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In a Distracted World, Solitude Is a Competitive Advantage

Harvard Business

Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. Most of us have meetings that we can afford to miss, and most of us underutilize our energy because we have not allocated time to reflect and be rigorous about our priorities. You and Your Team Series. Staying Focused. Your Brain Can Only Take So Much Focus.

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I Ran 4 Experiments to Break My Social Media Addiction. Here’s What Worked.

Harvard Business

Social media can connect us to new ideas, help us share our work, and allow previously unheard voices to influence culture. Yet it can also be a highly addictive time-sink if we’re not careful about our goals , purpose , and usage. Further, it was very clearly time-based. Experiment #2: Carving Out Daily Time Blockers.

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How Your Phone Can Help You Set Better Habits

Harvard Business

Once you’ve figured out how you’re going to trigger or prompt your habit, it’s time to think about how tech can support it in the longer term. Why New Personal Productivity Efforts Don’t Stick. Channing Rodman, a social media consultant, developed her writing practice by posting daily essays to Facebook.