Environments like coffee shops can help boost our thinking ability (as long as they're not too loud). Here are 6 tools to help you amp up your productivity when you can't get out of the office.
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Focus
[foh-kuhs]1. The ability to train your attention onto a single task and address it with the whole of your brainpower.
Are you ready to stop doing busywork and start doing your best work? On sale today, the new book from 99U shows you how to get information overload under control and focus on the creative work that really matters.
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Part two of our recap of the 2013 99U Conference.
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Use the natural wiring of your brain to your advantage and wrangle that illusive problem-solving insight by taking a break and being open to serendipity.
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Switching tasks smartly allows your unconscious to "incubate" -- working away at knotty problems in the background while you do other things.
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Ever get distracted by a new idea and have trouble seeing the original one through? Illustrator Rilla Alexander shares her idea execution struggle through an all-ages story.
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How does a small upstart take on bigger, more established players? By giving a damn. From the founders on down.
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The simple act of thinking you have unlimited willpower makes it more likely that you will persevere.
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From handpowered iPhone chargers to cursing coffee mugs, these are the things we're eying this holiday season.
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The author of The 4-Hour Chef on how he markets his work while keeping focused with the help of timers, old laptops, and an avoidance of public speaking.
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