonable workload and “too little time in the day to get the job done”...

According to Gallup, 53% of employees give the minimum effort required to complete their work. In other words, more than half of the workforce are doing just enough to collect their paycheck and no mo...

We’ve all done it before. You get out of the shower, dry off, and then let the towel slump to the floor as you get dressed. You finish getting dressed, fixing your hair, and whatever else you might do...

In the quest for happiness, you may not think to look for ways to boost your productivity. In fact, productivity can sometimes be associated with a rushed, task-focused way of life, devoid of fun and ...

To be a good manager, you must be capable of wielding a large number of management tools as you carry out these four primary responsibilities:

1. Thought/idea management
2. People/team management
3. Proje
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Microsoft Japan’s experiment with a 4-day workweek has garnered a lot of attention for its seemingly astounding results: a 40 percent increase in productivity. Yet, Microsoft isn’t the only one to boa...

Like many of my classmates, shortly after college, I joined the ranks of a top strategy and management consulting firm. I knew I was signing up for long hours.

But the reality of that didn’t really s...