I’ve spent years espousing the wonders of social media, tech, and all the wizardry of our digital age. Though like many of us, I’ve been sidetracked by the negative aspects of these developments, I still passionately believe they offer wonderful opportunities to educate and foster …
Five Dynamic Ways Social Media Can Help Students
There are reasons why Bill Gates, the late Steve Jobs and other leading tech industry professionals chose to raise their kids tech free. They’re seen the dangers first-hand. Heck, many have helped create these dangers. Yes, social media has many dangers for addiction-prone teens, but …
It’s Time to Value Our Time Again!
Every time you pull away from a project to check your phone or Twitter feed, it takes 1,395 seconds (23+ minutes) on average to regain your focus. Even without distractions, the time you spend actually focusing deeply on the projects and tasks that truly matter …
Lifescaling for Entrepreneurs – 3 Tips
As an entrepreneur, you’re balancing creativity, productivity, and probably a lot of paperwork necessary to keep the lights on. In the process, you’ve no doubt become something of a multitasker, toggling between products/projects, responding to clients, and putting out all sorts of unexpected fires that …
Our Distraction is Costing a Fortune!
Many of us are working a six- or even five-hour workday without realizing the benefits in terms of time spent with family, on hobbies, exercise, or energizing side projects. Instead, we’re still spending eight-plus hours “at work,” but instead of getting a full day’s work …
6 Steps to Greater Efficiency-The Pomodoro Technique
The Pomodoro Technique sounds simple. But, if you’re where I was when I started doing the work for my new book LIFESCALE, applying it may be incredibly difficult at first. But, trust me, it works. And the process does get easier. A brief history-named for …
Lifescaling for Productivity at Work
The title for this piece could just as easily be- Toss Your Multitasking Habit in the Circular File. Our misguided belief that multitasking is the best way to get a lot done is simply wrong. It actually leads to lower productivity, poor-quality work and even …
The Myth of Productive Multitasking
While most of us know that multitasking doesn’t reallywork for anything but the simplest of tasks, many ofus don’t understand that this approach to work can beactively destructive in a number of ways. For starters,it actually reduces our productivity by about 40% andlowers our IQ’s …
