by Somuchbetter | Sep 5, 2018 | Favourite Read, Resilience, Stress Management
The WHO describes stress as the “global health epidemic of the 21st century”. This article gives tips to help build your resilience to stress, from acknowledging the world we live in to developing self-awareness and recognising your own way of dealing with...
by Somuchbetter | Aug 1, 2018 | Balance, Favourite Read, Productivity
I wanted to share this interesting piece on productivity in Britain. In other European countries, people work less, but produce more. The author of this article found out one of the reasons why: we need to improve our mental capital (i.e....
by Somuchbetter | Aug 1, 2018 | Favourite Read, Focus, Multitasking
I loved this article on multitasking. Don’t we do it all? Or at least, tell our potential employers that we’re great multitaskers? Turns out, we’re not! What we do is ‘multi-switch’, and it so happens to be less efficient! Find out...
by Somuchbetter | Aug 1, 2018 | Decision Making, Favourite Read, Productivity
I loved this piece in Wired with 10 top tips on how to be more productive in 2018. Some familiar themes in here but other interesting concepts such as avoiding the number 7 for better decision making, breaking the usual script with moments of elevation in the day and...
by Somuchbetter | Aug 1, 2018 | Favourite Read, Management, Productivity
Is it any surprise that UK productivity is low when we’re a nation of workaholics? asked James Moore in the Independent last week. The recent budget also highlighted gloomy prospects for Britain’s productivity. Who’s to blame? Management style is...
by Somuchbetter | Aug 1, 2018 | Creativity, Decision Making, Favourite Read
A recent IBM survey identified creativity as the number one leadership competency. Pity we’re too busy to allow our brains to create great ideas. It’s only when we allow our brains to be bored that we go into default mode and connections are made. This TED...