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Why Your Workspace Might Be Making You Less Productive
We tend to think of productivity as something that happens inside our heads. Better planning. Better focus. Better time management. But your physical workspace can quietly influence how easy it is to do all three.
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The 10 Desk Accessories That Quietly Make Work Better
The most useful desk accessories aren't always the ones that get featured in elaborate workspace tours.
How To
How to Build a Workspace You’ll Actually Want to Sit At
The perfect workspace doesn't exist. At least, not in the way social media sometimes makes it seem. There will always be another monitor.
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Meetings Are Eating Your Day. Here’s How We Got Time Back.
There was a point where our calendars looked productive. Back-to-back meetings. Thirty-minute check-ins.
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Desk Notes
The Workday Habits That Make the 3 PM Slump Worse
Almost everyone knows the feeling. The morning went well. You answered emails. You finished a few important tasks.
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Your To-Do List Might Be Making You Less Productive
A to-do list is supposed to make work easier. Write everything down. Get organized. Work through the list. Done. But there's a problem.
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The Office Tech We Use Every Week — and What We’d Skip
Office technology has a strange way of multiplying. One monitor becomes two. A webcam becomes a camera. A keyboard becomes three keyboards.
How To
How to Make a Small Workspace Feel Bigger and Better
You don't need a huge home office to have a good workspace. In fact, a small desk can work extremely well if you use the available space…
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The Desk Setup Mistakes Almost Everyone Makes
A desk setup can look great in a photograph and still be uncomfortable to work at. That's because a good workspace isn't really about appearance.
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The 15-Minute Morning Workspace Reset That Makes Your Entire Day Feel Better
Every productivity article seems to promise the same thing: wake up earlier, buy another planner, download another app.
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Your Best Workday Starts the Night Before: Orion vs Eight Sleep, by the Numbers
Bed temperature is one of the most controllable inputs to deep sleep. We compared the two leading cooling systems on performance, ownership, and…