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Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
6 days ago

The habits that are ruining your focus aren't always the obvious ones like social media or a messy desk, they're the ones that feel productive, checking email before you've had a single original thought, saying yes to a meeting that could've been a message, and starting every morning inside someone else's agenda - Silicon Canals

Habits disguised as work—checking email first, accepting unnecessary meetings, and starting days reactively—silently erode sustained attention, the core asset knowledge work requires.
#work-life-balance
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Kevin O'Leary swears by this productivity hack he learned from Steve Jobs

"You need a ratio of at least 70% signal, which are the three things, and the 30% can be noise - whatever is going to stop you from getting the three things done," he continued. "So I pick three things I want to get done that day, and I don't let anything get in the way until those three things are done."
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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Consumers: tell us how you feel about large quantities of emails from brands

Retail transactions and marketing campaigns generate a high volume of transactional and promotional emails that many consumers find excessive and intrusive.
#inbox-zero
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