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Productivity Tips for People Who Hate Productivity Tips

Harvard Business

” “I know what I should do to be more productive, but I just don’t do it.” Many have read articles and books — and have even been trained in productivity methods — but still find staying focused to be an uphill battle. Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem.

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Productivity Tips for People Who Hate Productivity Tips

Harvard Business

” “I know what I should do to be more productive, but I just don’t do it.” Many have read articles and books — and have even been trained in productivity methods — but still find staying focused to be an uphill battle. Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem.

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4 Lessons Learned Outside the Classroom during an MBA

Tom Spencer

Time management. During the MBA program, besides attending classes and completing assignments, students also get involved in clubs, competitions, alumni meetings and informational interviews, all while applying for internships and jobs. During these times your best friend will become Google Calendar. Final thoughts.

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Why You Need an Untouchable Day Every Week

Harvard Business

I now have research calls and phone interviews; lunches with literary agents and web developers; conference calls about book titles and publishing schedules; and radio interviews and media prep calls. “So how’s the new book coming?” On these days, I’m 10 times more productive.

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4 Strategies for Overcoming Distraction

Harvard Business

In the flurry of statistics that exist around personal productivity, there’s one I find especially alarming : The average person is distracted or interrupted every 40 seconds when working in front of their computer. In productivity circles, this phenomenon is known as Parkinson’s law. Sarah Lawrence/Getty Images.

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5 Ways to Say No to a Networking Request

Harvard Business

When you start to receive dozens of requests per week — almost always for 30-60 minutes of private consultation — you would dramatically handicap your productivity if you tried to do them all. Another way to protect your time is to defer the invitations you accept. But that quickly grows old.

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3 Ways to Make Time for the Little Tasks You Never Make Time For

Harvard Business

After one extended trip abroad during which he avoided email, he wrote that he had missed a large number of critical messages, including a fulfillment center crisis that caused him to lose more than 20% of monthly orders for his business, media interview opportunities that had expired, and more than a dozen partnership offers.