This is the first in a two-part series on the legacy of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who passed away in October. Years ago, when I was still in graduate school, I went into the lab one Saturday to retrieve a book I’d left on my desk. The halls and offices were dark and silent. Book in hand,…
People ask me, “How are you so productive? What’s your secret?” They want to know how I find the time to write 50+ books, coach 50 clients a month, train coaches, run support groups, provide keynotes, and so on. The answer has many parts, of course, but one key part is that I switch gears from…
Burnout became an especially painful issue during the pandemic when the majority of people worked from home, finding it difficult to draw the line between work and private life. However, entrepreneur burnout has been less discussed, despite evidence that entrepreneurs are at a higher risk of burning out. It may seem that as the boss,…
Start to measure productivity by what you get done based on accomplishments not activity. Our job is to get through this period together intact, that will make us all feel we have been productive and help us redefine what success means. Have you ever noticed how often we equate success with more? Whether that’s more products,…
Somewhere in between holiday festivities and wrapping up all of your year-end obligations, you might also be setting your goals for next year. While there’s nothing wrong with that, most of us fail to reach these goals. An astounding 92 percent of people who set New Year’s resolutions never follow through, according to researchers at the University of…
As a leader, one of the critical components of battling burnout is your ability to manage and deal with stress appropriately. After all, burnout arises due to the accumulation of various stress factors over a given period. Therefore, your workplace success hinges on your mastery of effective burnout management techniques. Burnout can result from the…
Every holiday season, Thrive Global employees have received the same gifts from our CEO and founder Arianna Huffington: a cozy sweater or pajamas. It’s a tradition. This year, though, Arianna decided to do something different. Starting a new tradition, she gave all of us a TisBest charity gift card that we could donate to any…
As we get ready to close another year, I can’t help but think about how much 2021 taught us… about ourselves and about each other. What did COVID teach me this year (and perhaps you too?) Patience. If Coronavirus didn’t teach us the ultimate test in patience, I don’t know what did. We had to learn to…
A Microstep I’ve recently taken up is noticing when I start to feel tired and not trying to stay up longer to “do more.” I’m sure many people also feel the pressure to keep working into the night, and this is something that’s helped me prioritize my recovery time. Another Microstep I use is instead…
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