How to Be Productive, According to Ancient Philosophy
Darius ForouxWhat Socrates, Plato, and Confucius understood about time.
Read when you’ve got time to spare.
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What Socrates, Plato, and Confucius understood about time.
We need to carve out more time for ourselves if we want to remain focused and effective at work.
A few timeless productivity lessons that apply no matter what you’re doing.
Pushing yourself to be productive is good. Being hard on yourself for not meeting every possible goal isn’t.
Why you shouldn’t write your list in the morning, and the items you should leave off completely.
Organizing tasks on paper is a tried and true method for getting things done. Here are some types of to-do lists that may be right for you.
Getting a better understanding of why our brains are so prone to procrastination might let us find new strategies to avoid it.
Do you want to be working right now? Me neither.
Procrastination isn’t shameful or a character flaw. Instead it’s rooted in a very human need: the need to feel competent and worthy, says educator Nic Voge.
If procrastination isn’t about laziness, then what is it about?
They came up with some pretty quirky tricks to stay focused, but they may have been on to something.
Create a distraction-free desktop to improve your focus and boost your productivity.