This book explores the ability to focus without distraction on cognitively demanding tasks. Multitasking does NOT equal productivity! Sophie Leroy’s (Univ. Minnesota) research showed that when we switch our attention from task A to task B, our attention stays attached to the first activity. This hurts our performance as we are only half-focused on the … Read more
Focus on the essential. Read more of the things which will actually serve you. Here are some useful questions to ask yourself before reading something. Why am I reading this? Why do I need this information? If you can’t come up with good answers for this two questions, don’t read it. Use previewing Pre-viewing non-fiction material before … Read more
This book explores the relationship of sleep with our health, our job performance, our relationships and our happiness. Sleeping less time is considered a badge of honor in a lot of industries. But it turns out that messing with our sleep is an expensive trade-off. The workaholism “disease” So what are the biggest causes of … Read more