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25 ways to feel more buttoned up when life gets crazy
by Sarah on Thursday, March 28th, 2013 | 2 comments
If you’re hunched over a desk reading emails or white knuckling it through a stressful period, you’re probably holding your breath more than you realize. Researchers have nicknamed this email apnea and it’s got the negative side effect of triggering your body’s fight or flight system. That in turn makes it more difficult to focus ... [read more] -
12 smart anti-procrastination strategies
by Sarah on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 | No Comments
Procrastination torpedoes productivity, harms your self-esteem, and is the source of massive amounts of stress. So why do we do it and why, oh why, is it so hard to overcome? Social scientist, professor and author of the marvelous book The Procrastination Equation, Piers Steel, PhD, explains that procrastination occurs when our logical planning ... [read more] -
The secret to a more productive week
by Sarah on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 | 5 comments
If you’re looking for a quick fix to your productivity woes, the answer may lie in something as simple as a pen and pad. Writing down a plan for the week ahead is an effective way to help you to turn down the “noise” and the stress that tends to accompany a full life. Unfortunately, ... [read more] -
55 productive things you can do in 5 minutes
by Sarah on Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 | 9 comments
A few weeks ago I wrote on BabyCenter about my struggle to make the shift from long, uninterrupted stretches of time to the staccato'd life of motherhood. Over time, I've gotten much better at finding ways to be productive in small windows of time. The fact of the matter is - you can ... [read more] -
3 new appliances that will actually improve your organization
by GuestBlogger on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 | 1 comment
On one of the hottest days of the year—and the first official day of summer—the New York ButtonedUp team took a stroll across the city, down a narrow road, and into a large ritzy building to attend a press event for Samsung’s 2012 line of home appliance. I'll be honest, we were expecting the usual ... [read more] -
Do you have a plan for your day?
by Sarah on Thursday, September 15th, 2011 | 1 comment
Right after Labor Day weekend I started feeling a little frazzled. With two kids starting school (Kindergarten and Nursery), I had a strong desire to be with both of them at key windows during the day and yet also really wanted to buckle down and ramp up my productivity at work. My to-do list took ... [read more] -
3 reasons exercise is essential to getting buttoned up
by Sarah on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 | 1 comment
Get Moving! The International Journal of Workplace Health Management just published some research that highlights the broad benefits of exercise. Whether you're climbing the corporate ladder, an entrepreneur chasing a dream, or raising children (or, God help you, all of the above), exercise is one of the best shortcuts to peak performance you can get. Consider this ... [read more]
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