There’s too much room for excuses.

So here’s a grand, wonderful irony: I started writing this newsletter in early June. I’d come back to my meager Google Doc every few days, reworking the same few sentences, each time thinking I was finally ready to finish. But I never really made any progress — I wanted it to be just right, and I fell into an editing and re-editing spiral. But, of course, just right is a mirage that never materializes, and that mirage prevented me from … actually finishing this newsletter.

Your iPad can be a powerful tool when it comes to being productive. Here are the best apps to help you accomplish that.

The "Oracle Of Omaha", AKA Warren Buffet was frustrated that his pilot was still working for him. "The fact that you’re still working for me tells me I’m not doing my job. You should be out, going after more of your goals and dreams." - Oracle Of Omaha Flint, his pilot, thought he was working on his goals - he was spending time each work on lots of projects. The Oracle told him to write down his top 25 goals. When he finished, Flint was told to circle his top 5. “Everything you didn’t circle just became your Avoid-At-All-Cost list. No matter what, these things get no attention from you until you’ve succeeded with your top 5.” - Oracle ma

We all suffer from this on occasion. It’s completely normal to get into a slump occasionally at work; whether the blues be weather-related, a distraction coming from your personal life, or just plain boredom! Follow these simple steps to get rid of them!

The goal of automation has always been efficiency. What if artificial intelligence sees humanity itself as the thing to be optimized?

In his latest installment, Benjamin Buchholz shares his tried-and-true tips for battling the blank page.

Job software like Teams, Slack, and Workplace were supposed to make us more productive. They haven’t.

Creative teams have unique requirements for office design to help manage ideas and work collaboratively - Steelcase Flex can help you meet these needs.

Check out these tips for meeting the workplace design needs of a 5-generation workforce in regards to aesthetic and function.

At Coalesse, we are welcoming people to the office by making thoughtfully crafted furnishings to create great spaces and inspire great work.

If you let knowledge in yourself, put it into action.

Ditch your open office, drink coffee strategically, and put your smartphone away to trick your brain into getting more done.

This is a system I only somewhat tongue in cheek refer to as “The Fully General System For Learning To Do Hard Things”. It’s a useful conceptual framework for how to get better at things that you currently find difficult.

Check out our step-by-step guide on how to automatically move emails to a folder in Gmail. Also, learn how to keep Gmail clean automatically.

Apple has pushed Dark Mode hard in Mojave, and rumors suggest that it will appear in iOS 13 as well. If Apple thinks Dark Mode is such a good idea, should you switch to it? Only if you’re more interested in being trendy than productive, since the science behind human visual perception is resoundingly against Dark Mode.

A simple, beautifully crafted, 90-day planner that gives you the focus, clarity and accountability you need to accomplish more of what matters each day.

From footballers’ work rates to the world of Big Data, the cult of “productivity” seems all-pervasive – but doing nothing might be the best thing for your well-being and your brain.

That midafternoon ennui that takes over most days isn't a sign that you are lazy or unmotivated; it just proves that you are normal. According to recent research, most people in creative or professional jobs can only churn out about six (worthy) hours worth of quality work a day; the rest is what it feels like — dithering.

When Yahoo redesigned its webmail service two months ago, it got rid of tabs, a feature the company says often confused users when they had too many open. That feature was later replaced by a "recent" view, which showed the last few messages in a short list. Now Yahoo has brought tabs back with another feature designed to let users with tons of tabs quickly see what they're working on.

If you’re a freelancer, it’s easy to fall into the trap—for me, working all the time made me tired of what I love the most.

Workers with kids are just as productive as those without, according to a new study.

Guy Kawasaki is a workaholic and he has to be because he does so many different things, from writing books, to investing, to speaking and more. In this interview, we find out exactly how he managers (or doesn't manage) his...

New research confirms what Google already knows—greater employee happiness results in higher productivity without sacrificing quality. Economists carried out a number of experiments to test the idea that happy employees work harder. In the laboratory, they found happiness made people about 12 percent more productive.

How the cult of self-optimization was born on the factory floor—with a manager's stopwatch in hand.

When you have a minute to spare here and there, it can be easy to succumb to checking Facebook or playing a quick game on your phone. After all, that's all you have time for...

Officials hope less time at the office will make workers healthier and more productive.

Really, it should’ve been a wonderful weekend. An old friend was in from out of town and a group of us got together to drink margaritas, eat burritos, and catch up. And then it started: I told a long, plotless “story” that was mostly just a character assassination of a mutual acquaintance of ours whom I’d never really liked. Someone else chimed in with a rant about his disorganized, clueless boss. This set another person off about the terrible new hours she’d just been given at work.

I saw the future of work in a San Francisco garage two years ago. Or rather, I was in proximity to the future of work, but happened to be looking the other direction. At the time, I was visiting a space startup building satellites behind a carport. But just behind them—a robot was cooking up burgers. The inventors of the burger device? Momentum Machines, and they’re serious about fast food productivity.

Evidence shows that a seven-day week with a two-day weekend is an inefficient model.

Offices devoid of pictures, souvenirs or any other distractions are "the most toxic space" you can put a human into, say psychologists in a paper published on Monday, which says workers perform better when household plants are added to workplaces.

Amazon's Jeff Bezos has a famous two-pizza team rule that teams shouldn’t be larger than what two pizzas can feed. Here’s the science behind why it works.

There are many benefits to freelancing, including the ability to set your own hours and rid yourself of a long, boring, and expensive commute. (Forgot how awesome freelancing is? Read this.) However, one of the downsides of being your own boss is that no one’s there to check in on you. It’s all too easy to lose focus, which only harms you and your business. Especially during the holiday season, it’s harder than ever...

Fetching Friday is back for week four of 2015! Each week, I’ll share with you the top posts on online marketing and productivity. Without further ado, here are the top posts this week! Content Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Productivity

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