The Science of Productivity
Made in collaboration with Sparring Mind, the behavioral psychology blog. Read the full productivity post: http://bit.ly/XRcYAY TWEET IT - http://clicktotweet.com/ny8ak In today's crazy world,...
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In a world that seems busier by the day, productivity is on the minds of many. But instead of downloading the latest time management app or forcingyourself to stay at work for hours on end how can we use science to crack openthe potential of our minds? Is their a secret to being productive? The firstthing to come to terms with is that your willpower is simply not enough. In factsome studies suggest that will power is an exhaustable source, that can beentirely used up. This is a concept known as the ego depletion, so instead ofconvincing yourself to simply try harder a more methodical approach is suggested.The first step,get started, it may seem obvious but studies have shown starting a project to be thebiggest barrier to productivity. Before starting our brain vi...
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In a world that seems busier by the day, productivity is on the minds of many. But instead of downloading the latest time management app or forcingyourself to stay at work for hours on end how can we use science to crack openthe potential of our minds? Is their a secret to being productive? The firstthing to come to terms with is that your willpower is simply not enough. In factsome studies suggest that will power is an exhaustable source, that can beentirely used up. This is a concept known as the ego depletion, so instead ofconvincing yourself to simply try harder a more methodical approach is suggested.The first step,get started, it may seem obvious but studies have shown starting a project to be thebiggest barrier to productivity. Before starting our brain vi...
