When your to-do list feels out of control, try thinking small. That's one of my strategies featured in the article "The 12 Secrets of Productive Entrepreneurs" on the blog for the e-learning site Daily Bits Of. The article's author, Mickey Gast, noticed how much...
Have you set up your workplace to support employee productivity? Are you sure? In my latest article for Harvard Business Review, 4 Organizational Mistakes That Plague Modern Knowledge Workers, I talk about some often-overlooked factors that could be holding your...
Last week, I talked about some ideas for staying productive in open workspaces. For more tips on dealing with the distractions at work and the and disruptions of an open office, check out this article I was interviewed for on Forbes.com. According to the Forbes...
You may be surprised to learn that there is really no such thing as mentally multitasking. The human brain can only hold one conscious thought at a time. Common use of the word “multi-task” actually has two distinct meanings: The first is physically doing two things...
For part 1 of this interview, click here. Click to Listen (5 1/2 minutes) MT: This is Maura Thomas from RegainYourTime.com. Welcome to the second part of my interview with Dr. John Dovidio, psychology professor at Yale University. You can see the previous post by...
For an introduction to this series, click here. Click to Listen (3 minutes) (Interview conducted by Maura Thomas, Chief Trainer at RegainYourTime.com) MT: I'm speaking with Dr. John Dovidio from Yale University, and he has been kind enough to allow me to interview him...
I have the honor and the privilege of being a student of the Shoshin Ryu School of martial arts. I've recently returned from the annual Nationals conference, this year in Boise, Idaho, where students and sensei from the dojo all over the country gather for 4 days of...
Social media is changing the way we communicate, make connections, and develop friendships. Digital convergence is changing the way we learn, think, and behave. The old ideas about "time management" and multi-tasking are no longer working. In fact, they seem to be...
