You have a busy life and a to-do list a mile long. Unfortunately simply adding a new task to your to-do list doesn't actually mean it'll get done. Wouldn't it be nice if you could get out in front of
Illustration by Murat Miroğlu Mentors are like careers. We still want them—yearn for them in fact—but they don’t exist anymore. I probably spend at least 20-30% of my time talking to other humans abou
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I recently wrote an email to our team that posed a simple challenge in time management . The response I got was unexpected, and I was urged to share it with more people–so here we are. Some of my fell
My name is Amir Salihefendić and I'm the founder and CEO of Doist, the company behind Todoist. I want to share a system I've perfected over the past 13+ years that has helped me achieve my goals while
For Mother's Day I asked for one thing: a house cleaning service. Bathrooms and floors specifically, windows if the extra expense was reasonable. The gift, for me, was not so much in the cleaning itse
The ability to learn new skills is the entry ticket for being a knowledge worker. If you can’t learn and adapt, you fall flat on your face. But not all of us learn at the same pace, and not all of us
This article is an excerpt from Atomic Habits , my New York Times bestselling book. In 1993, a bank in Abbotsford, Canada, hired a twenty-three-year-old stockbroker named Trent Dyrsmid. Abbotsford was
Deciding whether to put a comma before or after but in a sentence is hard for a lot of writers, but it doesn’t have to be for you! You should put a comma before but only when but is connecting two ind
If you want to learn how to sleep better, then you're in the right place. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know if you want to get better sleep. I'll explain the science of slee
A few weeks ago, I met a CMO named Yvette in the office kitchen at OpenView Venture Partners. She was chewing on a bagel during a lunch break from the VC firm’s all-day speaker event, and she was clea
Loading... Productivity 8.95 Buy Copies Loading... Executive Summary Technology has undoubtedly ushered in progress in a myriad of ways. But this same force has also led to work environments that inun
dpc_photography_ A few years ago, I was asked to work on a book project for a blogger and internet entrepreneur in the finance space. This was a person with an enormous list and a very successful busi
October25, 2017 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I have a sin to atone for. To my eternal regret, I wrote an article for Fast Company a few years back saying t
“The worst thing in life that you can have is a job that you hate, that you have no energy in, that you’re not creative with and you’re not thinking of the future. To me, might as well be dead.” — Rob
Wealth has a curse. It’s called the hedonic treadmill. Its mission – and it is ruthless – is to move the goal post of your financial dreams, extinguishing the joy you thought you’d get from having mor
The logistics of Stack Overflow’s remote-first philosophy By now you’ve probably heard about Stack Overflow’s commitment to making remote work, well… work. If not, you can read about it here , here ,
Is reading adding or subtracting from your life? Zat Rana Oct 3, 2017 · 4 min read When Elon Musk first started SpaceX, everybody thought he was insane. Not only is space exploration an industry dominated by governments, but for someone without any background in space technology to go in with the…
May 18, 2019 Here’s Exactly When You Need to Start Training for Fall Marathons and Half Marathons Make sure you’re preparing for your chosen distance with this handy timeline. By The Runner’s World E
Evernote Sep 24, 2017 · 6 min read We’ve all been encouraged to feel more grateful. But in today’s fast-paced life, we can find ourselves perpetually focusing on what’s next at the expense of recogniz
In the summer of 2009, I was finishing the first—and toughest—year of my doctorate. To help me get through it, while I brewed chemicals in test tubes during the day, I was also planning a crazy experi
Three years ago our remote company joined Slack. Until then, we had relied on a mix of email and an internal tool called Wedoist for all of our communication. But our steadily growing team based acros
Why is it that some people seem to make constant progress in their professional and personal lives, while others appear to be doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over? While the answer isn’t c
One evening last week, I was sitting on my front stoop waiting for a friend to come over. I brought a book out with me, but instead of reading I just sat there and let my senses take in the scene. I d
Getty Images/Ringer illustration We all — well, most of us — agree with you: The Patriots are an insufferable football machine that must be stopped. But here’s the thing: Can anyone stop them? Five we
It frustrates me how much senseless waste we all generate on a daily basis simply by going about our business. Plastic bags, paper napkins, plastic cutlery, water bottles… it’s unnecessary and, maybe
Getty Images/Ringer illustration We all — well, most of us — agree with you: The Patriots are an insufferable football machine that must be stopped. But here’s the thing: Can anyone stop them? Five we
Getty Images/Ringer illustration We all — well, most of us — agree with you: The Patriots are an insufferable football machine that must be stopped. But here’s the thing: Can anyone stop them? Five we
Thoughts on Medium’s “Clap” feature and content compensation M.G. Siegler Aug 26, 2017 · 6 min read With the rollout of a host of new features to Medium last week, a number of folks have asked for my
Walking intrigues the deskbound. We romanticize it, but do we do it justice? Do we walk properly? Can one walk improperly and, if so, what happens when the walk is corrected? Walking moves or settles
How ‘Critical User Journeys’ can help a product take off austin chang Jul 5, 2017 · 6 min read As a founder, product lead at Pinterest and PM for a couple products at Google , as well as a growth part
Maura Kelly Aug 22, 2017 · 3 min read I take a paper notebook to my meetings at work. I am more present and focused when I leave my laptop behind. The inflexibility of a notebook always bugged me, tho
Andy Budd Aug 8, 2017 · 4 min read I’m starting to see a slightly disturbing trend in our interactions with senior leadership teams, which I’m calling sticky note fatigue. We UX strategists love our s
Which internet browser do you use? Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer? When I read Originals by Adam Grant, one of the most surprising studies involved just that—your browser. It turns out, yo
As an only child who grew up before the rise of the Internet, boredom was my constant companion. Summers were an endless stretch of riding my bike around town, reading, and staring up into the sky, im
Fake conversations, real situations John Saito Aug 20, 2017 · 3 min read Over the years, I’ve been lucky enough to chat with UX writers from a bunch of different companies. Even though we work on comp
What I learned from reading thousands of app reviews John Saito Aug 22, 2017 · 7 min read I recently read thousands of reviews about our Dropbox app. Call me crazy, but it was the most riveting thing
We all — well, most of us — agree with you: The Patriots are an insufferable football machine that must be stopped. But here’s the thing: Can anyone stop them? Five weeks before the season kicks off ,
Over the past few months as we’ve been working on our new course, Learn Ulysses , I’ve learned a lot about the Ulysses app itself. And most of what I’ve learned has come from seeing how other people u
This curated column is authored by Zat Rana Albert Einstein was 16 years old when he first flirted with the idea of special relativity. He was a daydreamer. The pioneering theory that lead him to esta
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