Maybe it’s the heatwave, maybe it’s my terrible summer sleeping pattern – recently, I’ve been struggling to focus on pretty much anything. The 3pm slump has been worse than usual. Email lines blur ...

Every few years, some new productivity or management style comes into vogue, and everyone talks about why you should try whatever technique is on the best-seller list. But one approach to productivity ...

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. You might already know and love the Pomodoro technique—the method of working for 25 minutes and taking a five-minute break before getting back to ...

This time management method uses cycles of 25 minutes of work and five-minute breaks, with longer breaks after four cycles, ...

Last month was the most burned out I've ever been. I found myself waking up dreading the start of every single day, greeted by a sharp pain in my chest that wouldn't go away. I was instantly filled ...

This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. In total, the decluttering took me one hour ...

The Pomodoro Technique is a popular time-management method invented by Italian Francesco Cirillo. He wrote, “I discovered that you could learn how to improve your effectiveness and be better able to ...

Getting stuff done is hard, especially if you are self-employed or need to do things for yourself that you usually put off, like paying bills. There always seems to be something else to do: a drawer ...

I've alluded to my search for personal organization a couple of times during 2009. While it's not something that I'm obsessing about, I now capture my major goals in Things, and that at least tells me ...