If you’ve been following the DeskTime blog, you know that attention is like a muscle – it can only be strained for a certain amount of time before it needs rest. Though this is undeniably true, and supported by multiple studies, sometimes we just need that extra boost to get sh*t done. Now how do…
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Wouldn’t it be great if you didn’t need to think about how to get your employees to work more?Wouldn’t it be great, if it just happened all by itself? That automatic habit of doing isn’t simply coincidence, and neither is it luck. It’s a carefully crafted office culture of productivity. Though it may come more…
DeskTime surveys every minute of over 250,000 employees in 105 countries around the world. As a result, we have a significant amount of productivity-related data that we can use the compare the de facto productivity of people around the world. We’ve collected and compared data that shows us the most productive and unproductive countries in…
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Jack-o-lanterns, cotton cobwebs strewn across desks, office dress-up parties, punch with fake eyeballs floating in it, these are all staples of the typical Halloween office vibe. But none of these supposedly “scary” elements even compare to the terror that can be instilled by a boss, often with just a few words. Here are some of…
Employee motivation in the workplace seems to be a problem nowadays. A study on employee engagement has found that 70% of employees are disengaged at work. For a manager whose success depends on the productivity of their employees, these statistics don’t exactly inspire confidence. The chances are that your employees are counting down the minutes…
It’s no great secret that the job market is more competitive now than it ever has been before. Not only are there fewer jobs to go around, but there are more skilled workers with degrees, ambition, and experience waiting in the wings to take those jobs. Many employees have started upping their game for promotional…

How to create a productive office environment
From design and ambience to motivated employees
I think you’ll agree with me when I say: The most important tasks for a company owner or manager are to make sure that work is getting done, and everyone is moving in the same direction. Each employee is like a cog in a complex machinery, and everyone has to be doing their job to…
Companies are not the only ones that can benefit from time tracking software applications. Freelancers, who work from home or do ad-hoc work in office settings, will also discover that tracking their time comes with myriad benefits. Freelancers often do not have to adhere to an official work schedule and in many cases, how much…
Well, I tried, here are the results. A while back I came across research done by the University of Chicago. They found that drinking two beers helped accomplish creative tasks. Their reasoning was that it broke down barriers of critical thinking and helped them think outside the box to reach more solutions to the problem solving…
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