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Insights and tips on productivity, time tracking, and building better work habits.
macgill davis · April 19, 2021
Productivity Spotlight: Rob Pinkerton, Vori
We speak with Rob Pinkerton, cofounder and CTO of Vori as well as alumnus of SpaceX, Twitter, and Lyft
macgill davis · April 15, 2021
7 Good Work Habits to Improve Your Productivity
7 easy habits that you can incorporate into your daily routine to greatly improve your productivity and put you on the path to success.
macgill davis · April 13, 2021
Selective Attention: A Key Concept in Focus
Understanding how selective attention works within our brain will help us develop better frameworks to harness our attention and improve our focus.
macgill davis · April 12, 2021
Productivity Spotlight: Zeno Rocha
We speak with Zeno Rocha, CPO of Liferay Cloud and author of 14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers, about his workflow and productivity strategies.
macgill davis · April 7, 2021
10 Best Reddit Productivity Tips
We pulled a few of the best productivity tips and lessons from Reddit Productivity.
macgill davis · April 5, 2021
How To Be Productive At Home
We compiled a list of productivity tips to help you stay productive at home.
macgill davis · April 4, 2021
The 24 Best Focus Memes
We created a collection of the best funny memes related to focus.
david wong · April 2, 2021
Do Visualizations and Affirmations Boost Productivity?
Visualizations and affirmations will only get you so far. The key ingredient to a productive life is action.
macgill davis · March 31, 2021
Caffeine is a Double-edged Sword on Your Productivity
Caffeine improves focus, alertness, and mood in the short-term but can negatively affect your sleep and long-term productivity.
macgill davis · March 30, 2021
Command E - Your Everything Search
CommandE is a desktop app that lets you easily access pretty much anything on your computer.
macgill davis · March 30, 2021
Productivity Spotlight: Michael Davies, RedHat
In this week episode of Productivity Spotlight, we'll speaking with Michael Davies, client based marketer for RedHat.
will goto · March 29, 2021
The Pomodoro Technique: How to Make It Work for You
There are many variations of time intervals that are possible with pomodoro, but which are more conducive to deep work, and which variation will work best for you?
will goto · March 25, 2021
Your Phone Hurts Focus Even When It Doesn’t Distract You
The mere presence of your phone or apps like Gmail, Slack, and iMessage can decrease your ability to focus even when they don't actually distract you.
macgill davis · March 18, 2021
Brain.fm - Music to Improve Focus
The productivity tool of the week is Brain.fm - a subscription service that provides functional music that improves focus in 15 minutes.
macgill davis · March 18, 2021
How to Create a Keyboard Macro for Your Email Address
We’ll be covering how you can use macOS keyboard macros to quickly enter your email address.
macgill davis · March 18, 2021
Productivity Spotlight: David Whitney, Facebook
In this week episode of Productivity Spotlight, we'll speaking with David Whitney, a senior research scientist at Facebook.
macgill davis · March 18, 2021
Why Taking A Morning Walk Improves Your Productivity
In this issue we’ll be tackling the question: why does taking a morning walk improve your cognition and productivity for the day?
macgill davis · March 17, 2021
Best Idle Detection in Time Tracking: 2026 Comparison
Compare idle detection features across 8 top time-tracking tools. Side-by-side breakdown of detection methods, timeouts, and platform support.
will goto · March 17, 2021
Introducing the Rize Productivity Blog
Our mission at Rize is to enable people to produce their best work and thrive in an increasingly competitive world.
macgill davis · March 9, 2021
New Onboarding + Rize Referral Program
We revamped our onboarding, added magic link authentication, launched our referral program, and more.
macgill davis · February 17, 2021
Rize Referral Program
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