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How to effortlessly improve your sleep (Sleeping in 90-Minute Multiples)
Dear reader, As with the dozens of executives, entrepreneurs and CEOs I work with, your time and attention are invaluable to me. Similar to them, the…
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How to set up your energy, focus and resilience in 90 minutes a night
Sleep is the foundation of our physical health, mental health, physical performance and cognitive performance. Since the work of sleep researcher and…
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Why controlling your neurophysiology is the best way to deal with stress
Trying to avoid stress is a terrible way of dealing with it. Unless you live in a monastery, that’s impossible anyway. A much better way is…
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Why and how to avoid constant connectivity in an "always on" world
"You could fill any arbitrary number of hours with what feels to be productive work", writes author and productivity expert Cal Newport. Yet, unless…
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What productivity is (not) about, and how to get better at it
"Productivity" is a loaded term that can mean different things across domains, which include the country, organization, and individual level. At the…
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Why defocus is key for transforming stress and accomplish more at work
We’re all familiar with being more tired than we'd like at work. Think of how you feel after a meeting marathon, completing a challenging session of…
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How cultivating "Ultrafocus" will double what you accomplish each week
During our workdays, we engage in two distinct types of work: focus work and collaborative work. Focus work is most productive when we give it our…
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Why exercise doesn't take, but instead optimizes your mental energy
Contrary to what you might have read, we haven't evolved to exercise. According to Harvard paleoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman, daily movement was…
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