Google Calendar recently came out with a new feature: Goals. It’s a tool that helps you schedule time to meet your goals, whether it’s exercising more often or learning a new skill. This is a great reminder of how important it is to make time for yourself, both for workplace productivity and for personal growth….
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Even if you’re not a gamer, there’s a good reason why you should listen to the music that plays in the background of video games: It can improve your focus, motivation, and productivity. Scientific research confirms that music stimulates the brain. Listening to music helps pass the time at work and it keeps people energized and motivated. One study…
How do you take breaks, if you take them at all? Do you grab a quick coffee on the go? Chat with your coworkers? And most importantly, do you feel relaxed and recharged after? In North America, it’s easy to feel overworked and like there isn’t enough time to relax in the day. And you’re…
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It’s tempting to put off the unpleasant things you don’t want to do. We’re naturally predisposed to do things that make us happy, so if a task is causing discomfort, we’ll find ways to procrastinate and put it off. Procrastination may be a natural instinct, but it’s also a huge workplace productivity killer. You’re not…
Team building activities are often met with a groan. Nobody wants to spend time playing awkward games with coworkers. But team building doesn’t have to be boring. The right team building exercises can help your employees bond, which in turn boosts engagement and productivity. Companies with engaged employees are more productive, as discovered by Gallup’s…
One way to make sure your day is off to a productive start is by exercising. It doesn’t have to be anything rigorous – even a brisk walk is enough to get your blood flowing and energy up. If you like to cycle, consider commuting to work by bike. It kills two birds with one…
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Productivity is generally talked about using cold, unfeeling data, but it might help to get a little mushy now and then. Emotional intelligence, or EI, is a concept that thought leaders and hiring managers love to talk about. But does it have a place in the discourse of productivity-minded leaders? It’s not that some managers…
Another year has come to a close, and boy was it a productive one! From total hours worked, to projects completed, DeskTimers have a lot to be proud of this year. So enjoy this year-end infographic and make 2016 even more productive than last year!
We’ve been able to cover some cool topics this year as they relate to productivity at work, home, and everywhere in between. Take a look at what our readers loved best – these were our top 5 most popular blog posts of 2015.
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