I thought I was working towards something I wanted, then I realized I was living someone else's life

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Author, Erin Coupe.
Erin Coupe's "I Can Fit That In: How Rituals (Not Routines) Transform Your Life" is out November 5th.

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Hank Green's 'Focus Friend' unseated ChatGPT on the App Store. I used it to help concentrate while writing this article.

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YouTuber Hank Green launched "Focus Friend." The app quickly went No. 1 in the App Store.

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I'm an Amazon manager who found out I was on a Focus PIP after helping an employee

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An Amazon manager said they sought to go on leave after trying to help a direct report.

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A Harvard Medical School professor with ADHD shares how he retrained his brain for deep work and reached peak productivity

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Jeff Karp suffered from undiagnosed ADHD as a child and taught himself tricks for focused work.

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I added the 'scary hour' hack to my mornings. My ability to focus shot up and so did my productivity — here's how it works.

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Vip Sitaraman, a 25-year-old digital consultant and VC-backed startup entrepreneur from Phoenix, Arizona, said he uses a "scary hour" to tackle his most intimidating task each day.

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5 ways to beat the blues and be productive when you just don't feel like it

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As the dead of winter sets in, the mornings are darker, the days are shorter, and you accept that the winter blues have taken their hold.

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Others Join Robert Eggers' Nosferatu Remake

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Since late last year, Robert Eggers has been gradually adding stars to the incoming remake of Nosferatu that he’ll be writing and directing.

What is 'monk mode': How the viral productivity hack works — and how CEOs and entrepreneurs use it

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I'm a CEO who tried 'monk mode' after seeing it on TikTok. My productivity shot up, and so did the quality of my work.

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