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The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working: Tony Schwartz at TEDxMidwest

2012

Time is finite. Tony Schwarz debunks the myth that “We are meant to run like computers; at high speeds for long periods of time.” He eloquently outlines how the reality of renewing our personal energy is just as important as expending it. See more...

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POMODORO TECHNIQUE - My Favorite Tool to Improve Studying and Productivity

The Pomodoro Technique is one of my favorite ways to beat procrastination and maintain productivity and focus. The pomodoro technique utilizes alternating focus and break times of 25 and 5 minutes, respectively.

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2016
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How Simple Systems Can Unlock Your Writing Productivity, Interview with Kari Roberts

It's so hard to find time to do all the things a writer is supposed to do these days. If only we had a way to simple way to make space for creativity—if only we could be more productive as writers.

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2021
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10 Lessons to Boost Your Productivity from a Writing Coach

Working with thousands of writers over the years we've found out there's some advice that really works. Watch the video for our greatest hits.

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2019
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16:56

5 Focus & Productivity Hacks for Musicians | How to Do More in Less Time

Do you ever go into the studio to write music, really motivated and ready to achieve a lot, but then come out with pretty much nothing to show for it? Do you find yourself getting distracted and scattered, not making any progress? Your ability to focus is one of the most important aspects of...

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2019
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Daily Routine of Successful Artists—Asking Pros

What’s a professional artist’s daily routine look like? And what should students be doing to improve their skills faster?

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2018
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The Habits of Effective Artists

Andrew Price at Blender Conference 2016.

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2016
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Time Management—10 Productivity Tips and Tricks that Work

Philip VanDusen is the founder of Verhaal Brand Design, a strategic design and branding consultancy in the New York City metro area. He is an accomplished creative executive and expert in strategic branding, graphic design and creative management.

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2018
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How Modern Work Pressure Distorts Our Identity | Burnout

In the first part of The National’s series Battling Burnout, Canadian author and workplace expert Rahaf Harfoush tells Andrew Chang that pressures in the modern workplace are distorting our identities by often placing success at work at the expense of mental and physical well-being.

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2019
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The Thing to Remember About Creative Burnout

Starting out as a new artist can be a daunting task. It doesn’t help that creatives are producing content at insane rates to appease the algorithms of platforms like Youtube and Spotify.

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2021
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Creative Burnout | Do Nothing to Achieve More

On our recent trip to Croatia I made a film about #creativeburnout and the importance of taking a break. I started this year wanting to produce lots more of my own content but have really struggled finding what I want to do or how to do it.

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2018
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