The Efficiency Edge
Leslie Shreve
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Productivity Myths and Bad Advice, What Big Tech Wants You to Think, and How to Design Your Workday Processes So They Work

In the first Issue of The Efficiency Edge, I talked about the 3 Forces—the megatrends—that have radically reshaped the professional
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The 3 Forces That Have Radically Reshaped the Professional Workday—and What This Means for You

We have more tools, more tech… and less progress. It’s not you—it’s the workday. Here’s what’s really going on… If
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The More You Say Yes, the Less You Deliver—and It’s Costing You

Have you ever noticed that the more you say yes, the harder it becomes to actually deliver? Commitments stack up.
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Fear vs. Focus: The Tug-of-War You Can Actually Win Every Day

Do you feel more rushed and chaotic in your workday or do you feel more calm and on schedule? Is
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Why Pre-crastination is Secretly Sabotaging Your Productivity (and What to Do Instead)

Several years ago, a new buzzword emerged: pre-crastination. It was defined in Psychological Science as “hurrying to complete a task
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What to Let GO of in 2025

Want to leave last year behind and start fresh? If you’d like to get NEW results and make better, FASTER
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Pivot Like a Pro: 5 Steps to Prevent the Unexpected from Derailing Your Productivity

Imagine you’re working on a task with great focus and suddenly, a new, urgent issue comes up. What do you
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How to Handle What Breaks Your Focus So You Can Stay Productive

Having trouble keeping your focus? Do you get interrupted ALL the time? Is your frustration about this going through the
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How to Stay in Charge of Results When You’re Waiting on Someone Else

It all starts with leaving a voice mail for someone. Or you send an email in which you’ve made a
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Email is Not the Problem (…and the REAL problem is not what you think)

Email is a like big magnet, right? It’s ever-present and never-ending. And it tends to rule our days arbitrarily. I
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