PRODUCTIVITY
The PRODUCTIVITY Podcast brings you science backed productivity tactics, techniques, and procedures that work so you can get the most out of your time, talent and ideas.You get one productivity episode a day in a short, productive, episode that gives you actionable playbooks to put the ideas to work for yourself.Your Host Brandon White has been an entrepreneur in the trenches for over two decades. He has his Masters in Psychology, MBA, and is a certified Expert Tiny Habits Coach studying with BJ Fogg from Standford's Behavioral Design Lab. With real life experience , Brandon knows he'll never get e...
Learned Industriousness: How to Train Your Brain to Enjoy Hard Work
Learned industriousness is, what psychology says about why high effort tasks can become genuinely rewarding, and 3 protocols for training your brain to stop dreading hard work and start craving it.
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Eisenberger, R. (1992). Learned industriousness. Psychological Review, 99(2), 248–267.CONNECT WITH US
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The Pre-Mortem: How to Visualize Failure Before It Happens and Flush Out Blind Spots Before They Kill Your Project
The Pre-mortem. what the premortem is, why it works, and 3 protocols for running a pre-mortem so you stop finding your blind spots when it's too late.
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Mitchell, D. J., Russo, J. E., & Pennington, N. (1989). Back to the future: Temporal perspective in the explanation of events. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 2(1), 25–38.CONNECT WITH US
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AI Calendar Scheduling Tools: AI Tools like Motion and Reclaim Can Give You Back Hours Every Week
AI Calendar Scheduling Tools, what AI scheduling tools are, why the research on AI and productivity says they work, and 3 protocols to get the most out of letting AI manage your calendar starting today.
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Dell'Acqua, F., McFowland III, E., Mollick, E. R., Lifshitz-Assaf, H., Kellogg, K., Rajendran, S., Krayer, L., Candelon, F., & Lakhani, K. R. (2023). Navigating the jagged technological frontier: Field experimental evidence of the effects of artificial intelligence on knowledge worker productivity and quality. Harvard Business...The Red Queen Effect: How to Stay Relevant When the World Won't Slow Down
The Red Queen Effect, what the Red Queen Effect is, what the research says about why it hits individuals just as hard as entire organizations, and 3 protocols to help you stay sharp, relevant, and out in front.
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Barnett, W. P., & Hansen, M. T. (1996). The red queen in organizational evolution. Strategic Management Journal, 17(S1), 139–157.CONNECT WITH US
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The ONE Thing: Gary Keller's Method for Getting More Done by Doing Less
The ONE Thing method, what the One Thing Method is, why task-switching is quietly destroying your productivity, and 3 protocols to put the ONE Thing Keller method to work starting today.
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Rubinstein, J.S., Meyer, D.E., & Evans, J.E. (2001). Executive control of cognitive processes in task switching. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 27(4), 763–797.CONNECT WITH US
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The OODA Loop: A Four-Step Framework for Making Faster, Smarter Decisions
The OODA Loop: what it is, what the research says about why cycling through it faster leads to better outcomes, and 3 ways to use the OODA Loop to stop stalling on your projects, your ideas, and the feedback your team actually needs.
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Eisenhardt, K.M. (1989). Making fast strategic decisions in high-velocity environments. Academy of Management Journal, 32 (3), 543–576.CONNECT WITH US
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Are You Always Late? Science Explains Why and Gives You 4 Protocols to Fix It
We’re diving into why some people are chronically late, what the research says about the four most common reasons some people are always late and four protocols to help you start showing up on time.
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Conte, J.M., & Jacobs, R.R. (2003). Validity evidence linking polychronicity and Big Five personality dimensions to absence, lateness, and performance. Human Performance, 16(2), 107–129.Wilmot, M.P., & Ones, D.S. (2019). A century of research on conscientiousness at work. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(46), 23004–23010.CONNECT WITH US
Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boo...Phosphatidylserine: The Supplement Backed by Science to Boost Your Brain Power
We're covering phosphatidylserine, what phosphatidyl serine is, what the research says about what it does to your brain and your stress hormones, and 3 ways to use phosphatidylserine to get the most out of it.
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Crook, T.H., Tinklenberg, J., Yesavage, J., Petrie, W., Nunzi, M.G., & Massari, D.C. (1991). Effects of phosphatidylserine in age-associated memory impairment. Neurology, 41(5), 644–649.Starks, M.A., Starks, S.L., Kingsley, M., Purpura, M., & Jäger, R. (2008). The effects of phosphatidylserine on endocrine response to moderate intensity exercise. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 5, 11.CONNECT WITH...
AI Brain Fry: How to Avoid It and Stay at Peak Productivity When Using AI
AI Brain Fry, what ai brain fly is, what the research says is causing it, and 3 protocols you do so you can use AI without getting burned out.
