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Productivity

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How we think

How to reboot your motivation

By Bryan Lufkin

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Remote Control
Is the productivity tool 'ritual' over?
By Katie Bishop
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How we work
Why work feels easier in a coffee shop
By Bryan Lufkin
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Remote Control
A new approach to productivity?
By Hannah Hickok
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Productivity
How to work on a huge news day
By Bryan Lufkin
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Productivity
Why you should take notes by hand
By Hetty Roessingh, University of Calgary
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Productivity
The online ‘productivity gyms’
By Claire Turrell
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Stress
Why planning can reduce pandemic stress
By Kate Morgan
A drawn-out stressful situation can make simple tasks feel more difficult than they used to be (Credit: Alamy)
Remote Control
How anxiety is affecting your focus
By Kate Morgan
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Work-life balance
The perks of isolated work
By Norman Miller
The bigger the size of a government or organization, the more bureaucracy – and, in turn, the less effective it is (Credit: Alamy)
Owning Your Time
The ‘law’ explaining why time is wasted
By Tiffanie Wen
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Productivity
The real reason you procrastinate
By Christian Jarrett
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Productivity
How 'free' is 'free time'?
By Samira Choudhury/BBC Motion Gallery
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Productivity
How work-from-home became a reality
By Julian Waters-Lynch, RMIT University
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Owning Your Time
The motivating power of deadlines
By Christian Jarrett
Some people think that music makes people more productive, but it's more nuanced than that (Credit: Alamy)
Productivity
Does music help us work? It depends
By Zaria Gorvett

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