Ever happened to you? You wrap up a 30-minute (or longer) meeting, get back to your desk ready to dive back into work after the meeting that could, in some ways, be considered a break from work; but something feels off. Words on the screen look familiar, but you’re reading the same paragraph three times…
If you have watched Kung Fu Panda, do you remember the scene where Master Shifu is meditate? Or trying to, and his ear keeps twitching from some imperceptible disturbance he can sense some distance away? That is exactly how many of us feel when we try to focus on some important work. Of course our…
Back when I was researching for my book, ‘Design the Future’, that simplifies design thinking for businesses and curious individuals, I noticed something striking. The popular 5-step Stanford design thinking model closely mirrors DMAIC, a much older and effective quality improvement tool. (My book simplifies the Stanford process, btw). Having studied some quality improvement, I…
Here’s one on productivity for those of us who use lists as part of planning. I have been guilty of taking older notes and adding unfinished tasks to the latest list. And not often enough, I try to wonder why some of those tasks that have gotten carried forward for too long, keep making it…
#Productivity This is for those of us who listen to music when working or studying. Something I have experienced.. If your work needs a good amount of figuring out or making sense, a lot of focus or creativity, you might be better off sticking to listening to one song on loop rather than a playlist…
A lot of us struggle with staying productive. Especially so in these times of lockdown and uncertainties. And also when you are focusing on larger goals that don’t really offer much daily satisfaction of accomplishment. I have heard of some really brilliant people, especially from the behavioural science and behavioural economics communities, struggle with staying…