Stop Wasting Time: Revolutionize Your Meetings for Explosive ProductivityImagine a world where every meeting sparks inspiration, drives decisions, and propels your team forward. No more back-to-back time drains that could’ve been emails. The reality?...
The Tools We Use & The Leaders We BecomeI recently tested a new voice messaging app, Carbon Voice, that aimed to outshine Voxer. On paper, it’s a superior product—automatic transcription, AI-driven summaries, voice cloning, and deep integrations...
I am incredibly excited to share something special from the Less Doing labs, designed specifically with young scholars in mind. Introducing "Less Doing for Middle School"—a groundbreaking course tailored to help middle school students master the esse...
Less Doing for Students: Why Google Calendar is the KeyI’ve been thinking about this for years. Productivity isn’t just for entrepreneurs or executives—it’s a skill that should start young. But how do you teach middle schoolers about focus, organizat...
When we started planning Ben’s Bar Mitzvah, it quickly became clear that the typical approach wasn’t for us. Big parties, long services, and an overwhelming schedule just didn’t align with what mattered most to our family. That’s when I realized this...
IntroductionIn exploring the secrets behind business longevity and productivity, the stories of the world’s oldest companies provide a profound perspective. These businesses, having withstood the tests of centuries, offer invaluable lessons in enduri...
Photo by Mpho Mojapelo on UnsplashSometimes we can learn as much about how to be productive from a stark example of in efficiency as we can from a well oiled machine. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) practices can vary significantly from one municipa...
From Inbox Overwhelm to Life Success: How Efficient Email Management Translates to Better Productivity and Reduced StressDoes This Image Stress You Out?In the modern era of constant digital connection, email has evolved into an essential component of...
Who Gets Digital Access After You Die?Mortality has been on my mind for awhile now. Maybe it’s the EMT work I do, maybe it’s because my wife and I are expecting our fifth kid. I don’t know. But me being me, after the philosophical musings, I head dir...
When I hear somebody say, “I don’t have enough time,” or “there’s just not enough time,” or “I wish I had more time.” I automatically think, “First, you have way too much time. And second, you’re using it very poorly.”Still here?Awesome.See, they’re...
Mystery of the Missing Migrants — Charley Harper 1990In 1895, a man by the name of Georges Polti embarked on an analysis of all great works of literature that could be found at the time, Greek classics, Contemporary French works, everything he could...
Charley Harper 1965Every company boasts about this person, the only person that can do this one thing. We hold them in high regard because they have processes in place (even if it’s only in their mind) and have tested them in an authentic setting. It...
You know the old saying “practice makes perfect”? Who doesn’t, right?. Well, it’s total BS. Practice makes for improvement, maybe. But I think “Practice Makes Permanent” is probably the better way to put it.The problem with this is that it goes both ...
There once was a bird sitting on a tree ranch, happily singing and singing. He didn’t notice that it was getting cold and that winter was coming. He just kept on singing. It got so cold that he froze, fell off the tree and landed on the ground, near ...