Posted on January 14th, 2015
Your success and satisfaction with what you’re doing to a significant extent depend upon your ability to concentrate. Recent studies have revealed that by focusing on a single task, you become 4 times more effective than multitasking.
Resisting all kinds of distractions of modern world is rather hard. And here are a couple of exercises that can help you improve concentration.
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Posted on December 30th, 2014
We all know that productivity is very important. We learn the basics of time management and carefully plan the working week. What about the weekends and holidays?
It clears out that the most successful people do it differently even on their vacations. Here’s what the most productive academic writers and most famous people recommend you doing this holidays season:
Habit 1: Raising Up Early
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Posted on December 16th, 2014
Sometimes freelance writers can feel a bit lonely. Not only when they need professional advice or moral support, but also when they’re simply bored and want to share some jokes that only colleagues would get. That’s what all those writing forums are about. Enjoy this list of top resources that are really helpful.
10 Valuable Writing Forums
Some of them may require registration for full access:
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Posted on November 18th, 2014
A quick reality check: haven’t you got trapped in your comfort zone? Finding a satisfying job with a reasonable salary and not very overwhelming responsibilities is so human. Yet, it’s a proven way to stagnation. Never challenging your talents and working on auto-pilot, you doom your freelance writing career. If you don’t care of all those pages you’re not writing, what about all those dollars you’re not making?
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Posted on November 4th, 2014
In our crazy world, being busy is often misinterpreted as being effective. However, as you’ve probably noticed, working extra hours is not the same as making extra money. You can work 10 hours or even longer without doing much, whereas someone else can do two or three times more in the same amount of time, staying focused and productive.
So, what’s their secret? How do they stay effective? Or do they use some kind of doping?
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