Did you know that the average knowledge worker only works 3 hours out of an 8-hour day. Cal Newport, the author of Deep Work, believes that this is a symptom of our hyper-stimulated society in which we are constantly being bombarded by distractions which inhibit our...
Is not having enough free time holding you back from starting your own business? Why not frame the problem differently: how can I do what needs to get done for my business within the limited number of hours available each week? The reality is that with the right...
Deep Work by Cal Newport raises an interesting question. How could it be that with all of our technological advances that knowledge workers (as opposed to factory workers) are no more efficient and faster than workers in our parents’ and grandparents’ generation even...
In any business, but especially in a side business, you don’t have the luxury of using your time unproductively because you only have so many hours to devote to your venture. But, as with any constraint, this presents an opportunity to improve your efficiency. For...
There are three main approaches to improve productivity: increase worker efficiency; increase working capital or equipment; or increase worker energy and motivation. This post is going to examine the first option to increase your productivity and therefore increase...
Lawyers are guilty of sending and receiving more than their fair share of emails and I used to always worry that I would miss an important one. This post is about sharing a trick I came up with to take back control of my inbox. Hopefully, it’ll help you do the...
