One of the most interesting concepts in human productivity is the Golden Hour: The time of the day that your mind is at Peak Performance. You’re more creative, more productive, and more energetic. The exact moment of the Golden Hour varies from […]
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These are eight lists you need if you want to become a Productivity Powerhouse: Goal list: A goal is a desired outcome with a horizon of 6 to12 months. Project list: A project is an outcome which requires more than one step. […]
Some time ago, traffic engineers wondered why accident rates with children were higher at certain road crossings. They concluded that these particular crossings lacked obvious reference points for car drivers to judge distance. Instead, distance was subconsciously determined by the […]
Contrary to popular belief, the reason for anxiety and stress is not that we have too much to do. The actual reason is the feeling of being out of control. I know several high performance individuals, who have a lot on […]
Time is your most precious resource: You can’t pause it, get more of it, and when it’s finished it’s gone forever. A key mindset for high performance is therefore to organize your life around the highest and best use of your time. […]
Some time ago I attended a live performance of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The musicians were supremely talented and outstanding in their chosen profession. Yet, they are not the exception. We all have talents. We can be reasonably good at organizing stuff, at […]
When was the last time you heard someone say: “I don’t want to be rude, but…” Usually followed by something which is in fact very rude. In my work with leaders and professionals I come across this ugly language gambit […]
Often we require a new approach to jumpstart our creative thinking. A peculiar yet effective way to do this is to use the Book of the Dead creative thinking technique. This technique is based on forcing our brain to associate new ideas […]
In their book From Sumer to Rome, authors Richard Gabriel and Karen Metz made a fascinating observation: If Roman body armor-which was sophisticated, effective and invented almost two millennia ago-had been used at the battles of the American Revolution, the average […]
A few years ago, Amazon released a fascinating statistic: Almost 85% of all books about professional or personal development are gifts for other people. Think of the last time you received a book about professional or personal development from someone […]
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