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Book Recommendation: Four Thousand Weeks

Kai Davis

A few years ago, drowning in email, I successfully implemented the system known as Inbox Zero, but I soon discovered that when you get tremendously efficient at answering email, all that happens is that you get much more email. I’ve started spending more time in my garden with my plants and in the forest with the trees.

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5 Research-Based Strategies for Overcoming Procrastination

Harvard Business

On a neurological level, procrastination is not the slightest bit logical — it’s the result of the emotional part of your brain, your limbic system, strong-arming the reasonable, rational part of your brain, your prefrontal cortex. Your Team’s Time Management Problem Might Be a Focus Problem. Staying Focused.

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business

After all, she says, the goal with any reference check is to “go beyond simply verifying facts” on a resume. Say something like, “I understand Nancy helped implement a new payroll system. What you learn should form the basis of your questions for the references. Can you tell me more about Nancy’s role in that?