If you find yourself struggling with a coworker, step back and try to view the situation objectively and rationally: What impact does this person have on you? Are they simply annoying or do they prevent you from doing your job? We waste…
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Productivity, Leadership, & Technology
The Reason You Might Be Unproductive
Being unproductive and behind, always running to catch up with commitments, feeling like no matter how hard you work, you aren’t getting any more time for yourself… sound familiar? It’s true for most of us, and for each of us it usually comes…
Signs of physical and emotional exhaustion, and what to do about it
I know we have covered burnout a lot here at westXdesign. But I can’t emphasize enough how important it is for you to learn to recognize the signs, and to urge you to take steps to get off the fast-track…
The Importance of Prioritization and Time Management
Effective action depends on the ability to focus your attention where it is needed most, when it is needed most.
Recognizing and Preventing Burnout & Infographic: Tell-tale signs of an overworked employee
Everyone feels frustrated and frazzled with their jobs from time to time. But burnout goes beyond the occasional bad day — or bad week. Burnout is a silent condition, induced by chronic stress. It’s characterized by emotional and/or physical exhaustion, cynicism…
The Importance of Developing Self Discipline
Self-discipline is the ability to focus and overcome distractions. It is taking action in accordance with what you think instead of how you feel. If you can overcome the urge to act and speak as a response to your feeling…
Get your life in O.R.D.E.R.
Everyone needs some O.R.D.E.R in their lives: Organize It’s important that you have everything you need in the place you need it. Recognize Learn to recognize tasks and projects that will take large chunks of time and prepare for them so you…
Tips For Breaking Free From Procrastination
* – * – * Break jobs into smaller tasks Don’t let a big job overwhelm you – break it into smaller, more manageable tasks, then focus on those tasks instead of the ‘big picture’. 10 Minutes is all you…
Do you like your job?
* – * – * Before you blurt out YES or NO (or in some cases HELL NO), check out his flowchart of reflections to help you take a good solid account of your happiness and satusfaction in your current…
Dealing With People Who Drain You
They’re all around us: People who suck all the positive energy out of us to fuel their relentless hunger for negativity, leaving us feeling drained, exhausted, and unhappy. And whatever you call them—energy vampires, energy suckers, or just unhappy, negative people—they can wreak havoc on our…
