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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I'm a software engineer who struggled with procrastination until I tried 'monk mode' — here's how it saves me up to 3 hours a day

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Cameron Perrin, a 26-year-old software engineer from Newport Beach, California, discovered "monk mode" and says he experienced soaring productivity, work-life balance, and happiness.

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I tried Apple CEO Tim Cook's 3.45 a.m. wakeup routine. It was a nightmare.

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Tim Cook.

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9 healthy habits that helped me create a happier and more productive WFH routine

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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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I tried 4 of the best AI productivity tools for a week to make my job easier, but they just made my life harder

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Insider's Aaron Mok used four AI tools in a week to see if they would enhance his productivity.

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'We need to get Monday back' and get people in the office earlier in the week, says the CEO of the world's largest insurance marketplace

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Lloyd's of London CEO John Neal has been vocal about getting workers back to the office.

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A new email tool proves the AI revolution has already arrived

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I get more emails than I can handle. Every day, I watch as the unread messages in my inbox pile up despite my best efforts. It's not because I spend too much time responding to the emails that matter — I spend too much time reading the ones that don't. 

I'm a senior director at Roblox. My day starts with a 6 a.m. bike ride and ends with journaling before bed — here's what my routine is like.

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Richard Sim and his dog Auggie posing in front of the iconic Golden Gate bridge.

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I'm a Gen X working mom who tried TikTok's 'Bare Minimum Monday' trend, and it's harder than it looks

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Insider's Rebecca Knight studies TikTok to learn how to do Bare Minimum Monday.

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