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I might have found the only productivity technique that actually works
I hear a ticking sound. Not the keys, but an ordinary, wind-up kitchen timer. In this case, a virtual one. It’s counting down from 25 minutes. When the timer rings, I’ll stop working. I’ll take a...
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Gamification Is Sweeping the Enterprise. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
If you don’t know what “gamification” is, you’re in big trouble. Salesforce.com, SAP, Cisco, and many other companies (big and small) are using gamification and game science to increase engagement...
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Your iPhone Just Went Black and It Won’t Respond to Any Button. Here’s What...
Panic. Then think about all the time your iPhone was exposed to moisture: jogging, that day you got caught in the rain, the time you set it down in a ring of condensation. Then you’ll think about the...
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Free Your Mind From Trivial Decisions
Decisions tire the brain. In a famous study, Israeli parole judges were more likely to grant parole early in the day (70 percent) and almost never late in the day (less than 10 percent) after...
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5 Steps to Simplify Your Email Life This Weekend
The marketing world dumps email on me the way Isaac’s dumping rain on the scorched Midwest. The other night I realized I receive about 70 automatic, daily email updates across 3 email accounts....
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Don’t Make This Project-Killing Mistake
How many times have you added people (aka "resources") to help a project move faster? Anyone who’s led a software development project knows the drill: Scope the project Define the requirements Estimate...
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Microsoft Is In Worse Shape Than You Think
In 1994, I wanted to get out of the Navy to start my own publishing company. One of my enablers was Microsoft. To get my enterprise off the ground, I needed a couple of strong desktops and some...
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Ths post Why I Am a Disloyal Jerk appeared first on Simple Strategies. I am a terrible, disloyal man. In 1994, I sent about ten letters to technology companies asking for free stuff. I was in the Navy...
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Are They Easy to Work With Or Just Friendly?
Ths post Are They Easy to Work With Or Just Friendly? appeared first on Simple Strategies. It’s easy to confuse friendly with competence. A lot of companies talk about being easy to work with. Fewer...
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Why I’m Useless Every Monday
Ths post Why I’m Useless Every Monday appeared first on Simple Strategies. There’s one day a week when my work quality sucks. It’s Monday. Don’t expect something great from me on Monday. The reason is...
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