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144. 3 Productivity Traps Even Smart People Fall For
The productivity industry sure does a good job convincing us that we need the latest and greatest. But here, I share the truth about these productivity traps.
143. 3 Power Moves of Productive People
Productive people don’t get that way by accident. Here are 3 power moves that productive students and professionals do every day.
142. Handling Work-From-Home Distractions, and Re-Evaluating Grad School (Q&A)
Are you losing focus midweek? Questioning a grad school program? In this month’s listener Q&A, I cover it all.
141. The 2-Minute Rule: A Productivity Strategy That Really Works ... Until It Doesn’t
The 2-Minute Rule is a nifty little productivity tool that can make school and work feel a whole lot smoother … as long as you know when (and when not) to use it.
137. How to Capture Your Ideas Before You Forget Them (Micro Strategy)
Ideas are only good if we remember them. Here’s a hack for doing exactly that.
136. Your Productivity Tools are Useless (Unless You Do This…)
Productivity tools promise a LOT… and it’s easy to fall for it all. But I make the case that they’re totally useless…unless…
135. The Effort Trick That Gets You Everything You Want
Focusing exclusively on the outcome you want never gets you the outcome you want. (The irony!) But, here’s the effort trick that works like magic.
134. Behind the Scenes of Real Student Coaching (Sneak Peek Access)
Listen in as I answer student questions inside SchoolHabits University! This is typically only shared with students enrolled in the program.
133. Study Break Strategies and Finishing Projects with No Deadlines (Q&A)
I answer listener questions about optimizing study breaks and finishing projects that don’t have deadlines.
132. The DO Date Hack That Makes DUE Dates Easy (Micro Strategy)
Knowing what you need to do and actually being able to DO it are totally different things. Here’s why you’re stuck.
131. Why We Know What to Do But Still Don’t Do It
Knowing what you need to do and actually being able to DO it are totally different things. Here’s why you’re stuck.
128. ADHD and the Hidden Shame of Falling Off Track – And How to Start Again
Got ADHD? Keep abandoning your projects? This will help.
127. 5 Invisible Forces That Make You Always Feel Behind
I reveal the 5 sneaky factors that are destroying you productivity. I’ll bet not even one is on your radar.
125. Making Your Commute Time Productive, and Leading When You’re Unmotivated (Q&A)
Tips for making your commute productive, and leading your team when you’re unmotivated. (Listener Q&A)
124. How to Meet Tight Deadlines (Without Losing Your Mind)
Tight deadlines require a whole different approach. Here are 6 strategies for not losing your mind.
119. My Top 10 Favorite Tools for Productivity and Organization
I’m sharing my 10 favorite tools that I use nearly every single day to manage a busy business, family and life.
117. Building a Personal Operating System to Manage Information
Creating a personal operating system is one of the highest-payoff systems you can build that helps you capture, track and manage all the information in your life.
115. How to Be Dangerous at School and Work (10 Traits of People Who Are Hard to Overwhelm)
The most dangerous people in school and work aren't always the most talented, motivated, or hardest working. They're the ones who are the hardest to derail.
114. Working Late AGAIN? 5 Reasons Why You're Still at the Office that Have Nothing to Do With Workload
Working late at the office again? It’s probably not because you have too much work on your plate … it’s probably one of these other 5 sneaky culprits.
113. The 6-System Ecosystem for School and Work (And Why Working Harder Isn't Enough)
There are 6 core systems to a healthy productivity ecosystem. If even just one is weak or missing, your ecosystem collapses.