Listen now: How much deep work do you get done on a typical work day? In our case, we thought plenty. It turns out that lately it’s been less and less. As the authors of Practical Productivity with PyBites this came as quite a shock! But as you’ll learn in this episode, productivity is insidious. You can be… Continue reading How to achieve more deep work
Articles on productivity
Give It Just Five Minutes
By Hugh Tipping on 1 April 2022
You know those nights when you want to work on writing or your coding project or side gig? You want to grow outside of the confines of a day-to-day job but you feel like the job has taken everything out of you. You get tired. You feel like you’re on the last bar of the… Continue reading Give It Just Five Minutes
How to Produce More Content
By Bob Belderbos on 25 February 2021
In this article we give you some tips on How to become a content provider, an essential skill to develop in order to succeed in your career.
Use Github to Manage Your Projects in an Agile Way
By Robin Beer on 19 April 2020
In this article you will learn how to setup a project in GitHub and to use boards to organize you issues using agile methods.
A Simple yet Effective System
By Bob Belderbos on 23 March 2020
There is just too much stuff out there when it comes to being more productive. I am reading The Ultimate Sales Machine (Chet Holmes) and it offers what is probably the most concise time management system I have seen so far.
4 Common Mistakes When Learning Python and Programming
By Bob Belderbos on 19 March 2020
How are you progressing with your Python? What could be holding you back? I gave it some thought and identified 4 issues we commonly see that hold people back from becoming a proficient Pythonista and programmer.
Tips from Adam Grant
By Bob Belderbos on 16 March 2020
In this week’s post a quick digest of Adam Grant’s interview on the Tim Ferriss podcast.
Break Fear to Boost Productivity
By Julian Sequeira on 9 March 2020
This week I’m looking at how fear can help you be more productive and, no I don’t mean the fear of not delivering on time… although that is a good motivator right? Actually no, that’s a terrible motivator. This is all about empowering you to break down fear barriers by getting uncomfortable then using that as a motivator to kick some goals!
What Can You Do Consistently This Week?
By Bob Belderbos on 2 March 2020
Last week I learned about lagging and leading indicators and why it’s important to focus on the latter.
Are You Producing Enough Value? 5 Tips to Boost Your Deep Work
By Bob Belderbos on 24 February 2020
This article is all about getting you closer towards your goals. This weekend I picked up Deep work again. Every time I read it is a revelation. The better you manage your time, the more successful you will become. It all comes down to the amount of value you can produce. And for that deep work is essential.