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The Cognitive Scientist’s Handbook to Working an Optimal Day

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Instead of checking your email or Instagram the moment you wake up, fall into a productive morning routine that helps set the tone for a productive day. This four-hour period consists of a recurring ultradian rhythm, which is like a 90-minute mental sprint followed by a five- to 20-minute mental recovery.

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On Your Mark Get Set — Recharge

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Schwartz, founder and CEO of The Energy Project, advocates for a work style based on a series of sprints rather than a marathon. Even breaks of 30 to 60 seconds—for example, taking time to practice breathing techniques—can be restorative and help prevent burnout. expose the problems stemming from relentless hours at the desk.

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Do This When Procrastination Strikes

Executive Assistant Breakthrough

For example, in college I would have a paper due for a Shakespeare class – and find myself only starting to read the entire play at 7 pm the night before. I’d be sprinting to drop it off in time at 9 am before the last chime of the bell. The paper would commence somewhere around 2 am. Fear can be sneaky.

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Hacking Corporate: How to Create the Work Environment You Want

Productivityist

Corporate hacking is a marathon, not a sprint. Minutia will undoubtedly begin to surface: last-minute meetings, email clutter, water cooler conversations and cubicle invasions. Lead By Example. But to get to this point, you have to start with the needs of your employer. Prove Yourself. Corporate hackers are unconventional.

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Andrew Filev Founder Of Wrike | Reclaiming Lost Productivity & Improving Workplace Culture

Allwork

Andrew founded Wrike back in 2006 as a way to help people and companies work more productively, cut down on inefficient communication like email, and be more time efficient and cost efficient. So not just software delivery, but recruiting, for example, as well, and digital marketing, which all kind of move at a fast pace.

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Challenging the Office Role in a Remote Working World

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Shifting to remote work has allowed some to get deeper into concentrated work sprints, followed by periods of rest, movement or other home-based obligations. Before she even had home internet decades ago, Paterson remembers taking a day to unplug, where nobody could contact her, to get through her hundreds of emails offline. “As

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5 Ways To Work Smarter | PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement

www.pickthebrain.com

Turn off your cell phone, close your email, get off Twitter, stop checking Facebook, stop listening to music, and focus while you’re doing your work. You’ll work faster and better if you cut out all the noise – I know, for example, that my writing improves dramatically when I don’t listen to music while I work.

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