Noel Monk was Van Halen’s manager from 1979 to 1985. This means he rode shotgun during the band’s meteoric rise from “backyard keg party” to “world’s loudest circus.” In the twilight of Van Halen’s career, he was the guy who had to clean up the mess when the most notorious party band of the 1980s … What Van Halen & Football Can Teach You About Standard Operating Procedures
What you’ll learn: Your brain is a distraction junkie. You’ve been conditioned to be hooked on the quick hit of a notification, the cheap thrill of the unread email, the sweet relief of anything that isn’t the actual work you’re supposed to be doing. Studies show the average worker loses over two hours a day … How to Deal With Distractions at Work
In 2001, Nelson Cowan at the University of Missouri-Columbia decided to poke around in the human brain and figure out how many things we (humans) can juggle at once. Turns out, the magic number is four. Four things. That’s it. And even then, it depends on what those four things are. Four numbers? Easy. Four … How to Improve Focus at Work: Limit What’s going On In Your Mind
An absolute overload of emails. An overload of information. A calendar full of meetings that leave you exhausted. A constantly changing world (should we care about AI? Is this just another fad?). The small wins that keep you going. If this sounds like your average workday, you’re not alone.