3 Brain Hacks For When You Can't Focus at Work

First, I brain-dumped all my tasks onto a sheet of paper. Then, I highlighted the tasks that felt easy to me. These are tasks that don't require much planning, thought or energy. I put these into the "easy" bucket. Setting it up as a Trello board works great for this. You could also keep it listed on paper. Then the tasks that I knew need

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It's common to push ourselves to overcome this natural low-energy period. Hustle culture and our inner critics demand it. We think needing breaks means we're lazy or weak. We ignore what our bodies are telling us, for the sake of productivity. But this mindset has tricked us for too long. Our brains need rest to function at their best. In fact, sci

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