FacileThings·5d agoWhy Do You Feel Anxious at Work Even When You Don’t Really Have Much to Do?There’s a form of work-related anxiety that’s particularly unsettling because it doesn’t quite fit our understanding of stress. I’m not…
FacileThings·Jul 1Decision Fatigue: Why You Feel Exhausted Without Having “Done” Anything PhysicallyIt’s seven o’clock in the evening. You haven’t moved a single box, you haven’t run, and you haven’t carried anything heavier than a cell…
FacileThings·Jun 10The Problem Isn’t You. It’s Your SystemIn 1982, General Motors closed its plant in Fremont, California. It was GM’s worst factory: absenteeism routinely exceeded 20%, there were…
FacileThings·May 28The Someday/Maybe List: How to Keep It from Becoming a Black HoleWithin the Getting Things Done workflow, the Someday/Maybe list occupies a unique place. It’s not an action list, even though it includes…
FacileThings·May 13How to Manage Your Clients with GTDIf you’re a freelancer, a consultant, or run a business with external clients, at some point you’ve probably come across a question that…
FacileThings·Apr 29The Science of Living a Single Life: Why Separating the Personal from the Professional Has a…1. The traditional separation: a cultural tradition more than half a century old
FacileThings·Apr 15The Good Life Begins with AttentionHere’s an important thought: The quality of your life isn’t determined by the things that happen to you-although they obviously have an…
FacileThings·Apr 1The Tool Does MatterThere are phrases that start out with good intentions but end up becoming dogma. “The tool doesn’t matter” is one of them. GTD and personal…
FacileThings·Mar 25You Can’t Kill Procrastination. You Can Only Replace It.The Golden Rule of Habit Transformation
FacileThings·Mar 4Why Putting Things Directly on Your Lists Is Destroying Your ProductivityThere’s a habit so widespread among people trying to get organized that almost no one questions it: when something comes up (a task, an…
