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Work Smart

The apps, tips, tactics, and brain hacks to help you work smarter instead of harder.

You can’t be productive without routines and rituals. Here’s why

We all have routines. But not everyone crafts them to maximize their time.

You can’t be productive without routines and rituals. Here’s why

7 ways to test if your idea is bad

Use these methods to test your ideas to determine if they are good or bad.

7 ways to test if your idea is bad

Feeling depressed and bored at work? Do these 5 things to spark inspiration

Bored of the day-to-day work drudgery? It might be a signal that you’re in need of new habits and rituals.

Feeling depressed and bored at work? Do these 5 things to spark inspiration

How to dig yourself out of a creative rut

A creative rut is often the result of not being stretched or challenged. These six simple strategies can help you bust out of your rut.

How to dig yourself out of a creative rut

These are the 3 components of a great story

Our brains are hardwired to hear stories, rather than hard facts.

These are the 3 components of a great story

How to feel more accomplished at the end of the day

Chances are good that you are getting more done than you think. Here are five steps you can take to end each day with a feeling of accomplishment.

How to feel more accomplished at the end of the day

Stop using these words that lead to a “no”

A conversation analyst shares why asking someone if they would “like” something is unlikely to generate a yes.

Stop using these words that lead to a “no”

How to redesign your workspace to be your most productive in 2019

Follow these two essential steps to change your productivity, performance, satisfaction, and mood.

How to redesign your workspace to be your most productive in 2019

This is what leaders often get wrong about growth mind-set

Whenever we learn something new, our instincts may lead us to internalize dangerous myths and mistakes.

This is what leaders often get wrong about growth mind-set

Why you should start your New Year’s resolutions on March 4

Here’s an argument for separating the decision to make a change from the day that you are actually putting yourself on the path to change.

Why you should start your New Year’s resolutions on March 4

Five things you should stop saying to yourself

These are things we say to ourselves that are setting us up to fail at work–or your habitual mode of looking at the world can make you act as if you did.

Five things you should stop saying to yourself

This is how you can get rid of your self-created failures

Sometimes, we are so scared of failure that we inevitably invite it into our lives. Here’s how to stop that from happening.

This is how you can get rid of your self-created failures

8 ways to trick your brain into keeping your New Year’s resolutions

When setting a resolution, the dopaminergic reward systems of your brain become more active. The challenge is keeping that up over the long haul.

8 ways to trick your brain into keeping your New Year’s resolutions

The 10 most popular work-life stories of 2018

These are the work-life stories you read and shared the most this year.

The 10 most popular work-life stories of 2018

These are the goals you should make to be a better leader

From staying calm under pressure to learning to delegate better.

These are the goals you should make to be a better leader

Ask these four questions to conduct a career audit for the past year

Take the time to reflect on your career before you set your resolutions.

Ask these four questions to conduct a career audit for the past year

How to build a killer 100-day executive onboarding plan

More than a dozen chief human resource officers from top companies offer advice on how to set yourself up for success in a new leadership role.

How to build a killer 100-day executive onboarding plan

6 ways to communicate challenging concepts to your target audience

Rather than start drafting your presentation or meeting agenda by asking, “What do I want to say?” start by asking, “What does my audience need to hear?”

6 ways to communicate challenging concepts to your target audience

Why you should completely change the way you view collaboration

Let go of the fear that someone is going to steal your ideas, and learn to adopt a collaborative mind-set.

Why you should completely change the way you view collaboration

These are the best and worst leaders of 2018

From inspiring people who broke barriers and stood up for what they believe in, to those who got caught making terrible decisions, 2018 saw the good, the bad, and the mixed from leaders across the country.

These are the best and worst leaders of 2018

Impact

To build cities that survive climate change, we should emulate Earth’s first creatures

The effects of inequality run as deep as our microbiomes

Throwing fermented grape skins on icy roads could help cut down our salt use

Creativity

Here’s how to get your Spotify Wrapped 2019—and My Decade Wrapped

President Trump’s catty European trip turned world leaders into Mean Girls

Giphy’s top gifs of the year show how gifs helped us escape in 2019

Co.Design

50 designers reinvent the Christmas tree ornament

Retailers are selling $60 cords for Apple’s wireless Airpods

Ikea reveals the secret to happiness, and it’s not furniture

Work Life

Two simple budget-friendly ways to include remote workers at holiday parties

These are the 7 types of companies that you should stay away from

When you should go with your gut instead of logic