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What happens when you turn off Slack notifications
I have a deep, dark secret that I’ve been harboring for a while.I disabled Slack notifications, and it wasn’t a problem.Why I turned off Slack notifications.My primary jobs are making sure my team
How to feel better doing emotional labor at work
Feelings are hard work—if the past year has taught me anything, it’s that.” The way I think about it is: putting resources into guiding the emotions of myself and others.Communications professio
How to know when to quit
Quitters never prosper.I once had a job that, in retrospect, I should have quit earlier.I quit, and then I prospered.I felt like walking away would be a failure on my part, so I put off doing it.My Za
What to try if you can’t be perfect
Why do we do all of the things we do, like building new products, attending planning meetings, creating new processes, or writing articles? Because someone (hopefully us!) thinks each of those things
How to split your working hours in Google Calendar
The working hours feature lets you indicate which hours are part of your workday, which is important when someone else is trying to schedule a meeting with you.For example: my manager, Deb at Zapier,
Here’s why you should quit
There are so many sayings with the same basic message: quitting is bad.I once had a job that, in retrospect, I should have quit earlier.I quit, and then I prospered.This idea — that quitting is bad
Strategies to cut down on time spent on your phone
I spend most days staring at a medium-sized rectangle—this is called “working.The amount of time I spend looking at the small rectangle has gone up every year, as has the number of times I feel co
Why my treadmill desk makes me happier and more productive
I love my home office chair—deeply.I did everything in that chair, and my body started to feel it.So I bought a treadmill that goes under my standing desk.I knew I needed something to get me moving,
Simple behavior shifts to manage your time and energy better
I need three hours of focused time per day to complete—and feel proud of—my week’s work.As a coach and facilitator, I’ve become convinced that everyone, regardless of their role, needs uninter
How to manage your energy to manage your work
I need three hours of focused time per day to complete — and feel proud of — my week’s work.As a coach and facilitator, I’ve become convinced that everyone, regardless of their role, needs uni