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Concepts

Concepts
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The Holy Grail of Productivity And Why It Doesn't Exist

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Using "Externalization" to Stop Mental Pop-Ups

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Zeigarnik Effect

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40 Cats in Your Office

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Overcoming the Tyranny of the Inbox

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Attention Theft

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Negativity Bias

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Email's Lost Meaning

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Silence the Sirens

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Multitasking Reduces Your IQ by 10 Points

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Make Your Next Project a S.U.P.E.R. Project

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Proactive Leadership: The Key to the Long-Term Success

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Clone Yourself with a Virtual Assistant

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Front-End Filter

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4000 Pieces of Paper Mail in Your Office

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Execution Engine

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Diminishing Returns

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Attention Residue: The Hidden Hijacker

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Attention Residue:
The Toll of Switching Costs

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Using Tone of Voice
to Your Advantage

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Ready-to-Resume Plan: Scrub Away Attention Residue

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Effective and Ineffective
Stakes

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Communications Ladder: Clarity Trumps Responsiveness

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Multitasking Experimental
Demonstration

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Attention Budgeting
is the Magic Bullet

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Task Switching
vs. Context Switching

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Multitasking
Sucks

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We Are Our Own Worst Attention Hijackers

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Habituation
is an Attention Savior

How Daydreaming Can Make You More Productive

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The Lizard Brain
and the Executive Brain

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Climb High, Sleep Low - 
Building Cognitive Endurance Like a Sherpa

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Meditation –
The Gym for Your Mind

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Separating Tasks and Projects – The Key to Getting Things Done

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S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Are Dumb

How Much Money Is Your Business Losing to Task Switching Fees?

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The 20-20-20 Exercise

Stop Flagging Your Emails! Manage Your Inbox so it Doesn’t Manage You

Take Command of your Day by Thinking Like a Sherpa

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Invest in Yourself for 2024

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Brain Break: The 6x6x6 Breathing Exercise

Never Check Email
in the Morning

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Why Pull Systems are Awesome and Push Systems Kill Your Day

Better Focus
Grows on Trees

Mix it up with
Brain Breaks

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Next Task: The Small Step That Will Take You Far

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External Brain: Double Your Thinking Capacity

Ending Time Poverty

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Musterbation: The Irrational Demand for Perfection

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Multiple Inboxes

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Attention is Your #1 Resource

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Achieve Peak Performance by Becming a Cognitive Athlete

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Guard Your Attention Like a Dragon Guards His Gold

Email is Attention Hijacker #1

Traps
Techniques: Email Clearing
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