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Short pieces on methods that work — and on when they fall apart.
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Habits — why 21 days is a myth and what the research actually says
Maltz, Lally, Fogg, Milkman. What we really know about how long it takes to build a habit — and why context beats motivation.
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Procrastination — what the research actually shows
Steel, Sirois, Tice, Hershfield. Procrastination is not time management, it is mood regulation — and there is an equation for it.
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Deep Work — the multitasking myth and the cost of interruption
Ophir, Mark, Killingsworth, Newport. What research says about multitasking, the cost of interruptions and mind wandering.
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Timeboxing — why a calendar beats a list
Gollwitzer, Masicampo, Zauberman, Parkinson, Locke. Five studies that explain why a block on a calendar beats a line on a list.
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Zeigarnik effect — why unfinished tasks chase you at night
Zeigarnik, Ovsiankina, Masicampo, Koole. Where intrusive thoughts come from and why writing a plan works like doing the task.
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Eisenhower Matrix in practice — without the training slides
Four quadrants are not magic. Where the method breaks and how to work around it in a real week of work.
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Pomodoro — what the research actually shows
Cirillo invented the method in 1987. What science has taught us since about breaks, focus and intervals.
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GTD in practice — from chaos to an empty inbox
Why bother with Allen's whole system when a task list will do. Spoiler: to stop thinking about the tasks.