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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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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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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.
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…
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…