If you want to be successful, many experts and life-hackers say you should: Wake up at 6 am Take a cold shower Exercise Meditate Journal and brainstorm Review and set goals Read news and industry sites Consume inspiring content Eat a protein-rich breakfast Whew. That’s a lot to accomplish before…

The race to get the world’s first plane in the sky was a hard fought battle between The Wright Brothers and a lesser-known gentleman by the name of Samuel Pierpont Langley. You will discover why you’ve never heard of the latter here shortly. As you probably read somewhere inside that…

Cozy. That’s how I felt. Tucked beneath what may have been the world’s softest blanket. I took a deep breath and rolled onto my side. It was a familiar moment — the moment when my 6 a.m. alarm clock sounded, after a night of tossing and turning. The moment when…

But you can still crush that to-do list. — I’m not highly motivated. I don’t have amazing willpower or self-control. I don’t get up at 6 am to read, meditate, drink a green smoothie, and run 10K. That’s because I don’t believe in motivation. Instead, I’ve built systems and habits that remove my internal drive from the equation. So…

Triage your tasks like an ER doctor using an Eisenhower Matrix for the digital age. — Imagine you’re a doctor performing critical surgery on a patient who’s just been in a terrible car accident. There’s internal bleeding, which could potentially be fatal and will require intensive surgery. The patient also has a broken toe, which can be quickly treated. Which procedure do you tackle first? Here…

Your mental ‘desktop’ is cluttered. Here are some methods to declutter for optimal performance. — A few years back, on Mother’s Day morning, I decided to prepare breakfast in bed for my wife. I chose Eggs Benedict for the recipe. It required poaching eggs and whipping up a smooth hollandaise, neither of which I had ever attempted. As I whisked the sauce and eyed the…

This Japanese approach to viewing the world may change how you view your business and career. — In the corner of my home office, there’s a small brown sofa. The cushions are sunken, evidence of countless nights laying down and staring at the ceiling while I dreamed up my company, Jotform. One of the legs is chipped, a reminder of when we hauled the sofa from our…

Your workspace should reflect the essence of your brand. — On the northwest coast of Turkey, my extended family has an olive farm. I try to travel there at least once a year to take part in the harvest. To most people, the farm probably looks like rows of trees, occasional piles of rocks, and mountains in the background. On…

The ‘coffee nap’ phenomenon and other unconventional productivity strategies. — Sad desk lunch. Chances are you’ve heard the phrase. It refers to the highly American phenomenon of eating lunch al desko day after day. Studies have found that 65% of Americans either eat at their desk or don’t break at all for lunch. It aligns with today’s overwhelming hustle culture…