by Somuchbetter | Sep 6, 2018 | Energy, Favourite Experiment, Focus
It is peculiar to think that we’ve all been breathing since the day we were born, yet so few of us know the real impact of taking just one 1-minute mindful break a day can make on our personal and professional lives. Mindful breathing improves your focus,...
by Somuchbetter | Sep 5, 2018 | Energy, Favourite Experiment, Focus
I’ve been loving reading Dan Pink’s new book When. I’m picking up lots of great new tips that I look forward to sharing. One that’s helped me this week is the concept of vigilance breaks to refresh energy when starting a new task. Especially...
by Somuchbetter | May 1, 2018 | Energy, Favourite Tool, Movement
Since our last update I’ve had the pleasure of working with a group of charity managers, all part of the Imagine Foundation, helping them with Timewise Productivity. This is John Hinton of Handcrafted, a Durham-based charity that uses enterprising projects &...
by Somuchbetter | Jul 3, 2017 | Balance, Clarity, Delegation, Distraction, Email, Energise, Energy, Favourite Read, Focus, Fuel, Managing Tech, Meditation, Meetings, Movement, Multitasking, Prioritisation, Prioritise, Procrastination, Resilience, Rest, Say No, Strengths, Tech Management
by Somuchbetter | Feb 17, 2017 | Clarity, Energy, Favourite Experiment, Procrastination, Strengths
Inspired by Zac Hanlon’s piece on deadline-driven email folders I gave it a try. Each time I process my inbox I decide what I’ll actually Do – more than a 2 minute reply goes into a folder. I make time to process what’s in the folders –...
by Somuchbetter | Jan 12, 2017 | Clarity, Energy, Favourite Experiment, Focus, Prioritisation, Strengths
I often find my tasks bigger than the perceived time to do them. It’s tempting to wait until I ‘have more time’, which inevitably never comes and procrastination sets in. Instead I’ve taken to the advice of a favourite Irish saying ‘Tús...