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Insights and tips on productivity, time tracking, and building better work habits.

7 Truths About Hard Work (With Quotes to Support)

macgill davis · April 19, 2021

7 Truths About Hard Work (With Quotes to Support)

I’ve compiled a list of 7 truths about hard work, with inspirational quotes from people far more successful than me to support them.

Productivity Spotlight: Rob Pinkerton, Vori

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

7 Good Work Habits to Improve Your Productivity

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.

Selective Attention: The Most Important Concept in Cognitive Psychology

macgill davis · April 13, 2021

Selective Attention: The Most Important Concept in Cognitive Psychology

Understanding how selective attention works within our brain will help us develop better frameworks to harness our attention and improve our focus.

Productivity Spotlight: Zeno Rocha

macgill davis · April 12, 2021

Productivity Spotlight: Zeno Rocha

In this week’s episode of Productivity Spotlight, we'll be speaking with Zeno Rocha, the CPO of Liferay Cloud, prolific open-source developer, and creator of Dracula and author of 14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers.

10 Best Reddit Productivity Tips

macgill davis · April 7, 2021

10 Best Reddit Productivity Tips

We pulled a few of the best productivity tips and lessons from Reddit Productivity.

How To Be Productive At Home

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.

The 24 Best Focus Memes

macgill davis · April 4, 2021

The 24 Best Focus Memes

We created a collection of the best funny memes related to focus.

The Truth About Visualizations and Affirmations on Productivity

david wong · April 2, 2021

The Truth About Visualizations and Affirmations on Productivity

Visualizations and affirmations will only get you so far. The key ingredient to a productive life is action.

Caffeine is a Double-edged Sword on Your Productivity

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.

Command E - Your Everything Search

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.

Productivity Spotlight: Michael Davies, RedHat

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.

The Pomodoro Technique: How to Make It Work for You

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?

Phones and Apps Reduce Your Ability to Focus Even When They Don’t Distract You

will goto · March 25, 2021

Phones and Apps Reduce Your Ability to Focus Even When They Don’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.

Brain.fm - Music to Improve Focus

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.

How to Create a Keyboard Macro for Your Email Address

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.

Productivity Spotlight: David Whitney, Facebook

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.

Why Taking A Morning Walk Improves Your Productivity

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?

Idle Detection, Tutorials, and more

macgill davis · March 17, 2021

Idle Detection, Tutorials, and more

We launched some video tutorials, idle detection, and more.

Introducing the Rize Productivity Blog

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.

New Onboarding + Rize Referral Program

macgill davis · March 9, 2021

New Onboarding + Rize Referral Program

We revamped our onboarding, added magic link authentication, launched our referral program, and more.

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