Category: Productivity

It’s True, Thinking Hard Really Can Wear You Out

Um, we woulda known this. If we ever bothered to, you know, think hard:

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SCIENCE PROVES WHAT WE ALREADY SUSPECTED. HARD THINKING REALLY DOES WEAR OUT OUR BODIES, THOUGH WE CAN’T ACTUALLY EXPLAIN WHY
by Mark Wilson

Some days, you leave work at 5 p.m. ready to pick up the kids, make a three-course meal, build a birdhouse, and hit the gym. Others, you walk in the door and collapse on the couch, begging for the sweet release of reality TV to soothe your inexplicably sore body along with a delivery pizza to fuel you up for a particularly intense eight hours of sleep.

Both days your “work” was just sitting at your desk, but one left you far more physically exhausted. Why? Well, were you thinking harder on pizza day? read article

The Joy of Creative Ignorance: Embracing Uncertainty

This one hit us where it hurts. I think cuz we’re so ignorant. (Beatya to it, right?!)

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Embracing Uncertainty in Your Day-to-Day
by Mark McGuinness

I was struck recently by a comment on my site: read article

Passion, Inspiration, Play, and Creativity

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…All lumped together in our title cuz, you know, they go together like, oh, how about lurve and marriage? No? But they do go together. Seriously, watch what Scott Barry Kaufman of CreativityPost.Com has to say:

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How to Use Your Alone Time More Productively

Most writers won’t need advice relating to the second part of the above title:

(and Actively Enjoy It)

But, hey, just in case:

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by Adam Dachis

Few people enjoy being alone, or at least feel somewhat socially rejected if they do. Nevertheless, solitude can make you more self-sufficient, add to your confidence, and help you get to know yourself a lot better. If being alone scares you, bores you, or just isn’t your favorite thing, here’s how you can fix that and make your time more productive. read article

Toast Your Failures as an Opportunity to Learn

Even MLB All-Stars are out more often than they’re on base. No point in flagellating yourselves for your failures when you can rejoice in them instead:

LifehackercelebrationCaptureby Shep McAllister

Whenever we fail at something, or realize we made a bad decision, it’s easy to get down on ourselves. Instead, try to treat each failure as a lesson learned, and actively celebrate it. read article