It is not a secret that we tend to avoid difficult tasks and distract ourselves with the easy once. And what if I told you that you can actually shift how you feel about the task before you face it?… You can turn it in your mind from “hard” and “difficult” into an exciting one… Continue Reading
Productivity for Scientists
Category Archives: Productivity
“Another week has passed and I still have not started”
Do you want to introduce a new weekly habit of a sport exercise, music practice or writing but don’t know how to make a start? Do you often think: “Yet another week has passed and I still have not started…”? No matter how much you promise yourself that “it will happen this week” it just… Continue Reading
How to save time by batching your activities
Do you have a list of items that tend to pile up because they are not so urgent and maybe not so important but they still need to get done? Do you feel that the “little tasks” are taking a lot of your precious time to get done? They keep you busy but not very… Continue Reading
How to double your productivity by working around your patterns
Today we are talking about how to double your productivity. Who does not want that? 🙂 In this video I give you one strategy for doubling your productivity by working around your patterns. I explain what it means “working around your patterns”, and how to recognise your own patterns. And then I talk about how… Continue Reading
Productivity for Scientists blog is 5 years old!
My Productivity for Scientists blog at olgadegtyareva.com turned 5 years old!!! 5 years ago, on the 4th of October 2010 I have published my first ever blog post that I titled “Hot to become more productive at your work place”. I did it imperfectly. And then kept adding a blog post or a video aiming… Continue Reading