The Blog
What if you didn’t have to take the blame?
“I have a great productivity plan. I just have to actually stick to it.” When I first started Project TGL, I heard this over and over again. Usually with a wry chuckle. People from all different backgrounds, with completely different working lives, would tell me the...
Why does gratitude work, anyway?
Have you ever played tetris? In high school, I used to play it a lot. I’d play for hours on end, and then go to bed and see brightly coloured shapes falling, falling, falling across the backs of my eyelids. Gratitude is like tetris.
There’s proof: Sometimes a messy desk is more efficient
You have a few pieces of paper in your hand. Do you plonk them on your desk, or file them away? In other words: are you a “piler”, or a “filer”?
To-do lists that actually work
Want to write to-do lists that actually work? Here’s a selection of best-practice advice from around the web.
Five questions to ask before buying a planner for the new year
Earlier this year, I made a mistake: I bought a fancy-pants planner I’d been hearing everyone rave about. “It’s so amazing!” they all said. And … it didn’t work for me. Here’s five questions to help you avoid the same mistake.
Mini-course: Productive Work from Home
30 minutes to better productivity — all for $7
Working from home sounds like a dream: no commute, access to your own kitchen, peace and quiet galore.
But in practice, our brains struggle to differentiate between life and work when they both happen in the same location, making it harder to get started, stay focussed, and switch off.
Takes less than 30 minutes
Teaches practical, simple steps
Gives you more focus, less distraction
