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How to use money to buy happiness (well, sorta)
Money can buy you happiness, but only if used to do things as opposed to simply buy things.
Productivity Experiment: Should you take a three-hour afternoon siesta?
For the last three weeks I’ve worked on Spanish time; taking a three-hour siesta in the afternoon. Here’s how it has impacted my productivity.
Two new productivity experiments for February: Drinking only water, and working 90-hour weeks
Two new productivity experiments I'll be tackling in February: Drinking only water for the entire month, and working 90-hour weeks.
3 ways to identify your “keystone habits”, habits that change everything
Keystone habits create a chain reaction; changing and rearranging your other habits as you integrate the habit into your life.
9 proven ways to break the winter blues
Here are eight proven ways to break out of your winter slump to be productive when you don’t want to go outside.
This productivity ritual will change how you think about your smartphone
My absolute favorite new ritual: putting my smartphone into airplane mode for 12 hours every day. Here's why.
Energy Hack: Schedule time for rituals that energize you
Think about which people and activities give you the most energy, and then act to make time for them.
The exact temperature you should sleep at to get a good night’s sleep
The sleeping temperature recommended by every study is different, but most studies recommend setting your thermostat to about 65ºF (18.5ºC) overnight.
Think waking up earlier will make you more productive? Think again.
There is essentially no difference between waking up early and waking up later in the day, assuming you sleep the same amount of time in both scenarios.
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