By Lydia Dishman December 03, 2023 “Gee, I really wish my boss and colleagues would just ignore all the good work I’ve been doing,” said no one ever. We know people like to be recognized for a job well done. And most times, a simple thank-you will suffice. In fact, we humans depend on … Continue reading This underrated leadership habit is crucial to success
By Stephanie Vozza November 01, 2022 You’ve probably heard the saying about what happens when you assume. (You make an ass out of u and me.) That likely doesn’t stop you from doing it, though. Our brains love certainty, and when faced with a situation that doesn’t make sense, most of us jump … Continue reading How to kick your habit of assuming the worst
Susan Poirier November 16, 2020 Our magnificent brains have a restricted capacity for devoting attention. When you multitask, you are not training yourself to manage more activities, but in fact, you are simply instructing your brain to take on more, with limited individual attention. It isn’t an act of increased productivity. It is distributing your … Continue reading Multi-tasking is a Misnomer: 11 Tips to Break Your Habit
Jeff Bullas — May 1, 2017 — May 1, 2017 He was bullied so much at school that he was once thrown down a flight of stairs, then beaten until he was unconscious and hospitalized. But despite the outsider tag he had a passion. Born in a small town in South Africa and to the … Continue reading The Success Habit That Many Smart People Ignore
by Amanda Wilson January 30, 2016 Follow @ajulietwJanuary 30, 2016 Have you read the Seven Habits for Highly Effective Sales Content yet? Don’t worry – either way, we’ve created this series of posts to highlight those 7 habits for success. Do you remember the old days (and ways) of creating content? Until fairly recently, these … Continue reading Habit #6 — Context, Focus on the Second Dimension of Content Development: The “When”
by James Clear January 18, 2016 Follow @james_clearJanuary 18, 2016 Bad habits interrupt your life and prevent you from accomplishing your goals. They jeopardize your health — both mentally and physically. And they waste your time and energy. So why do we still do them? And most importantly, is there anything you can do about … Continue reading How to Break a Bad Habit (and Replace It With a Good One)
by Amanda Wilson January 9, 2016 Follow @ajulietwJanuary 9, 2016 A friend of mine is a freelance marketing writer in the financial services industry. He tells a great story about one of his projects that didn’t go as well as it could have (and really should have, but more on this later). As a result, … Continue reading Don’t Forget Design, Habit #3
James ClearFebruary 25, 2015 In 2007, researchers at Oxford University started peering into the brains of newborn babies. What they found was surprising. After comparing the newborn brains to the normal adult human, the researchers realized that the average adult had 41 percent fewer neurons than the average newborn. [1] At first glance, this discovery … Continue reading Habit Stacking: How to Build New Habits by Taking Advantage of Old Ones
Joy UgiFebruary 19, 2015 Today, you can’t get away with not using a responsive email template. It’s a must. A have-to-have. Because mobile readership of emails is growing exponentially, there’s no choice but for marketers to abandon the old way of designing emails, which now often look ugly on mobile phones, and jump on board … Continue reading Kick The Ugly Email Habit With A Responsive Email Template
You know you should take regular breaks during the workday, but did you know they should be exactly 17 minutes long? By Rachel Gillett It turns out going hard for eight hours straight every day isn’t the best way to get work done. Contrary to the popular convention of working ourselves to exhaustion, researchers from … Continue reading The New Habit Challenge: Work The Exact Amount Of Time Science Tells Us To
