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3 ways to improve diversity and productivity

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I started writing this post because I was inspired by a wave of anti-racist protests around the world in June 2020. It is my belief that bias and prejudice are a colossal waste of life, time, and good will. Does this also affect the way people work – as teams and individuals? And what are some good ways to start working on diversity and productivity at the same time?

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Three Productivity Lessons From Kierkegaard

productivity lessons from kierkegaardThis is not something you would normally expect from bitter Danish philosophers. You would turn to some energetic life coach for advice on productivity, wouldn’t you? As it turns out, Soren Kierkegaard can teach you a lot about how (and why) to get important things done. Here are my top three picks.

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The Guy Who Made Prince’s Last Guitar

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You may be a fan of Prince or may never have liked him much, but today is not just about music and not only about playing guitar, either. This post is an invitation to think about two questions: what is the future of your work? And how do you really measure your own productivity? The answers could surprise you.

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Ascete, Punk, Otaku – 3 approaches to a productivity system

22263932619_7942fbf934_bFrom card games to motor cars, the side effect of popularity is proliferation of choices, hacks or “homebrew” varieties. This works in business, in pedagogy, and in effective management. Today, I’m thinking about a popular productivity system – and through three personas, I will try to analyse different ways of applying that system in your life. Getting things done, as it turns out, may mean different things to different folks.

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Shooting hoops, or how to use simple routines to get back to awesome

shooting hoopsToday’s post is about the power of simple routines. It’s topical: everyone around me seems to be trying out the simple moves again, hoping to get back to learning new great things after their winter hibernation. It’s personal, too – since I’m planning to get back to blogging and writing, and a simple idea is what I’m starting with! So how can something easy help you learn the most complicated stuff?

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10 Tech Things I no longer have time for in 2015

We were told that the brave new digital world will give us all the time in the world – to learn a language, to prepare for what’s ahead, or just to kick back and chew the cud. Well, readers, we were lied to. Here are ten things I find myself not using any more – things that, for a learner / polyglot / tech aficionado like me, used to be commonplace. See if you agree with any of those?