A Better Way of Working Blog

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Relax! You’ll Be More Productive
Energy Saver, Physical Needs | 7 COMMENTS | February 11, 2013
Think for a moment about your typical workday. Do you wake up tired? Check your e-mail before you get out of bed? Skip breakfast or grab something on the run that’s not particularly nutritious? Rarely get away from your desk for lunch? Run from meeting to meeting with no time in between? Find it nearly impossible to keep up with the volume of e-mail you receive?
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Tony Schwartz
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Energy Saver: Doing the Most Important Thing First
Energy Saver, Mental Needs | 3 COMMENTS | December 3, 2010
Because our reservoirs of will and discipline are astonishingly small, in order to make lasting changes, we need to develop rituals, highly specific behaviors that we do repeatedly, at the same time, until they become automatic in our lives. Brushing our teeth, for example, is a ritual that hopefully all of us share.
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Emily Pines
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Energy Saver: Gratitude Journal Mobile App
Emotional Needs, Energy Saver | 1 COMMENTS | November 10, 2010
Since the Energy Savers so far have focused almost exclusively on physical and mental energy, this week’s suggestion will help fuel your emotional energy. Do you sometimes find yourself feeling anxious, irritable, and frustrated during the day, especially when demand is high? If you answered no, then you are in a very small minority. And why should this come as a surprise?
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Emily Pines
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Energy Saver: AwayFind
Energy Saver, Mental Needs | COMMENTS | October 20, 2010
As someone whose job takes place almost entirely online, I am constantly searching for solutions to bring my email under control. After all, as most of us know, it is extremely difficult to focus on one task when new emails are incessantly popping up in the lower right corner of the screen.
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Emily Pines
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Energy Saver: reQall Mobile App
Energy Saver, Mental Needs | COMMENTS | October 14, 2010
Talking about productivity apps for mobile phones makes me a little uncomfortable because I think that using our mobile phones less is probably the biggest key to increasing our productivity. That being said, most of us are pretty hooked into our cell phones, and will not be giving them up any time soon. And isn’t it better to spend our time organizing our tasks and prioritizing rather than playing Doodle Jump or Solitaire? Probably.
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Emily Pines
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