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I’m an Elephant and So Are You
I’m an Elephant and So Are You
Why our work shouldn’t be so cushy.
Jake Kahana
Mar 1, 2019
Less, More Often
Jake Kahana
Your Work Is a Truffle Pig
Jake Kahana
Why Do We Get Distracted?
Jake Kahana
Navigating Our Own Odyssey
Jake Kahana
The Rituals of Work
Jake Kahana
9 Reasons Why You Might Be Stuck
Jake Kahana
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Ultimate 2020 Gift Guide For Focus
Ultimate 2020 Gift Guide For Focus
Freedom, Brain.fm, and Caveday help hundreds of thousands of workers focus every day. Our leadership teams got together to create a list…
Jake Kahana
Dec 11, 2020
The Snooze Button in Our Pockets
The Snooze Button in Our Pockets
I used to be a snoozer. And then I really discovered how much it ruined my day.
Jake Kahana
Nov 1, 2020
Leave Room for Emergencies
Leave Room for Emergencies
One way to feel like you’re working with the time you have
Jake Kahana
Oct 30, 2020
Fishing for Lobsters
Fishing for Lobsters
What I learned about social media from sitting out on the water.
Jake Kahana
Oct 29, 2020
One Track Mind
One Track Mind
When Our Environment Limits The Change We Seek
Jake Kahana
Oct 28, 2020
Rethink Legacy
Rethink Legacy
What if your work is not the thing that outlives you?
Jake Kahana
Oct 27, 2020
Offense, Defense, Goalie
Offense, Defense, Goalie
Working as if our job was a game. (What position do you play?)
Jake Kahana
Oct 26, 2020
Continuous Partial Attention
Continuous Partial Attention
How long is the average length of single-tasked focus at work? Microsoft did a study that showed 40 seconds.
Jake Kahana
Oct 25, 2020
An Unexpected Benefit of Monotasking
An Unexpected Benefit of Monotasking
Or, how we’re turning into goldfish
Jake Kahana
Oct 22, 2020
Crafting Your Next Life Chapter
Crafting Your Next Life Chapter
What is a chapter? A division, a transition, a moment to pause. In the jump from one to the next, something has altered: new setting, new…
Jenni Dawes
May 8, 2020
Your Novel Can Wait
Your Novel Can Wait
Why quarantine is not the time for that big project
Jake Kahana
May 7, 2020
How to Stay Productive with Children At Home
How to Stay Productive with Children At Home
A guide for parents working from home with children under 5.
Jake Kahana
Apr 1, 2020
9 Principles to Working Better Remotely
9 Principles to Working Better Remotely
Because work doesn’t translate directly from the office to home.
Jake Kahana
Mar 13, 2020
Changing Your Mind About Your Goals
Changing Your Mind About Your Goals
Why it may be a mistake to cross everything off your list.
Jake Kahana
Jan 30, 2020
Caveday’s 2019 Reading List
Caveday’s 2019 Reading List
Caveday’s required reading for a more productive year, based on what we read in 2019
Jake Kahana
Jan 2, 2020
On Turning People Away
On Turning People Away
What I learned at the busiest restaurant in São Miguel about creating scarcity in my business.
Jake Kahana
Nov 3, 2019
This is Your Brain on Focus
This is Your Brain on Focus
Just a few years ago, before the proliferation of shared ride apps and GPS systems, there were regular old taxis. And if you wanted to…
Jake Kahana
Jul 31, 2019
Chaos Theory at Work
Chaos Theory at Work
Last week I started a new freelance job. They gave me a new email address, invited me to Slack and Jira, and sat me at my new desk.
Jake Kahana
Jul 31, 2019
Your Brain Has a Door
Your Brain Has a Door
Do you have a bouncer? A sign on the door? Wait– do you even have a door?
Jake Kahana
Jul 2, 2019
When Will You Peak?
When Will You Peak?
Plan out your career so you’re not in Medical School in your 60s
Jake Kahana
May 29, 2019
S.M.A.R.T. Goals can be Smarter
S.M.A.R.T. Goals can be Smarter
Perhaps you’ve heard of the S.M.A.R.T. Goals framework:
Jeremy Redleaf
May 28, 2019
Be An Athlete
Be An Athlete
Treating your work like there’s a championship at stake
Jake Kahana
May 1, 2019
The Cycle of Hunger
The Cycle of Hunger
Staying hungry for more work and the dangers of being overfed.
Jake Kahana
Mar 1, 2019
The Power of Attention
The Power of Attention
With a limited capacity for attention, where we give ours matters.
Jake Kahana
Jan 17, 2019
Ideas Are Not Like Lightbulbs
Ideas Are Not Like Lightbulbs
Some ideas are like plants. Some are like tea. Some are like dreams. But the way we think about ideas is wrong.
Jake Kahana
Dec 23, 2018
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