Creatives do their best work when it's quiet
fastcompany.com/90273633/yet-another-way-open-offices-are-making-you-less-productiveSurprise! Many creatives say they need quiet to do their best work. So why aren’t employers giving it to them?
Here's the CIA's "Phoenix Checklist" for thinking about problems / Boing Boing
boingboing.net/2019/02/28/heres-the-cias-phoenix-c.htmlThe "Phoenix Checklist" is a set of questions developed by the CIA to define and think about a problem, and how to develop a solution. THE PROBLEM Why is it necessary to solve the problem? What benefits will you receive by solving the problem? What is the unknown? What is it you don’t yet understand?…
Contexts - Radically simpler & faster window switcher for Mac
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Frank Chimero · A Modest Guide to Productivity
frankchimero.com/blog/2018/productivity-guide/Design and writing by Frank Chimero
BBC - Capital - The compelling case for working a lot less
bbc.com/capital/story/20171204-the-compelling-case-for-working-a-lot-lessMastering 'active rest' is far harder than it looks, but there are good reasons why we should keep working at it
How I got to 200 productive hours a month
qotoqot.com/blog/improving-focus/A tested approach to improve your focus and productivity
How to manage up with your boss — Quartz
qz.com/964501/how-to-manage-up-with-your-boss/I once had a boss who would send me a series of two-word emails throughout the day, each one bearing the same message: “Call me.” Each time I received one of these emails, the hairs on the back of my neck would stiffen and my stomach would churn violently. This reaction made no sense—I was...
To-Do Lists Are Discouraging. This Productivity Trick Is a Lot More Fun.
slate.com/articles/business/the_ladder/2016/05/the_done_list_is_a_productivity_hack_that_s_the_opposite_of_a_to_do_list.htmlAnd though my system might seem excessively self-congratulatory, I encourage you to consider adapting it to your own work. It has been an invaluable tool for setting goals, improving my productivity, and getting a handle on my impostor syndrome.