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5 ways that being kind to yourself is more productive than pushing yourself

Pushing yourself harder doesn’t actually mean you get more done. The good news is that there’s a better way. I call it “self-compassionate productivity”.

Brightly coloured geometric blocks on a wooden background

By Christina October 17, 2019June 16, 2020

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.

A laptop and several piles of paper and books on a wooden desk

By Christina September 19, 2019June 16, 2020

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”?

By Christina January 10, 2019January 31, 2020

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.

An open planner beside a bouquet of pink flowers

By Christina December 6, 2018December 10, 2019

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.

By Christina November 22, 2018October 3, 2018

Paper vs. digital (revisited)

It’s a question as ancient as the smartphone: should you write a paper to-do list, or a digital one? Here’s why you might need a bit of both.

By Christina November 8, 2018November 18, 2018

Should I motivate myself with rewards?

Does bribing yourself with rewards actually work? Well… it’s complicated.

By Christina October 25, 2018October 3, 2018

Five tips for communicating with your remote team

You need to get your team on the same page about how and when to communicate, stat. But you don’t know where to start. I hear you. Here are five principles of good communication for you and your team.

By Christina October 11, 2018October 3, 2018

Why you should put EVERYTHING on your to-do list

You have a coffee in the morning, realise that you’re about to be out of milk, and think “Oh, I should get milk.” And then your brain helpfully reminds you several times throughout the day that you need to get milk. So far, so good.