7 Things Highly Productive People Do
You have more important things to focus on than, um, focusing. Get back on track with these tips. Read more
Recent Personal Productivity Articles
The Way I Work: Amos Winbush III, CyberSynchs
He seemed destined for music stardom, but instead Amos Winbush III started CyberSynchs, a $13.5 million-a-year New York City-based mobile phone backup company. Read more
The Way I Work: David Sacks, Yammer
David Sacks likes using his company's product to communicate with employees. He's also fond of peering over their shoulders. Read more
Reader Mail: October 2011
Readers respond to our our story about globetrotting 21-year-old Ankur Jain and our How I Did It feature package, along with columns by Jason Fried and Meg H... Read more
Should You Fear the Fantasy Football Effect?
Some 21 million U.S. workers play in fantasy sports leagues. Will you see that in your third quarter balance sheets? Read more
What work do you take on vacation?
The July 4th weekend is just behind us and I spent a good part of last week thinking about summer and how my expectation for work-free vacations might or ... Read more
How to Get Creative: Stop Trying
Creativity can come out of nowhere. The trick is to sense it—and ride it to the end. Read more
How to Take A Summer Vacation When You're in Charge
You can plan a relaxing summer vacation—even if you're the boss. Here's how: Read more
10 Leaders and the Surprising Ways They Stay Productive
How Arianna Huffington, Larry Page, Richard Branson, and others keep on top of it all. View slideshow
How I Stay Productive: I Make Myself Accountable
There was a point over the winter where every germ in New York City seemed to find its way to my doorstep and I was alternating between playing nurse and ... Read more
A Brief History of Time Management
What are the major milestones in productivity throughout history? Here's a timeline of key events that helped increase human efficiency, including the commer... View slideshow
David Karp’s Favorite Tech Tools
David Karp, founder and CEO of Tumblr, an easy to use blogging platform, shares his favorite tech tools. View slideshow
How to Hire an Assistant
For the first time in 11 years, I needed an assistant. But was I really ready to let go? Read more
Why You Should Delegate
Sachin Agarwal of Posterous talks about the huge rewards that can come from delegating, despite its difficulty. Read more
The Way I Work: Rashmi Sinha of SlideShare
A fan of quick meetings and rapid software development, SlideShare CEO Rashmi Sinha would rather make mistakes than overthink. Read more
How to Create a Productive Work Environment (Clue: Don't Ignore Your Health)—Part 2
While trying to get out of my office and take a nice stroll around my office building, I noticed that I was hit with unwanted noise. I found my ears... Read more
How to Create a Productive Work Environment (Clue: Don't Ignore Your Health)—Part 1
Technology has greatly aided our lives and made several previously difficult tasks easy. But technology has also brought some negative changes. ... Read more
How Self-Tracking Can Benefit Business
What if you could track everything you do in life? That is the idea behind self-tracking, a new method of tracking daily tasks, whether by using a health mon... Read more
The Way I Work: Jamie Latshaw of Lexicon
Jamie Latshaw is a stay-at-home mom. She also runs one of the fastest-growing companies in America. Read more
My Favorite Tool for Staying Organized
Entrepreneur Teresa Meyer explains how she uses Evernote to stay organized. Read more
Innovation to Help You Concentrate
How new technologies like Instapaper and Trippy help people concentrate and focus on meaningful tasks. Read more
The Way I Work: Daniel Lubetzky of Kind
When Daniel Lubetzky isn't coming up with quirky marketing campaigns for Kind snack bars, he is managing a nonprofit that works for peace in the Middle East. Read more
The Way I Work: Lani Hay of Lanmark Technology
Government contractor Lani Hay spends her days meeting with politicians, partying with celebrities, and advising the military. Read more
3 Task Management Apps
A review of the latest smartphone apps designed to keep you organized Read more
How Do You Get Away From It All?
Downtime can give you a clear head and even a fresh perspective to return to your business. Here is a list of what successful entrepreneurs do to let off steam. View slideshow
SwiftKey for Android
Recently I was speaking at a PMI conference ... Read more
The Way I Work: Michael Arrington of TechCrunch
Michael Arrington loves breaking tech stories, but he’s not big on PR people, conversational niceties, or sunlight. Read more
How to Run an Effective Meeting
Meetings are the bane of the corporate world but even small businesses can't avoid them completely. Here's how to run your meetings without wasting time or m... Read more
Social Media Remorse Syndrome
Toni Bowers at TechRepublic has written about a new syndrome that a... Read more
Eric Ryan, Co-founder of Method Home 
Eric Ryan co-founded Method Home, the home products maker marked by their clean, elegant designs, and their environmentally safe ingredients. Here is the ... Watch video
The Way I Work: Justin Kan of Justin.tv
Justin Kan, the 27-year-old co-founder of Justin.tv, doesn't mind his lack of work-life balance. Read more
How to Organize Your Workspace
Business opportunities can easily get lost amid piles of papers and disorganized hard drives. Here’s how to structure your time and space more productively. Read more
25 Tips for Perfecting Your E-mail Etiquette
Do you have bad netiquette? In other words, are you appalling colleagues with your awful e-mail manners? Clean-up your act with these etiquette tips from the... Read more
How to Use Google Apps to Improve Your Business
Google has generated plenty of buzz with its cloud-based office suite. Here's the rundown on its features and how you can use them to upgrade your company. Read more
When Is The Best Time for a Meeting?
Try Tuesday afternoon – or maybe not having a meeting at all. Read more