I happened across a 2016 article by Brittney Morgan in which she wrote of six key items we typically forget to schedule into our busy workday. The six are all important for our wellbeing and therefore our productivity and work……but how many of them have you skipped already this week? A Proper Lunch Break Did […]
Archives for June 2018
Setting goals? – keep them to yourself
This short TED Talk by Derek Sivers goes against the common wisdom when setting goals. Rather than sharing them with people, Derek advises to keep yourself accountable and don’t share them! He contends that studies have shown that telling someone your goals actually makes them less likely to happen. Derek highlights that if you really […]
Set yourself up for success late on Friday afternoons
No matter the time of year or weather, the sun always seems to shine more brightly on a Friday afternoon doesn’t it? While many of us allocate some of our weekend for work, there’s still a sense that the week is winding down after lunch of a Friday. I’m sure studies would show that workplace […]
Complexity is the key to personal growth – and comfort can ruin you!
In this illuminating TED Talk Bill Eckstrom, introduces the idea of ‘growth rings’ and shows that ‘complexity’ is the key to growth. After getting fired from his job, Bill came to the realisation that, “what makes you comfortable will ruin you, and only in a state of discomfort can you continually grow”. The growth rings highlighted in […]
