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Research indicates that we have a maximum of three to four ‘good’ hours in the day to produce, to be energized, to be at the top of our game.
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074 |
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…the broader meaning of play is an activity that can withstand… modern life; it is an activity that lifts a person out of the mundane into the most meaningful and productive realm.
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133 |
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Today, the greatest threats to your living a productive, joyful life come… from [those] who would steal your attention, rob you of your time and mental energy, and terrorize you as you attempt to find the right rhythm in your life.
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195 |
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Hard work can produce great play. At their best, work and play weave together inseparably, each supporting the other.
|
197 |
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…engagement [is] the central predictor of productivity, exceeding individual intelligence, personality, and skill.
|
196 |
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Coordination delays will rapidly negate the potential additional productivity of adding more individuals.
|
246 |
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Today we do more work with our brains than with our hands, and knowledge work requires a different set of assumptions about productivity.
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016 |
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No matter how much value we produce today – whether it’s measured in dollars or sales or goods or widgets – it’s never enough.
|
003 |
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A growing body of research suggests that we’re most productive when we move between periods of high focus and intermittent rest.
|
005 |
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We fail to take care of ourselves even though the consequence is that we end up undermining our health, happiness, and productivity.
|
010 |
