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Think Like a Wild Animal: These 3 Tips Can Help You Focus Your Energy and Attention
Channel your inner wild animal for greater focus at work.
Why Fear Stops Many Americans From Taking a Vacation and What You Can Do About It
We may complain all the time that we need a vacation, but when it comes to actually taking off time, we tend to get cold feet.
Why Science and Top CEOs Say ‘Getting a Life’ Outside of Work Makes You Better at Business
They say all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. And it's true -- hobbies make you more interesting and fun to be around and keep your body and brain rested and renewed.
5 Ways to be More Mindful at Work
It's often hard at work to be mindful--the state of fully focusing your awareness on the present moment--when faced with distractions like the constant ping of emails and texts and the fact that we constantly push our brains to the point of fatigue.
How Meditation Can Help You Make Smarter Decisions in Business and Life
Billionaire Marc Benioff does it every day. So does Russell Simmons, Jeff Weiner, and even Arianna Huffington. It's meditation, and these successful people (and many other CEOs just like them) swear that spending a few quite moments with their mind makes them better thinkers and leaders.
How Exercise Makes You Smarter
To boost your brain, you also need to boost your body.
As I explained in my previous article, for optimal brain power you need to increase your brain's neuroplasticity--your brain's ability to grow and expand. One way science has shown you can do this is with regular exercise.
Need a Productivity Boost? Create a Workspace that Inspires and Empowers You
There are a lot of things you can learn from working in different environments. One key lesson is the importance of a well designed space -- this will be especially clear to those of you who have worked in spaces at opposite ends of the spectrum.
How To Do More in Less Time (Hint: It’s a Mindset Shift)
How many hours did you work last week? How about the week before that? Without knowing anything about you -- other than the fact that you’re reading Entrepreneur -- I can guess it was probably more than 40. A lot more.
Why Working Less is Mission Critical for Better Work
It's no secret that Americans work a lot. According to the results of a 2016 study by researchers in the U.S., Canada and Germany, the average person in Europe works 19 percent less than the average person in the U.S., which comes out to about 258 fewer hours per year.
