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How to Conquer your To Do List in 3 Easy Steps

Cooperperson

2013) When the mind is focused on the present, we are typically happier than when the mind is wandering (Killingworth & Gilbert 2010). As an example, it’s been my pleasure to spend the last precious hour writing to you. While problem solving, multitasking slows response time and increases error rate (Rubenstein, et.

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Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology

Harvard Business Review

The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012, exited legacy businesses and sold off its patents before re-emerging as a sharply smaller company in 2013. Our colleague Clark Gilbert described more than a decade ago a great irony of disruption. Why did this happen? An easy explanation is myopia.

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HOW TO CONQUER YOUR TO DO LIST IN 3 EASY STEPS

Cooperperson

When the mind is focused on the present, we are typically happier than when the mind is wandering (Killingworth & Gilbert 2010). As an example, it’s been my pleasure to spend the last precious hour writing to you. While problem solving, multitasking slows response time and increases error rate (Rubenstein, et.

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