Fast Company posts tagged Work Smart

Work Smart

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

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Five Books To Help You Be More Productive And Organized

Sometimes, you need more guidance than “just get it done.” These five books can help you take more control of your life.

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How These 4 Different Personality Types Find Motivation

People fall into one of four distinct tendencies: obliger, questioner, rebel, and upholder. Each impacts how you become motivated to accomplish things.

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5 Ways You Can Figure Out How You’re Wasting Your Time

Completing small tasks might give us a rush of dopamine. But it’s tackling the big, complex ones that really make a difference.

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These Are The Only Meetings You Should Have For The Next Month

Here’s a monthly meeting schedule that cuts back on boring, all-hands status updates and lets managers spend more one-on-one time with team members.

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Ask Yourself These 2 Questions To Jump-Start Your Morning Productivity

Here’s how to set clearer intentions for a productive workday in the time it takes you to brush your teeth.

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Three Ways For Diehard Procrastinators To Beat Fake Work

One of the most common ways to procrastinate is to waste time doing work-adjacent tasks that don’t actually get you anywhere. Here’s how to kick that habit.

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4 Sleep Myths That You Need To Stop Believing

Sleep has a major impact on almost every aspect of our lives. Here are some common misconceptions about it.

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The Weekly Planning Method For People Who Totally Hate Planning

Think you’re “just not good at planning ahead”? Not anymore.

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This Is How You Should Be Prioritizing Your Work And Life

Giving all of your time to what seems urgent will leave you exhausted. Here’s how to know the difference between what is necessary and what is expendable.

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I Went From Seeing Journaling As A Chore To Loving It, Here’s How

Daily journal writing has been shown to increase intelligence, reduce stress, and even strengthen immunity. At first though, it felt like unpaid work.

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Four Ways To Prevent Networking Burnout

Going to event after event can be taxing on your mind and body. Don’t let FOMO be the cause of your burnout.

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This Common Mistake Is Sabotaging Your Memory

Stop trying to cram so much stuff into your short-term memory, which isn’t built for long-term storage.

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Here’s When It’s Actually Good To Multitask

Yes, most of the time trying to do more than one thing at a time just means you are doing several things poorly. But there are some exceptions.

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Brainstorming Is Killing Your Creativity

Our go-to method for problem solving is majorly flawed. Here’s how to flip it on its head.

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5 Ways To Reset An Unproductive Afternoon

One or two hours of lost productivity shouldn’t ruin your whole workday. Here are some ideas to reset your brain and start fresh.

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This Slack Insider’s Low-Tech Formatting Tips Help Messages Get Read

Here’s how to break up big chunks of information so they’re easy to digest at a glance–no additional Slack integrations required.

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How To Use Restrictions As A Productivity Tool

Constraints can be a barrier to creativity and productivity, but it can also enhance your productivity. Here’s how.

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This Is Why Meditation Isn’t Working For You

These are the seven common mistakes people make when trying to start a meditation practice.

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3 Morning Routine Tweaks To Get You Out The Door And To Work On Time

You don’t have to choose between getting enough sleep and being on time.

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Early Birds Versus Night Owls: Who Is More Productive?

There’s no one right way to plan your schedule: It depends on how you structure your workday.

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Pax’s clever new app stops you from getting too high

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Knowing when you’ve failed can be design’s key to success

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The legendary Apple research group that shaped our world

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Yahoo just built email for the next wave of smartphone users

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