Truly unlocking the value of AI is about more than new technology; it's about leadership. Now that artificial intelligence is giving employees back hours of time every day, organizations must help their workers reimagine their roles beyond routine output and start contributing in ways that AI can't.
HP is announcing a new jumbo-sized ultrawide monitor designed for productivity and office use. The HP Series 5 Pro 49-inch Conferencing Monitor uses a 32:9 VA IPS panel with 5120 x 1440 resolution, 165Hz refresh, and an 1800R curvature. Like other monitors of this size and resolution, it's equivalent to using two 27-inch displays side by side.
Thinking forward is an automatic process. Cause, then effect. Input, then output. A to B. It feels logical-and normal to start with a conclusion, then find justification around it.But we can always take our thinking a step further. Sometimes, the best way to get the answers you want is to think backwards. It's called mental inversion. Turn the whole thinking process upside down. As the great algebraist Carl Jacobi said, "Invert, always invert."
Complexity is overrated. We all crave those advanced features, but if using them takes more energy than the actual work, are they really worth it? Productivity should feel natural. 🌟 Take a small design studio, for example. If updating a Gantt chart feels harder than finishing the project itself, the software has already failed them. For most teams, the truth is simple. You don't need a heavy system filled with complex project management features. You need a project management tool that feels light, easy, and supportive, and can scale as you grow.
As a UX designer with a background in front-end development, I was struck by this phrase that kept popping up on LinkedIn. The culprit seemed obvious: generative AI. Developers were embracing it faster than designers (or so I read). I realised that I used AI a lot when I was coding but barely touched it in my design work. Meanwhile, my developer colleague, an AI power user, was releasing features faster than ever.
When your priority becomes moving forward without using more energy, consider dropping one of your criteria for the task. Drop a characteristic you think the solution must have. For example, you might believe you need to give your niece a unique gift each year, when really she would prefer $20 cash and doesn't value uniqueness. Removing the single friction point blocking your progress can ease the emotional weight of the task, often with little or acceptable sacrifice in the outcome.
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is the unsung hero (or villain) of your work-from-home experience. While I obsess over internet speeds and ergonomic chairs, I often forget that the air in our home offices can be more polluted than a city street. And that stale, polluted air doesn't just make your space smell funky-it can actually sabotage your productivity, energy levels, and even your long-term health.
Unlike generic "brain games," memoryOS is built on scientifically proven methods, such as mnemonics and spaced repetition, the company says. It introduces a modern twist: the Virtual Mind Palace. This centuries-old technique (used by memory champions and scholars) has been digitized and gamified, making it fun and engaging to practice. The result? Users report an average 70% boost in memory recall, the company says.
Artificial intelligence has changed my business entirely. The majority of my business is ecommerce-based, and AI has allowed me to automate many of the most time-consuming tasks. This shift hasn't just saved me time; it's made daily operations more efficient and enabled smarter, data-driven decisions that have elevated both productivity and customer satisfaction. In the early days, I spent nearly every waking hour creating products and listing them online.
We are living through an AI revolution. Boards are green-lighting pilots and buying AI licenses to maximize employee productivity. However, the most powerful performance lever in the modern workplace isn't algorithmic, it's human. When people are happier at work, they create, collaborate, and stay. When they aren't, the best tech in the world won't stop the value from leaking out of your organization.
The month of September signals a fresh start, and experts say it naturally triggers our 'back to school' seasonal mindset. As schools reopen, a new productivity trend known as the 'fall curriculum' is going viral on TikTok. Gen Z and Millennials are replacing their endless social media scrolling to create structured learning plans called the 'fall curriculum' trend, which involves setting three-to-five personal subjects to master during the fall season.
PopClip for MacOS is for MacOS, and it's fantastic -- but it's not free. You can install it and enjoy a free trial, but after that trial expires, you'll have to pony up for a license. The good news is that a lifetime license costs only $25 . PopClip is like a clipboard manager on steroids. Thanks to a robust extension library, you can integrate PopClip with the likes of Notes, Craft, Evernote, Logseq, Notion, Obsidian, OneNote, and many more.
With Supercal's group scheduling feature, you can email a group of people and CC the service's AI, which reads everyone's calendars, finds a time that works for all, books the meeting, and replies to the email thread with the details. Supercal lets you sync up to six calendars, so you can keep work, personal, and other schedules in one place.
This summer, I did something unusual for me: I hit pause. After a year that included launching an in-person summit for nearly 200 women, hosting a retreat in Cabo, launching my podcast (with co-host Dr. Nicole Martin), and releasing a book, I was, in a word, tired. The kind of tired that no amount of coffee or color-coded planner could fix.
As part of an AI trial across government, more than 1,000 tech workers across 50 different departments trialed AI coding assistants from Microsoft, GitHub Copilot, and Google Gemini Code Assist between November 2024 and February this year. Figures published following a review of the scheme shows developers are saving around one hour each day, equivalent to around 28 working days a year. Technology minister Kanishka Narayan said the trial scheme highlights the benefits of rolling the technology out across government.
You know that feeling when your to-do list is a mile long, but nothing seems to be getting done? The problem, often, isn't the workload-it's how the work is structured. Large tasks can be overwhelming, making it hard to know where to start or how to move forward. Breaking them down into smaller, actionable steps helps you stay on track and make real progress.
Businesses are rightly obsessed with productivity. This is the primary parameter of their profitability. And productivity, basically, is the product of three human-related factors: Individual abilities Motivation Knowledge Organizational and methodological factors could be mentioned, but they actually come down to knowledge. The methodology is only a factor of productivity insofar as it is known and controlled. To be complete, we should add a nonhuman factor: the work tool, whether robots or software.
Do you look at your To Do List and see all the things you need to do, but decide to procrastinate instead? Or go on YouTube or Tiktok instead of finishing your tasks? This method might be for you. I've tried so many things to try and get stuff done. But I found nothing worked. Until I tried this method. I call it the " Anti-Pomodoro" technique. I've seen a video where the creator called it the "Breadcrumb" method. But the foundation is the same. The answer? Work in 5 minute sprints. Press enter or click to view image in full size
