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This blog, penned by award-winning author Daniel Sih, is about the making and meaning of space.
We examine productivity through a holistic lens, grounded in research, to encourage deep thinking, a slower pace, and a focus on what truly matters.
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Sometimes a technology is so disruptively brilliant that it cannot be ignored. Chat GPT is one of those technologies.
As a slower adopter of new apps and devices, I’ve been waiting, reading, and gath...
I drive a $200,000 car and it’s the shittiest car on the street.
Let me explain.
We bought our Toyota Camry from a second hand dealer in 2011 – it was pre-loved and already 12 years old. Our next ch...
We all want to be productive – but what IS productivity?
Sounds like a simple question but the answer is more complicated than you think – and worthwhile considering at the start of a new year.
If y...
If you were given thirty minutes to spend time with someone interesting, who would you choose?
- a famous author of a book you enjoyed?
- a family member or close friend?
- a recent acquaintance with w ...
I used to be a perfectionist.
There are benefits of working hard and completing things well, but when “good enough” is never enough, it creates stress, reduces creativity and leads to procrastination...
Picture a world without the constant ticking of the clock or the relentless pressure of deadlines – a place where time isn’t sliced into minutes, hours, or appointments. Where waking up to an alarm fo...
The ever quotable Elon Musk has suggested “we are all cyborgs now.” Many of us live our lives online and are dependent on our devices for almost everything. This is particularly true since lock down.
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“If at first you don’t succeed, try try again.”
This may sound like good advice, but research suggests that it’s not quite right.
In 1996, psychology researcher Charles Synder set out to test a theo...
There was banging at the front door.
It was loud and frantic. My immediate thought was danger – someone is drunk and pounding to get my attention. But as I approached, tentatively, I saw my teenage n...
At some stage, most of us consider the big question: “What is the meaning of my life?” Few of us ask and answer the more immediate question: “What is the meaning of my day?”
I recently watched a beau...
