How to get going in the morning and win the day
This article was inspired by a reddit discussion where I suggested defining your tasks the night before so you can get more done in the morning. Here is the follow-up question: I’m usually like that, I get a burst of energy/motivation at night and I…
How to keep a book summary and remember everything you read
Let’s be honest. You forget most of what you read. Me too, until recently. I like to read non-fiction and learn about different topics. Psychology, Human behavior, Software development, Product design and more. All of these aren’t directly related to each other, at least not…
Hooked Case Study 2: Twitter
In my previous post I introduced the Hooked system and made the first Case Study on Facebook. To recap the Hooked system consists of: Trigger -> Action -> Investment -> Reward -> Trigger -> … Today we look at Twitter. Triggers You are mentioned in…
The system behind social media addiction (Case Study 1: Facebook)
I discovered the Hooked system from the book with the same name called: Hooked: How to build habit forming products. The title sounds evil but this applies to healthy habits as well. You can have a habit of writing a journal every morning, or going…
6 things to track in your daily journal to 10x your productivity (with free pdf template)
I used to have a notebook for journaling that I would use once every 2 weeks. It was a blank canvas notebook with no lines and no structure. I thought this would inspire my creativity and free my mind. I was so wrong. via GIPHY…
The easy way to set habits and make them stick
In this day and age, there are no shortages of habits we want to develop. If you spend few minutes on Instagram or Twitter browsing through #habits or #success you will see that everyone wakes up at 4am, reads 10 books a week, writes 10…
How to set SMART goals and achieve them
What is the SMART goal strategy The SMART goal strategy was created in 1981 by George T. Doran, a consultant and director of corporate planning for Washington Water Power Company. It was a novel way of setting Management Goals and Objectives. However this very well…
Productivity systems: One vs multiple apps
When it comes to productivity systems there are two paths that people generally take. Using a set of apps each for different purpose or using one app for everything. Both systems have their benefits, today we are looking at the pros and cons of both….