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How to stop procrastinating in 5 steps

So...you’re reading an article about how to stop procrastinating instead of doing what you’re supposed to be doing. That’s okay. I’m not going to lecture you to finish your goals and I definitely won’t act like I haven’t been there before. What I am going to do is show you the EXACT steps ...

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Productivity advice for the weird

I get some version of this email every day: “How many hours do you work, Ramit? What tool do you use to manage your social media? Do you actually read 2,000 emails/day?” All right, you want to know how I actually stay productive? Fine, I’ll show you exactly what I do. No pandering, no hiding the truth. ...

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How to be successful

People tend to have a misconstrued definition of success. We love to say things like: “I’ll be successful once I find a career related to my passion.” “I’ll be a success when I make my first million dollars.” “I’ll be a success when I find the love of my life.” Notice something about these platitudes? They look ...

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Gmail tricks: 4 inbox hacks I use to manage thousands of emails in under an hour (infographic)

Today, I want to share a quick thing that immediately added hours back to my day: Changing how I wrote and responded to emails. I used to spend hours managing emails. I had to schedule meetings, follow up with team members, network with interesting people, and taunt the trolls who emailed me. It got really messy, really fast. And before ...

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How we create effective meeting agendas at IWT

When you look at someone who’s a master at their craft, you’ll notice that they’ve always built routines for the ordinary parts of life, so they can focus on what they’re best at. This is why President Obama wears the same suit every day and Gary Vaynerchuk calls his family in the car on the way ...

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SMART Objectives: Good Goals vs. Bad Goals

Let's be honest: people suck at goal setting. Even when we really want to do something, we have a hard time achieving it. (Need proof? Just consider that the vast majority of New Year’s resolutions fail by February.) But, it’s not our fault. Nobody teaches us how to really achieve what we set out to do. Today I’...