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9 Things Productive People Do Differently

Ron Friedman Ph.D. on January 4, 2016

Work is often stressful. It doesn't have to be. Here are 9 things you can do right now to boost your health, happiness, and productivity.

Work is often stressful. It doesn't have to be. Here are 9 things you can do right now to boost your health, happiness, and productivity.

Career
Get More Done By Scheduling to Your Strengths

Ron Friedman Ph.D. on December 16, 2015

Are you an early bird? Or a night owl? In either case, you can get more done by taking your body's energy fluctuations into account.

Are you an early bird? Or a night owl? In either case, you can get more done by taking your body's energy fluctuations into account.

Career
Why Our Cubicles Make Us Miserable

Ron Friedman Ph.D. on April 13, 2015

Depriving people of sunlight, restricting their views, and seating them with their backs exposed is not a recipe for success—it’s a recipe for chronic anxiety.

Depriving people of sunlight, restricting their views, and seating them with their backs exposed is not a recipe for success—it’s a recipe for chronic anxiety.

Career
How to Stop Working All The Time

Ron Friedman Ph.D. on April 8, 2015

Most attempts at behavior change fail for the same reason—they’re too ambitious. Here are 3 concrete tips that make disconnecting from work a lot easier.

Most attempts at behavior change fail for the same reason—they’re too ambitious. Here are 3 concrete tips that make disconnecting from work a lot easier.

Career
Work-Life Balance is Dead

Ron Friedman Ph.D. on March 27, 2015

Technology has made work-life balance obsolete. Here's why we should aim for work-life integration instead.

Technology has made work-life balance obsolete. Here's why we should aim for work-life integration instead.

Career
The Secret to Staying Engaged at Work

Ron Friedman Ph.D. on January 5, 2015

Within a knowledge economy, productivity and time off are no longer incompatible. Quite the opposite. Allowing yourself the opportunity to recover is a requirement for producing great work.

Within a knowledge economy, productivity and time off are no longer incompatible. Quite the opposite. Allowing yourself the opportunity to recover is a requirement for producing great work.

Career
How Exercise Improves Your Performance at Work

Ron Friedman Ph.D. on November 25, 2014

Social scientists have collected some compelling evidence suggesting that exercise makes us smarter, happier, and even more productive.

Social scientists have collected some compelling evidence suggesting that exercise makes us smarter, happier, and even more productive.

Productivity
What You Eat Affects Your Productivity

Ron Friedman Ph.D. on November 18, 2014

Unhealthy lunch options tend to be cheaper and faster than healthy alternatives, making them alluring during a busy workday. They feel efficient. Which is where our lunchtime decisions lead us astray. We save 10 minutes now and pay for it with weaker performance the rest of the day.

Here's how you can make smarter eating decisions.

Unhealthy lunch options tend to be cheaper and faster than healthy alternatives, making them alluring during a busy workday. They feel efficient. Which is where our lunchtime decisions lead us astray. We save 10 minutes now and pay for it with weaker performance the rest of the day.

Here's how you can make smarter eating decisions.

Burnout
Want to Get More Done? Start Taking Breaks

Ron Friedman Ph.D. on November 10, 2014

No matter how engaged we are in an activity, our brains inevitably tire. And when they do, the symptoms are not necessarily obvious. We don’t always yawn or feel ourselves nodding off. Instead, we become more vulnerable to distractions.

Tiring over the course of the workday can’t be prevented. But it can be mitigated. Here's how.

No matter how engaged we are in an activity, our brains inevitably tire. And when they do, the symptoms are not necessarily obvious. We don’t always yawn or feel ourselves nodding off. Instead, we become more vulnerable to distractions.

Tiring over the course of the workday can’t be prevented. But it can be mitigated. Here's how.

Attention
The Cost of Continuously Checking Email

Ron Friedman Ph.D. on November 3, 2014

Shifting our attention from one task to another, as we do when we’re monitoring email while trying to read a report or craft a presentation, disrupts our concentration and saps our focus.

Here are a few suggestions to help you stay on task.

Shifting our attention from one task to another, as we do when we’re monitoring email while trying to read a report or craft a presentation, disrupts our concentration and saps our focus.

Here are a few suggestions to help you stay on task.

Career
How to Spend the First 10 Minutes of Your Day

Ron Friedman Ph.D. on October 3, 2014

What's the first thing you do when you arrive at your desk? For many of us, checking email or listening to voice mail is practically automatic. In many ways, these are among the worst ways to start a day. Both activities hijack our focus and put us in a reactive mode, where other people's priorities take center stage.

Fortunately, there's a smarter approach.

What's the first thing you do when you arrive at your desk? For many of us, checking email or listening to voice mail is practically automatic. In many ways, these are among the worst ways to start a day. Both activities hijack our focus and put us in a reactive mode, where other people's priorities take center stage.

Fortunately, there's a smarter approach.

Career
Why the Last 5 Years of Your Life Have Disappeared

Ron Friedman Ph.D. on August 29, 2014

Psychologists haven’t pinned down exactly when our perception of time begins to accelerate, but they do offer a few interesting theories about why it happens.

The older we get, the less there is that feels truly new.

So what can we do to reverse the trend?

Psychologists haven’t pinned down exactly when our perception of time begins to accelerate, but they do offer a few interesting theories about why it happens.

The older we get, the less there is that feels truly new.

So what can we do to reverse the trend?

Career
Why Working Together Doesn't Always Work

Ron Friedman Ph.D. on July 11, 2014

On paper, collaborations have a lot to offer. So it’s surprising that studies show they yield mixed results. Which raises an important question: How do we get them right?

On paper, collaborations have a lot to offer. So it’s surprising that studies show they yield mixed results. Which raises an important question: How do we get them right?

Career
Does Christmas Music Make Us Buy Less?

Ron Friedman Ph.D. on December 20, 2013

Studies show we spend more on flowers when romantic music is playing. We choose more expensive wine when listening to Vivaldi. We linger at restaurants with slow-tempo music, which leads us to order more food and run up a longer tab. So what do we know about the impact of Christmas music on holiday shoppers?

Studies show we spend more on flowers when romantic music is playing. We choose more expensive wine when listening to Vivaldi. We linger at restaurants with slow-tempo music, which leads us to order more food and run up a longer tab. So what do we know about the impact of Christmas music on holiday shoppers?