Remote teams
fromPsychology Today
3 hours agoDoes Working Less Bring Higher Productivity?
The four-day workweek challenges traditional work norms, potentially enhancing productivity and well-being.
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Productivity
fromFast Company
1 day agoThe productivity question AI forces us to ask
Productivity tools increase capabilities but also raise expectations, leading to a cycle of anxiety and an overwhelming pace of work.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoI spent an entire weekend doing absolutely nothing, and it was the most productive thing I've done all month. - Silicon Canals
Surrendering to rest can be a radical act of productivity, challenging societal norms around constant busyness.
Productivity
fromFast Company
5 days agoFour steps for better focus from a cognitive scientist
Inability to focus is a major barrier to productivity, often exacerbated by self-inflicted distractions.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoI deleted every productivity app on my phone and my output doubled - because I'd been spending more time optimizing my system than actually doing the work - Silicon Canals
Deleting productivity apps led to increased output by eliminating the management of systems that masked actual productivity.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoI spent three months waking up at 5am and tracking every metric I could find - sleep quality, word count, mood, energy - and the data told a story my ego didn't want to hear: I was measurably worse at everything that mattered - Silicon Canals
Waking up at 5am initially boosted productivity but ultimately led to disappointment and self-reflection.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoI deleted every productivity app on my phone and my output doubled - because I'd been spending more time optimizing my system than actually doing the work - Silicon Canals
Deleting productivity apps led to increased output by eliminating the management of systems that masked actual productivity.
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Remote teams
fromForbes
2 days agoHow To Lead A Workforce That Doesn't Stay In One Place
Work has evolved beyond remote to a fluid, untethered model requiring organizations to support employee mobility effectively.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoNeuroscience reveals that the calmest person in any crisis isn't naturally fearless - their brain learned to delay panic because their childhood required them to be functional before they were allowed to be afraid - Silicon Canals
Calmness under pressure is a learned response, not merely a personality trait or temperament.
Social media marketing
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoPsychology says people who never post on social media but check it every day aren't passive - they opted out of the performance while keeping the window, and keeping the window without paying the price is the most rational position available and the one the platform was specifically designed to make feel antisocial - Silicon Canals
Silent scrollers on social media actively choose to observe rather than post, demonstrating discipline and self-control contrary to common perceptions.
Wearables
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoPsychology says the people who still wear a wristwatch in a world of smartphones aren't behind - they have a specific relationship with time and intention that most people quietly abandoned without realizing what they gave up - Silicon Canals
Wearing a watch reflects a conscious decision about one's relationship with time, transforming from a necessity to a personal statement.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
8 hours agoNot everyone who keeps working after the workday ends is ambitious. Some people simply discovered that the transition from productivity to stillness requires passing through a stretch of feeling they've been avoiding for years, and the extra hour of work is cheaper than the ten minutes of silence. - Silicon Canals
Many work late to avoid confronting uncomfortable emotions, not just to be productive.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
3 days agoAI promises to free workers from grunt work, but psychologists say those mindless tasks are exactly what our brains need to recover | Fortune
Eliminating menial tasks with AI may reduce productivity by removing necessary breaks for mental bandwidth and problem-solving.
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoPeople who check their phone within five minutes of waking up are training their brain to start every day in reaction mode - and it's costing them more than they realize - Silicon Canals
Starting the day with phone use can negatively impact mental state and set a stressful tone for the day.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
5 days agoPsychology says keeping your phone on silent isn't a communication preference - it's a nervous system preference, and the people who need it most are often the ones who spent years being on-call for everyone else's emergencies - Silicon Canals
Constant phone notifications can trigger stress responses, leading some to keep their phones on silent as a protective measure for their nervous system.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 week agoPsychology suggests if you still write things down on paper instead of your phone you aren't resisting progress - you've found something that works and are practicing the increasingly rare skill of not replacing it simply because something newer arrived, and that skill, applied consistently, turns out to predict a surprising number of other things about how you make decisions - Silicon Canals
Handwriting enhances cognitive engagement and memory retention compared to typing, leading to better decision-making and creativity.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoPsychology explains people who always keep their phone on silent aren't hard to reach - they're hard to interrupt, and the difference between those two things is the difference between a person who decides when to be available and one who simply is, always, at whatever cost - Silicon Canals
Smartphone notifications disrupt concentration for about seven seconds, leading to significant cognitive costs beyond the immediate interruption.
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks agoIf someone constantly complains about having no time but scrolls their phone for two hours every evening, something far more serious than poor time management is happening - and these 7 patterns explain the real issue - Silicon Canals
People often claim to have no time, but excessive phone scrolling reveals deeper emotional avoidance issues.
Mental health
fromBusiness Insider
1 month agoUsing too many AI tools at once can actually make you less productive and cause 'brain fry,' study finds
Workers using multiple AI tools simultaneously experience mental fatigue called 'AI brain fry,' characterized by cognitive fog and reduced decision-making ability beyond optimal tool usage levels.
fromFast Company
2 months agoUnwinding with screens may be making us more stressed. Try this instead
I am a professor of public health who studies health behaviors and the gap between intentions and outcomes. I became interested in this self-care paradox recently, after I suffered from a concussion. I was prescribed two months of strictly screen-free cognitive rest-no television, email, Zooming, social media, streaming, or texting. The benefits were almost immediate, and they surprised me. I slept better, had a longer attention span, and had a newfound sense of mental quiet.
Mental health
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
1 month agoPsychology says the people who feel exhausted after scrolling aren't lazy, their brains are processing thousands of micro-decisions that were designed to feel like nothing - Silicon Canals
Social media scrolling causes mental fatigue through thousands of micro-decisions engineered to feel invisible, depleting cognitive resources despite appearing effortless.
fromMedium
2 months agoAI won't (re)generate your focus
You settle in for a quick scroll through your feed, maybe just to unwind for a minute or two. But somewhere between a cooking hack and a clip you've already forgotten, forty minutes vanished. It's all a blur. Welcome to the era of infinite content and finite attention, where our brains are working overtime just to keep up with the deluge.
Digital life
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
2 months agoIf you prefer completing tasks start-to-finish without interruptions, psychology says you display these 8 traits - Silicon Canals
People who prefer single-tasking and uninterrupted work possess strong sustained attention, protect deep concentration, and experience greater difficulty refocusing after interruptions.
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