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The Little Question That Creates Meaningful Productivity Gains

Can one question really provide you with productivity gains?

Yes.

Sounds impossible, or at least highly unlikely, but youll see for yourself. Not everything in productivity and time management needs to be complicated, or takes weeks of hard work to produce results. This question is the perfect example of something you can apply immediately and start seeing fast results:

What is the most productive question you can ask yourself? What is the question that can revolutionize your productivity?

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Lifehacks Won’t Help Your Productivity! Use This Instead

Lifehacks wont get you the productivity gains you are looking for.

People are naturally drawn to shortcuts, to taking the easy way out, to the illusion of progress that hacks provide. But success is all about compounding small consistent wins, not just taking individual swings.

The path to true productivity takes work and it can be difficult, but it is so worth it. Instead of chasing shortcuts that dont work, commit to consistently improving yourself and your habits and your productivity will...

101 Kick-Ass Productivity Quotes To Get You Inspired

Productivity quotes.

Yawn, right?

Not really.

Motivational quotes, be it about productivity, weight loss, waking up early, gardening, or any other topic, are quite powerful. Trivial and overused, sure, but you see them everywhere and on all topics for one simple reason they work. When you are down, when nothing seems to be going your way and you are just about ready to throw in the towel and give up on the task at hand, or even on your entire day, a single act of motivation can spark you...

This 30-Second Habit Will Change Your Life (And Productivity)

There are no shortcuts and quick fixes when it comes to success.

But not everything needs to take hours, or days of work in order to have a great impact on your life. Some of the most powerful and transformational habits, take less than a 1 minute to implement and what youll learn right below is the perfect example.

Its fast to accomplish, super easy to implement and it will change the way you do things:

Before I tell you exactly what the 30-second habit is, let me first demonstrate why it...

Drive (Daniel H. Pink) – Summary and Review (VIDEO)

If you ever lacked motivation for yourself or wondered how to motivate your team (or even your kids), the book “Drive” by Daniel Pink offers a lot of answers. It goes against the old-school method of carrot or stick mentality and shows you what are the actual drivers for human behavior.

It is a phenomenal book that is worth becoming part of your permanent self-help collection.

But, it is also a long one. So, before you spend any time on it, check out this animated Drive summary. It will give...

Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo – Summary & Review (ANIMATED)

Marie Forleo is a force to be reckoned with! A successful entrepreneur and business woman, a social media and marketing guru, a fitness instructor and a best-selling author, she does it all.

How?

She outlines her best strategies, mindsets and tactics in her best-selling “Everything is Figureouable” book. It is a great read, but it gets a bit lenghty, so before you dig into the entire book, check out this animated summary. This way you would know exactly if these tactics are something you can...

Are “Fake Goals” Silently Killing Your Productivity?

Goals give a direction, a purpose, to everything that you do. Without them you are just aimlessly jumping from task to task and that can only lead to overwhelm, dissatisfaction and lack of success.

However, simply setting goals is not enough! You need to set the RIGHT goals for yourself and avoid fake goals at all costs.

Fake goals are on the biggest killers of success and productivity. Discovering if they exist in your life (and eliminating them if they do), should be high on your priority...

4 Reasons To Master The Subtle Art Of Saying No More Often

The magical internal feeling of saying Yes to someone.

It makes you feel important. Special even. After all, you are the go-to person for everyone around you. The one who has the solution to all problems. You hear the words Thank you and I couldnt have done it without you on a consistent basis. Words that further fill you up with a sense of value, worth and an affirmation that you matter.

You are shooting your own productivity in the foot.

By making no a rare part of your dictionary you are...

How To Say No Without Feeling Guilty In 3 Super Simple Steps

Saying “yes” is a magical feeling that makes you feel good on the inside.

It is also killing your chance to be productive and successful.

By making “no” a rare part of your dictionary, you are putting other people’s needs ahead of yours. This is generally admirable, you are a nice human being and more people should be like you. However, your performance will suffer (if is not suffering already). Learning how to say “no” to people and opportunities is one of the most efficient skills you can...

Time Management Is Dead: Long Live Energy Management

Time management is dead! There is a new sheriff in town and he is called “Energy Management”.

If you want to be truly productive, you need to manage your energy properly. No lifehack, productivity app, or time management technique can help you, if you are wiped out on a Tuesday afternoon and don’t even have the energy to get up from your desk.

Here’s how to keep your focus and energy high using a simple, but highly effective, energy management strategy:

We live in a culture that seems to...