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The Cognitive Scientist’s Handbook to Working an Optimal Day

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How to Optimize Your Day: Have an Intentional Morning Wake up – 9 a.m. 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. In terms of productivity, this means 20% of your efforts produce 80% of your results. “You

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How Parents Feel About Remote and Hybrid Work Being Here to Stay

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That’s when parenting pressures increase, child care expenses go up and there’s a lack of endemic support in the workplace,” Hobbs says. Gone are the strict 9-to-5s and the recommendation that you just can’t send an email at night without looking… imbalanced. Parents can produce high-quality at home, even after bedtime.

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The Power of Hope: How I Qualified for the Paralympic Games

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Shortly after, I woke up on the floor thinking I’d just had a crazy dream that a car had hit Scott and me. I showed up at the clinic hosted by Challenged Athletes Foundation and Ossur Prosthetics Company. It was nearly dark when I sprinted the 100 meter all-out. I let all my emotions seep out into my sprints.

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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. Email, for example, saps and squanders mental energy that could be applied to more meaningful work. expose the problems stemming from relentless hours at the desk. What do I stand for?

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How To Be As Productive As Possible When You’re Sick

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You may even want to set up your email autoresponder to let people know they won’t receive a response for a few days. The great thing about Weekly Sprints are that they give you a sense of rhythm by working on the same task at the same time. Ask for a deadline extension or to reschedule a meeting. Build Yourself A Buffer.

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Hacking Corporate: How to Create the Work Environment You Want

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Corporate hacking is a marathon, not a sprint. Learn which activities or projects are perceived as unnecessary overhead to the higher-ups. Minutia will undoubtedly begin to surface: last-minute meetings, email clutter, water cooler conversations and cubicle invasions. Don’t give up. Prove Yourself. Set Boundaries Early.

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Do This When Procrastination Strikes

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I’d be sprinting to drop it off in time at 9 am before the last chime of the bell. Some things take a lot of energy up front, but you know they’ll be highly rewarding – like a tough workout or learning a new language. The paper would commence somewhere around 2 am. Survival depends on conserving energy. Fear can be sneaky.

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