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A New Kind of New Year’s Resolution: Saying No
Increased efficiency is not the only solution to feeling overwhelmed. Remaining true to our resolutions also requires the audacity to say “No.”
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RSS Creativity: Routines, Systems, Spontaneity
Not just a single process, creativity is really a series of interlocking activities. A look at how to lay the groundwork for your "aha!" moment.
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Worry Only About the Problems in Your Circle of Influence
Stop spinning your wheels. By concentrating only on the stuff that you can influence directly, setting priorities and making progress becomes simpler…
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Reclaim Focus, One Day at a Time
To overcome “reactionary workflow,” we experiment with how to build laser-like task focus, day by day.
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Beware of Reactionary Workflow
As our penchant for over-communication makes reaching "Inbox Zero" increasingly unlikely, we look at some key ways to combat "reactionary workflow."
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Behold the Power of Appreciations
Creatives use the term "constructive criticism," but is criticism the only way? Storyteller Jay O'Callahan champions the power of "appreciations."
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Send Ideas to the Graveyard
Most ideas are like bad relationships: you know you have to move on but the idea of letting go seems too unbearable to handle.
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Generate Ideas In Moderation
Generating new ideas can be intoxicating, but it can also throw you off course and fritter away your team's focus on projects already underway.
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Checkpoints: Discipline
Discipline is a set of imposed expectations and boundaries that help you keep your energy and time focused on what is most important.
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Silence the Creative Visionary!
Visionary leaders run the risk of overriding the ideas of the brilliant people around them. Sometimes, restraint is needed when engaging a team.
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Supervising Productivity
Instilling accountability is crucial for moving ideas forward, but Big Brother-ish supervision can quash creativity. We look at finding the balance.
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Restricting The Creative Perfectionist
When setting forth on a creative project, a few restrictions may help tame perfectionist tendencies.
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