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7 physical activities at home

7 physical activities at home to help you stay healthy & productive

It’s perfect if you have the opportunity to go for a walk or squeeze in a gym workout in your work hours. But not all days – and not all workplaces – allow us such freedom. In this post, we propose 7 types of healthy physical activities you can do without leaving your home.

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Ieva Sipola 28.12.2021
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What your most used distracting apps say about you

We all have that one guilty pleasure – the No. 1 distracting app stealing our time at work.

However, our time thieves differ, making us wonder if our most used unproductive apps say something about us.

We dived into exploration and found some interesting details.

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Aiva Strelca 22.12.2021
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Making a freelancer portfolio from scratch as an SEO specialist

Do you want to start a freelance SEO career? Read about pitfalls, recommendations, and tips on building your first freelance portfolio to bring clients.

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Guest Author 17.12.2021
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Productivity research, experiments and statistics: DeskTime’s best findings

DeskTime loves productivity research and experiments. Over the years we’ve organized quite a few studies and published our finds.

So, if you’re a bit of a data geek, same as we are, this summary of DeskTime’s studies will be a great read for you.

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Aiva Strelca 13.12.2021
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Taking time off work to chase Black Friday deals – is it a thing?

Spoiler alert: yes, it is. Our latest study shows 1.07% of US employees take a day off on Black Friday. It’s no…

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Volunteer time tracking: boosting nonprofit efficiency

One of the common issues many nonprofit organizations run into is ineffective time management. It may seem that volunteer time tracking is less needed than tracking the time of employees in a regular business since volunteers dedicate their time for free. However, several nonprofit time tracking aspects can be really helpful to charity organizations, saving them time and freeing resources to use for their main cause.

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Ieva Sipola 30.11.2021
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is overtime worth it

People who work 8+ hours a day are more productive – but is overtime worth it?

People who work 8+ hours a day are 12.7% more productive than those working their normally scheduled hours, according to a new study by DeskTime.

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Krista Krumina 29.11.2021
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How to incorporate Monroe’s motivated sequence in your speeches

Monroe’s motivated sequence can be a great help if you aren’t a natural-born public speaker. Delivering a persuasive speech is arguably a…

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Ieva Sipola 26.11.2021
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What causes decision fatigue and how to protect yourself from it

Decision fatigue can affect all of us because we make a lot of decisions throughout the day – from mundane choices such…

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Viesturs Abelis 15.11.2021
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