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TLDR:

1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey

2. Getting Things Done, by David Allen

3. 4-Hour Work Week, by Timothy Ferriss

4. The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg

5. Deep Work, by Cal Newport

TLDR:

1. Working Fewer Hours Is More

2. You Can Solve Problems While You Dream

3. Meetings Can Reduce Productivity

4. Use Standing Desks

5. Productivity Changes Throughout the Day and Week

TLDR: Mindfulness and meditation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29549665/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541490/

Cognitive training: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17456916221091... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110208131529.h...

A healthier lifestyle: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/comments/S0960-9822(16)... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2805706/

Decluttering your space: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/095679761348018... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21228167/

Set a worry time: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22977265/

Most companies nowadays already use Kanban workflows for project management. But it could also be a life-changing tool that you could easily integrate into your own personal daily life.

I personally use notion for task management. It’s straightforward to create a view that’s grouped by “status” (or anything) to mimic the kanban swim-lanes. Afterwards it’s a matter of good kanban hygiene (eg <= N active tasks at any given moment etc).

TLDR: 1. Lack of sleep leads to decreased work productivity. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32360021/

2. Working alone may be the key to better performance. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080220110323.h...

3. Workplace stress significantly affects your productivity. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7889069/

4. Multi-tasking is fiction, we can only focus on one thing. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11827832_Executive_...

5. Increasing autonomy leads to greater productivity. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.0096...

6. Work in natural light to be more focused and concentrated. https://www.jcircadianrhythms.com/articles/10.1186/1740-3391...

7. Setting the right temperature may increase your productivity https://www.sjweh.fi/article/download.php?abstract_id=1214&f...

8. Napping makes you a more effective problem solver. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20585-3

9. Plants in the office can boost productivity by 15 percent. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-30837-001

10. Music can improve mood and concentration in most employees. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/665048#metadata_info_ta...

Maybe it's just me, but I find 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 to be quite unsurprising.

Everything has to be clickbait these days.