Productivity, High-Performance, Flow

Imagine sitting in front of your computer, trying to focus on an important task, and suddenly your mind wanders off, god-knows-where.  Before you know it, hours have passed, and you haven't made any progress on your work. It's a frustrating experience that most people...

Rohit has a good career, a loving wife, and a beautiful home. However, he feels like something is missing in his life. He knows he is capable of achieving great things, but he doesn't know how to break out of the rut he is in. He fears that he is not living up to his...

In this article, we talk about a few techniques to help you deal with interruptions and improve your productivity.

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I have been time blocking my day in 60-minute chunks for several months now. My overall observation is that it forces me to prioritize more effectively - because when I block time every day, I also block it for a specific activity. While it has allowed me to be more...

On any given week I’m usually juggling at least 3 important projects, all of which require my attention. On top of that, there is routine shallow work and unforeseen ad hoc tasks. Work rarely comes to us in a linear sequential form, allowing itself to be neatly...

Amit is the type of person you’d love to have on your team. Reliable and always willing to take on work, you just know he’d go the extra mile to get things done. So you’re surprised when Amit falls behind on his deliverables. You see him working long hours almost...

Earlier, I talked about how time management is a poor tool to deal with a workday that is spiraling out of control. You start each day planning to get multiple tasks done, but soon find yourself distracted by Zoom calls and meetings. Regaining control of your day...

Kanwaldeep Kahlon, a participant of our Deep Work & Flow bootcamp, finished the first draft of his book in just 4 weeks, a task which previously seemed impossible. He accomplished this with just one small change in the way he worked. During the HabitStrong deep...

A couple of years ago, I was struggling neck-deep in a hundred different things that needed to be done for the startup. I seriously thought about giving up a few hours of sleep to get it all done. Thankfully I didn’t act on that thought. When we want to become more...

Umesh, one of our bootcamp participants, had recently founded an education startup. As the solo founder of an early stage startup, he was overwhelmed by the sheer number of tasks that fell on his plate. He worked late nights, yet work never got done and his...

John Maynard Keynes, the father of modern macroeconomics, had a rather optimistic view of the future.  In 1930, he predicted that 100 years hence people would be working just 15 hours a week, or 3 hour shifts per day, because the standard of living would be so high...