Secrets of the Super-Productive

You know those annoying people who write ten books in one year, or design successful new apps willy nilly. You may hate them, but you want to be just a little like them.

The Good Student

Effective study habits really do work.
by Art Markman, Ph.D.

Productive Work Zone Ahead

Project "spin" to balance task challenge and personal skill
by Timothy A. Pychyl, Ph.D.

Would Buddha Make a To-Do List?

Stop procrastinating. Make your to-do list work.
by Dr. Bill Knaus, Ed.D.

Let's Be More Productive, Not Less

Can fewer jobs be a good thing?
by Mark D. White, Ph.D.

Self-Help

Most of us wish we could improve certain things about ourselves. Lasting change is difficult—many of our habits are deeply ingrained, and certain core personality attributes may be immutable. But many more things can be changed.

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Procrastination

Everyone procrastinates sometimes, but 20 percent of people chronically avoid difficult tasks and deliberately look for distractions—which, unfortunately, are increasingly available. Procrastination in large part reflects our perennial struggle with self-control as well as our inability to accurately predict how we'll feel tomorrow, or the next day.

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