So, in the book, we talk about how we can have our golden rules within an organization like for example, not multitasking while someone else is talking to us is something that that some people […]

A lot of people think that multitasking is doing two different tasks at the same time, and that’s just not humanly possible. But what people are actually doing when they multitask is they’re switching their […]

Distractions often kill productivity in the workplace.  From social media notifications to chatty coworkers, staying focused and creative is difficult. As our friend Nir Eyal points out, becoming “indistractable” is a superpower, and indeed Nir invented […]

Inefficient work often looks productive because it looks like you’re being busy. And being busy is good, isn’t it? You’ve come to the office to work, after all. That means you’re supposed to be busy […]

In a world constantly pulling our attention in a thousand different directions, it’s a miracle we can accomplish anything. And a lot of times, we really aren’t doing meaningful work.  The average American spends over […]

The way that I like thinking about microtasks in particular is that I would like to have a list of these available at my own disposal. Say that, well, I can access those at any […]

Ever since a jeweler in New York first came up with a “time recorder” in 1888, time has been seen as a measurable resource. As the traditional way of monitoring hours employees spent working, it […]

 “I think it’s up to us as a society to figure out the way we want these tools to be used. At least in my personal experience, I think technology started out in a very […]