productivity hacks

Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away" - Antoine de Saint-Exupery Productivity is often confused with how busy you are. There are several individuals out there…

Do you know what unfair advantage Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Virgin founder Richard Branson, Procter & Gamble CEO A.G. Lafley and other entrepreneurs have compared to others? They get extra two to three hours every day, and…

The Law of Vital Few can be described as one of the strongest pillars of productivity. As we learnt in the last chapter, 80% of the results come from 20% of our efforts, and this 80/20 rule can be applied everywhere. In this chapter,…

“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The Sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus” ? Alexander Graham Bell In the year 1905, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto observed a very interesting phenomenon happening in…

In the last chapter of mind trick series, we had discussed how we can fool our minds into better productivity by using structured procrastination and by taking our work into the coffee shop. Before writing that post, I had myself…

Today is Wednesday, January 22, 2013 and the time is 11.30 AM. What is the task that I should accomplish right now? In the frenzy of the ‘incoming’ and the ‘urgent’, we often lose track of the open loop tasks, which we have started…

It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project - Napoleon Hill Ask any entrepreneur or professional, what is his worst nightmare? Out of 10, 9 times it would be the same: Incomplete…

In order to accomplish a goal, an objective, a target, entrepreneurs need a solid work flow chart, which can determine how soon and how well that task is being accomplished. In this series of productivity hacks for an entrepreneur, we…

Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort. - Paul J. Meyer It is said that there is a very minor difference between successful and…

Editors Note: This is the introductory piece to “Hacks For Entrepreneurs” series which we are doing over next few weeks. The series will bring you various hacks for Entrepreneurs that will help them to their productivity and efficiency to…