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Productivity isn’t about doing everything; it’s about doing the right things and ignoring the rest.
Via Lifehacker
We know distractions are bad when you’re trying to work. But, a new study found that it doesn’t matter how many times you’re distracted in one period of important work—even one little distraction is enough to derail your productivity.
Full story at Lifehacker
Every day, your to-do list seems to grow. And in this business climate of information overload and constant interruptions, it has become increasingly difficult for small business owners to get anything accomplished.
Via OPEN Forum
Why is it that between 25% and 50% of people report feeling overwhelmed or burned out at work? It’s not just the number of hours we’re working, but also the fact that we spend too many continuous hours juggling too many things at the same time.
Navigated from Harvard Business Review
By tossing the two-week standard in favor of an honor system with unlimited time off, some companies are seeing an exponential rise in productivity. Now, they just have to be mindful of staff burnout.
Full story at Fast Company
Even though the data around productivity has proved pretty remorseless, humans have found the message hard to accept. It seems so logical that two units of work will produce twice the output. Logical but wrong.
Via Inc.
The first productivity studies were conducted by Ernst Abbe at the Zeiss lens laboratories in the 1880s. They indicated what every other productivity study has shown since: that, up to around 40 hours a week, we’re all pretty productive but, after that, we become less able to deliver reliable, cost-effective work. Why?
Via Inc.
