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Culture has become the defining issue that will distinguish the most successful businesses from the rest of the pack. — Ginny Rometty, CEO of IBM, who also notes that company culture has to be organic and come “from the bottom up.” Check out our photo safari of 10 awesome startups and their defining work culture. Shopl
[A]fter a year of practice in my parents garage I came to suck a lot less, and by the time I gave up the instrument I had risen to the ranks of the “Merely OK.” But I didn’t feel “Merely OK.” I felt like a king, because I knew from whence I came. I knew [...]
Action is hope. At the end of each day, when you’ve done your work, you lie there and think, Well, I’ll be damned, I did this today. It doesn’t matter how good it is, or how bad—you did it. At the end of the week you’ll have a certain amount of accumulation. At the end [...]
The schedules of some pretty productive people. Lesson: amidst your hard work, don’t forget to eat well, exercise/take walks, and spend time with your peeps. Also, I like Monsieur Flaubert’s idea of breakfast. (via idlethink)
Here's how Shopify and Zappos are reconsidering the standard startup open floor plan office to have collaboration and productivity without all of the noise.
We are constantly trading off what we are doing now against what we might do in the future. As long as we are doing that in a reasonable way, it doesn’t matter that we are putting some things off. Frank Partnoy reports on how experts in different fields view procrastination in Procrastination Rules. He describes how [.
To send you into the weekend, here’s Hank of the Vlogbrothers sharing some tongue-in-cheek productivity tips. I dunno – do you think that chair is ergonomic enough? (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Get some productivity ideas from some famous artists, writers, and musicians. Our particular funny favorite, Henrik Ibsen. Nothing like those mortal enemies to get the motors running! Source: Lapham’s Quarterly via TNW
“Piled Higher and Deeper” by Jorge Cham, www.phdcomics.com We spend an enormous amount of time trying to get the world to align with the vision we have for what will make us happy or successful. Whatever “it” is, figuring out how to deal with the noise in your head is probably faster and cheaper than changing [...]
37signals’s DHH writes in A good day’s work about the frustration from endless work. His solution to anxiety and worry is to reflect on the day.
“Productivity — the amount of output delivered per hour of work in the economy — is often viewed as the engine of progress in modern capitalist economies. Output is everything. Time is money.”
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Productivity tools can become part of the loop of unproductive work when the tools become the focus, not the work.
Productivity is not about how efficient you are at work. Instead, your productivity is really about how well you are able to make an impact in what matters most to you. Scott Belsky, Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality, talking about creative productivity.
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The actor, Peter Dinklage, commenting on finding his path to success while staying true to himself.
Watch Shawn Achor’s entertaining, thought-provoking TEDxBloomington talk on the power of positive psychology.
We caught up with Rashik Parmar, the President of IBM’s Academy of Technology. He shares with us his greatest Done from 2011, his work process, and more.
This guest blog post comes from Bassam Tarazi, founder of Colipera. Colipera uses both individual goal setting and the social pressure that comes from being a part of a group endeavor to help you stay committed to your goals. We find plenty of reasons to not start; plenty of made up, self-sympathizing reasons to never
We recently were lucky enough to Skype with Jennifer Yen, Founder of pūr~lisse, a line of skin products for sensitive skin. We love Jennifer for her feisty spirit. Not only is she a female entrepreneur, but she also used to be a Power Ranger! Check out our interview…
If you wouldn’t wake up early to do it, you probably shouldn’t stay up late to do it. — Advice from a Redditor that doesn’t necessarily apply in all situations but poses a useful question about our priorities to those of us who like to stay up late at night. (Image source: sarahayasaka)
We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. Ray Bradbury
Wanting to report what you’ve gotten done is a perfectly natural inclination. Before today, we had a rudimentary CSV export file and the option to copy and paste, but no doubt, iDoneThis users deserve better. Click and drag on the calendar to highlight multiple days’ worth of accomplishments. Where the…
iDoneThis: You do not yet realize your importance. You’ve only begun to discover your power! Join me, and I will complete your training! With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict, and bring order to the galaxy. You: I’ll never join you! iDoneThis: If only you knew the power of the Daily Done. [..
