Slow Down and Embrace “Solomon Time”

Picture a world without the constant ticking of the clock or the relentless pressure of deadlines – where time isn’t sliced into minutes, hours, or appointments, as we know it today…

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Will Chat GPT Make Us Insanely Productive

Sometimes a technology is so disruptively brilliant that it cannot be ignored. Chat GPT is one of those technologies. But will it truly make us more productive?

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Feeling Overwhelmed? Then Break Things Down!

When life is complex and overwhelming, don’t give up or compulsively dive into action without thinking. Stop, reflect and break things down.
Here’s what I did a few years ago when my chook shed was destroyed in a landslip…

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Can Exercise Make You Smarter?

Recent studies show that exercise directly and significantly changes our brain. It readies us to learn. It helps us to focus and remain alert. It helps us cope with stress. It primes us to be productive. …

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Two Outstanding Books To Make You More Productive

If you could choose just 2 productivity books to read, what might they be? In this post, we reveal our favourite productivity books of all time and how they have helped us to shift the way we work.

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What Everyone Should Know About Sleep Debt

In my experience there’s a lot of pressure to sleep less and work more. Burning the candle at both ends is often seen as a commitment to your work. Funny thing is, this badge of honour is exactly what prevents you and I from doing our best work…

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Warning: Do You Keep Groundhog Day Emails In Your Inbox?

Have you ever had an email that seemed to linger like a bad smell? You may have read it a number of times. Ignored it. Kept it hidden or compulsively put it aside ‘just in case’. If so, you may be dealing with a Groundhog Day email!

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To-do Apps: Do You Make This Mistake?

More than likely you’ve heard the expression “cart before the horse”. It’s an analogy for putting things in the wrong order. Nowadays, I treat my to-do app as the cart and my way of working as my horse. But I never used to…

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What Tetris Taught Me About Email

Tetris is one of the most successful and influential video games of all times. It is simple in design and highly addictive in nature. The faster you clear lines, the faster shapes fall. Quicker. Faster. More random. Until eventually you lose control, your screen is piled high …

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