Increasing productivity and multitasking illustrations
Increase your productivity and multitasking with useful Blog articles. This blog is all about compassionate, minimalistic productivity — progress toward your goals, not dumb efficiency. Each illustration shows as a little hamster manages his daily routine and saves calm in any situation
Get off the hamster wheel
Productivity doesn't equal efficiency. We're better off focusing on progress toward meaningful goals than crushing endless to-dos.
What productivity habits are really about
Productivity habits aren't about getting more done. They're about staying and getting back on track.
Don't let habits form you
Habits are just a means to an end. “Habit awareness” is how you take back control over your progress.
Showing up is more important than succeeding
When starting a new project, forming relevant habits is more important than achieving visible progress. Once the habits are in place, the rest almost takes care of itself.
How about now?
Still waiting for the :00 on the clock to start anything?
Work leftovers need recipes, too
Ever thought about how you treat those ten-minute I-don’t-know-what-to-do-with time chunks all over you workday? Maybe you should.
Attention span is the new live span
Have a thousand and one things to do? Don’t expect high quality results.
The bliss of avoidance
Wouldn’t it be nice to have the time to do it all and more? No, it wouldn't.
One day, all to-dos are checked off and you can finally rest on the laurels… Not so fast.
Is “never give up” such good advice after all?
Your next productivity hack: forget about productivity hacks
But remember about feedbacks. Feedback is super important. As long as you can tell what it actually means.
It’s easy to believe that multitasking boosts productivity. But, unlike stocks, your attention isn’t designed to be split.
Some work and some play makes you the most productive boy (or girl) you can be.
How our phones became a ball and chain, and what to do about it.
A (critically) endangered species: apps without notifications
Apps that don’t beg for attention: still a reality or already history? Alerts, like plants, don’t give a damn about your expectations or your productivity. So let’s talk notification gardening.
Breaking down your goals is crucial, but knowing the starting point is where progress begins.
Reading the news has become an ultimate on-the-go activity, but it hurts our true priorities, mood, and productivity. But let’s face it, laptops just don’t cut it for work from home. The science is clear: It’s time to get over the cool form factor and show mercy to your own body.
Productivity isn’t only about HOW you work. Ignore the context and you’re in for a brutal awakening.
Comparing yourself to others is a surefire way to get productivity anxiety. When was the last time you actually finished all your to-dos? Maybe margin of safety isn’t just for engineers and investors.
The Brick Layer Newsletter
Bootstrapping in public as it is. Reigning in overwhelm with the latest productivity science. Let’s build together. One brick at a time.
Touch-typing in two languages for over a decade
Touch-typing isn’t just about speed. “Going blind” levels up your game across the board even if you’re not a writer.
We’re so used to juggling endless to-dos that going all-in on one priority is barely ever an option. Military strategy, of all things, offers a solution.
Roller coaster mindset
Don’t see the work’s end? Build excitement — you’re climbing a roller coaster.
Don’t see the work’s end? Build excitement — you’re climbing a roller coaster.
Forget about time for a while
When you devote time to rest, you should not be distracted by anything. Turn off alarms and notifications and enjoy relaxation
Art director, illustrator - Anna Maximenko
Illustrator - Taisiya Des
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