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A virtual reading group that meets to discuss books in the personal productivity genre.
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168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam – Productivity Book Group
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On March 31, 2021, Productivity Book Group hosted our first book discussion of 2021, 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than The post 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam – Productivity Book Group appeared first on Productivity Book Group.By Ray Sidney-Smith
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
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For our final, live book discussion of 2020, Productivity Book Group [ https://productivitybookgroup.org ] discussed Greg McKeown’s Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less The post Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown appeared first on Productivity Book Group.By Ray Sidney-Smith
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The New Corner Office: How the Most Successful People Work from Home by Laura Vanderkam – Productivity Book Group
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The New Corner Office: How the Most Successful People Work from Home [ https://amzn.to/3otqx9z ] by Laura Vanderkam. Dr. Frank The post The New Corner Office: How the Most Successful People Work from Home by Laura Vanderkam – Productivity Book Group appeared first on Productivity Book Group.By Ray Sidney-Smith
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The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller – Productivity Book Group
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Productivity Book Group [ http://productivitybookgroup.org ] discussed The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results [ https://amzn.to/3co5Nu9 ] by Gary The post The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller – Productivity Book Group appeared first on Productivity Book Group.…
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Upstream by Dan Heath – Book Review – Productivity Book Group
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Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen [ https://amzn.to/3kh1iVx ] by Dan Heath. Dr. Frank Buck, the author The post Upstream by Dan Heath – Book Review – Productivity Book Group appeared first on Productivity Book Group.By Ray Sidney-Smith
Productivity Book Group [ https://productivitybookgroup.org ] discussed Mindset: The New Psychology of Success [ https://amzn.to/306YW4o ] by Carol S. Dweck, PhD. The post Mindset – Productivity Book Group appeared first on Productivity Book Group.By Ray Sidney-Smith
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Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal – Productivity Book Group
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Productivity Book Group [ http://productivitybookgroup.org ] discussed Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal. Enjoy The post Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal – Productivity Book Group appeared first on Productivity Book Group.…
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Announcement: Join us at Productivity Summit 2019!
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Productivity Summit is a two-day, four-track virtual summit about personal productivity, organization, technology and business development. Unlike other virtual summits The post Announcement: Join us at Productivity Summit 2019! appeared first on Productivity Book Group.By Ray Sidney-Smith
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Gamify by Brian Burke – Productivity Book Group
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Gamify: How Gamification Motivates People to Do Extraordinary Things [ https://amzn.to/2Akx9Aq ] by Brian Burke. Dr. Frank Buck, the author The post Gamify by Brian Burke – Productivity Book Group appeared first on Productivity Book Group.By Ray Sidney-Smith and Frank Buck, EdD
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Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz – Productivity Book Group
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Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error [ https://amzn.to/2AnAgr0 ] by Kathryn Schulz. Dr. Frank Buck, the author of The post Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz – Productivity Book Group appeared first on Productivity Book Group.By Ray Sidney-Smith
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ProdPod: Episode 118 — Pondering Minimalism vis-à-vis Personal Productivity
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How does minimalism affect your personal productivity? And, is there such a thing as a minimalist approach to productivity? I believe ardently that our physical and digital worlds are a manifestation of our mental-emotional world, so I sought out some answers about these thorny questions. After about 30 hours of research and uncounted hours of pond…
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ProdPod: Episode 117 — Getting More Resilient (Resilience and Productivity)
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In the last episode, I defined resilience, or emotional elasticity, as I like to call it. Here, I’d like to detail tactics for bending back into shape faster for more productive output. Read more.By Ray Sidney-Smith - rsidneysmith.com - Your Productivity Guide
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ProdPod: Episode 116 — Resilience and Productivity
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A few episodes ago I covered several challenges that people face in their productive lives, including overcoming overwhelm, distractions, indecision, procrastination, and burnout. And, in this episode, I am detailing an important emotional skill that one hears in many contexts but is one consistent source of productive strength for those willing to…
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ProdPod: Episode 115 -- Thinking INSIDE the Box! (Part 2)
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In the last episode we learned that the scientific research that told everyone to think outside the box to overcome challenges and to be creative in life and work, was summarily misguided. We can be primed that a box exists, and we’ll still see a box as a limitation, unless we are guided to work within it.…
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ProdPod: Episode 114 -- Thinking INSIDE the Box! (Part 1)
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So often I hear the cliché that you need to be an “out of the box” thinker. Creativity and problem-solving (which I feel frequently are synonymous in many circumstances) are, after all, great tools in any productive person’s toolbelt. But, is thinking outside the box really possible? (Hint: no.) And, if not, how can we effectively use thinking insi…
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ProdPod: Episode 113 -- Limiting Resources for Greater Productivity
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Intuitively, we know that focus is a fundamental of greater productivity. Broadly and less instinctively, focus manifests heightened productivity by training and straining any resource, including but not limited to attention, time, money, and other resources. In Episode 98, I spoke about using time-based challenges for sprinting toward such product…
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ProdPod: Episode 112 -- Overcoming Burnout: Rest and Rejuvenation for Sustainable Productivity
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Burnout is a systemic problem not a situational/circumstantial challenge. And, so overcoming burnout is more about how to build systematic “down time” and renewal into your life and work for sustainable productivity. Here are some suggestions for both rest and rejuvenation.By Ray Sidney-Smith - rsidneysmith.com - Your Productivity Guide
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ProdPod: Episode 111 -- Overcoming Procrastination
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In Episode 22, I defined procrastination and even gave a few pointers about Procrasti-Doing in Episode 82. In this episode, I’d like to continue the dialog with some tips on overcoming procrastination.By Ray Sidney-Smith - rsidneysmith.com - Your Productivity Guide
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ProdPod: Episode 110 -- Overcoming Indecision
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Do you have a good idea of how well you manage uncertainty and make decisions? For most people, there is no well-defined strategy for overcoming indecision in their productivity systems. I think everyone should think about how to reduce distress and increase action through some basic components of good decision-making.…
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ProdPod: Episode 109 -- Overcoming Distractions
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Without focus, almost nothing can get done. Yet distractions abound in our everyday work and personal lives. Here are some suggestions on overcoming distractions of each kind.By Ray Sidney-Smith - rsidneysmith.com - Your Productivity Guide
