Category: “Personal Productivity”

Recently I’ve been reading the book Deep Work, by Cal Newport. If you, as myself, are too a knowledge worker that regularly needs to work a lot of hours really focused in one specific task, not only to finish it, but also to get the highest possible quality result, I recommend you to read this book.

There’s one common goal that connects us all: we’re all trying to get more things done in less time. It’s a busy time. We’re trying to get somewhere faster, we’re trying to learn more things faster, and we’re constantly chasing close deadlines. How do we achieve everything?

If you ask a room full of people what their number-one fear is, your most common response is likely to be that of failure or rejection. Society continually pushes the idea that achievement is desirable, and mistakes are minor roadblocks that hinder our ability to obtain success.

Working remotely has become a great way of saving time and maximizing productivity. No matter where you are physically, you can still have the job that suits you the best. Of course, not all jobs can be used as remote work — but as the technological world is developing, digital work is becoming more and more popular among employees. No more time wasted traveling to the office, no more distractions, just eco-friendly choices and increased productivity.

A New Year, a fresh start! Well, although it probably isn’t so, surely you have already raised a few nice resolutions. But you already know that New Year’s resolutions are rarely met, right? You need to go a little further, and set clear goals. You could even challenge yourself this year with an ambitious goal.