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How to say no to low value tasks (without getting fired)
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...
3X your Productivity: Ultimate Guide to Attention Management
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...
7 key concepts about attention which you probably didn’t know
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...
Productivity is not just time management
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...
Why are you unproductive? 3 destructive habits that sabotage time management
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...
Understanding productivity: Where does your time go?
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...
Meditation – Working with thoughts, feelings, and emotions (Part 2)
Meditation texts recommend that you start with mindfulness of breath for the basic practice. As you get comfortable with a meditation routine, you can also start using your thoughts themselves as the object of your meditation. In...
Meditation – Working with thoughts, feelings, and emotions (Part 1)
At work, imagine your boss walking by without returning your smile. How would you feel? If you are like most people, you would be obsessing about whether he is unhappy with you. You start panicking about the one-on-one performance review scheduled later in the day. ...
Meditation – Connecting with the breath
Mindful breathing meditation has the simplest instructions of all types of meditation practices. Just watch the flow of your breath as it enters and leaves the body. What could be simpler, right? It may sound easy, but as you start practising, you will be surprised...
The right mental attitude to bring to meditation
The practice of meditation has nothing to do with becoming religious or spiritual. It does not ask you to renounce the world and go to a monastery. Meditation is about quieting down our minds, and coming to realize how our lives could be lived with greater...
Find the right physical posture for meditation (beginner-friendly)
Your meditation posture is important because the body and mind affect each other. Here are some precise instructions on posture suitable for beginner meditators.
How to prepare and make the commitment for meditation
Meditation is a non-negotiable part of my daily routine now, but I must admit it was a hard habit to build. Meditation has many positive effects, but most people find it hard to commit to a daily practice. Other habits that we try to build, say working out or...
Why meditate? Benefits of meditation
10 years ago, if you’d told me about the benefits of meditation and asked me to start the practice, I would have said that I don’t fancy being a monk. Now, meditation has become an integral part of my daily routine. These are just a few benefits I have noticed since...
Embrace a life of focus and meaning
Boredom leads to brilliance, says Manoush Zomorodi in her book, Bored and Brilliant. To soothe her colicky baby, Zomorodi would push the baby stroller for miles around the neighbourhood. Those long aimless technology-free walks were boring, but sparked her brain with...
Create lasting change in digital habits with Undistractable
One of our Undistractable — Digital Detox bootcamp participants once shared his experience about how he attempted to do a complete digital detox. He had switched his smartphone for a basic feature phone and deleted all his social media profiles. He took this drastic...