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Ironically, the biggest culprit is mainstream “productivity” advice
Base salary, bonuses, and job security were all found to influence employee output — but nothing was so
On days with heavy fog, rain, or snow, expect your productivity to plummet
Life in today’s technologically advanced era can make us believe we have divorced ourselves from the
But we’re still being held at the mercy of nature’s cruel grasp
But there’s a problem — you do not have as much control over your work as you’
If this is the case, what are we supposed to do? On days when it’s pouring
As counter-intuitive as it sounds, this is the best way to maximize your creative output
You could stare at a computer screen for three hours, but at least one of those hours
Andrew Oswald from the University of Warwick offered students the opportunity to take a math test and
Prior to the test, half of participants were shown an episode from a British comedy show, while
Countless studies have confirmed that taking time off for pleasure will make you more productive
But for some twisted reason, our society glorifies creators who work their fingers to the bone, refusing
We need to get over the myth of the stressed and overworked creator
In one study, participants assigned to watch a movie were jealous of the group that was given
Over seventy percent said they would have earned just as much, if not more, without the distracting
Instead of fighting that instinct, give yourself permission to recharge
Back when everyone was standing in front of an assembly line, it made sense to make workers
If you didn’t feel like going to work, you needed to suck it up because those
Today, we’re engaged in a completely different line of work
We turn away from the evidence and resort to the same productivity hacks our grandparents used to
Participants were asked to view the instructions in the form of a video uploaded to YouTube — after
But of course, most students began clicking through related videos
The most creative individuals spent eight minutes (26% of the allotted time) procrastinating, and twenty-two minutes actively engaged
If you’re pushing yourself that hard, the quality of your content is probably slightly lower than
There’s a better way to get things done, and the solution is not to put everything
Instead of dragging your feet and forcing yourself to write, take time to ensure your creative spirit
As Academy Award-winning scriptwriter Aaron Sorkin famously quipped, “You call it procrastinating