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Bedard, J., et al. (2025). AI at Work: The Productivity Paradox. Boston Consulting Group industry report. Survey of 1,488 full-time U.S. workers.Ye, X.M., & Ranganathan, A. (2025). "Does AI Actually Free Up Workers' Time?" Eight-month ethnographic study, featured in Harvard Business Review. UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.CONNECT WITH US
Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity...How to Stop Being a People Pleaser: The Science Behind Why We Do It and How to Stop
People pleasing: what being a people pleaser is, why the science says we do it, and 3 ways to stop people pleasing and start protecting your own time and sanity so you can be happier with yourself.
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Crocker, J., & Park, L. E. (2004). The costly pursuit of self-esteem. Psychological Bulletin, 130(3), 392–414.Canlı, D., & Karaşar, B. (2021). Predictors of major depressive disorder: The need for social approval and self-esteem. Alpha Psychiatry, 22(1), 38–42.CONNECT WITH US
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A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind: Here's What the Science Says How to Avoid It
We're covering what mind wandering is, why the research says a wandering mind is making you unhappy, and 3 ways to take control of a wandering mind so you can be more present, more productive, more creative, and happier.
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Killingsworth, M. A., & Gilbert, D. T. (2010). A wandering mind is an unhappy mind. Science, 330(6006), 932. DOI: 10.1126/science.1192439CONNECT WITH US
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How to Protect Your Team When Stress Turns Someone Into a Liability
We're talking about what happens to the people around you when pressure spikes, how to spot the ones who are about to blow up the mission, project or goal, how to be honest about whether that person might be you and 3 protocols to put to work when the pressure is on and someone is losing it and doesn't even realize it.
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Raio, C.M., Konova, A.B., & Otto, A.R. (2020). Trait impulsivity and acute stress interact to influence choice and decision speed during multi-stage decision-making. Scientific Reports, 10, 7754.CONNECT WITH US
The US Army’s 4 Leadership Principles: What They Are, Why They Work, and How You Can Use Them
We're breaking down the 4 enduring Army leadership principles, what the research says about why they drive real performance and as for the US Army for two centuries, and one protocol for each one you can put to work this week to take your leadership to the next level.
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Dvir, T., Eden, D., Avolio, B.J., & Shamir, B. (2002). Impact of transformational leadership on follower development and performance: A field experiment. Academy of Management Journal, 45(4), 735–744.CONNECT WITH US
Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE!Creatine: The Brain and Body Benefits and How to Use It Right For Both
We're breaking down creatine — what it is, why the body and brain research behind it is so strong, and three practical protocols on how to use creatine so you actually get the benefits and protect your energy and sanity on the days you need it most.
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Gordji-Nejad, A., Matusch, A., Kleedörfer, S., Patel, H.J., Drzezga, A., Elmenhorst, D., & Bauer, A. (2024). Single dose creatine improves cognitive performance and induces changes in cerebral high energy phosphates during sleep deprivation. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 4937. Wang, Z., Qiu, B., Li, R., Han, Y., Petersen, C., Liu, S., Zhang, Y...The 3-Step Protocol to Never Forget a Name or Face Again When You Meet Someone New
We're covering a 3-step protocol to never forget a name or face again, looking at what the research says about why face-name memory is so hard to begin with, and 3 protocols you can use the next time you meet someone new to make sure their name and face stick
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Sperling, R.A., Chua, E., Cocchiarella, A., Rand-Giovannetti, E., Poldrack, R., Schacter, D.L., & Albert, M. (2003). Putting names to faces: Successful encoding of associative memories activates the anterior hippocampal formation. NeuroImage, 20(2), 1400–1410.CONNECT WITH US
Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Bo...How to Write a Modern Business Plan in 11 Slides and Increase Your Chances of Success
We're covering how to write a business plan in 11 slides — what a business plan actually is in its modern form, what the research says about why having one matters, and then the 11 slides you need to test and validate any product or service quickly.
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Brinckmann, J., Grichnik, D...Trust Your Gut or Run the Numbers? Here's What the Research Says About When to Use the Decision Matrix
We're breaking down the gut vs. data debate, what the research says about when trusting your gut works, when it quietly leads you off a cliff, and a simple decision-making tool called a decision matrix that will take the noise out of hard choices and help you make decisions you can live with.
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Dane, E., Rockmann, K.W., & Pratt, M.G. (2012). When should I trust my gut? Linking domain expertise to intuitive decision-making effectiveness. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 119(2), 187–194.CONNECT WITH US
Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Bo...Decision Fatigue Mastery: 3 Protocols to Make Better Choices Every Day
Decision fatigue: what decision fatigue is, why your brain burns through its decision making fuel faster than you think, and 3 protocols to beat decision fatigue so you stay sharp and productive all day.
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Danziger, S., Levav, J., & Avnaim-Pesso, L. (2011). Extraneous factors in judicial decisions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108 (17), 6889–6892.CONNECT WITH US
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Self-Sabotage: The Behavioral Science of Self-Sabotage and How to Get Out of Your Own Way
Self-Sabotage: why you sabotage your own best days, what the Immunity to Change framework says about the hidden commitments driving that self-sabotage, and 3 protocols to surface the real reasons you keep getting in your own way.
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Low, R. S. T., Overall, N. C., Hammond, M. D., & Girme, Y. U. (2017). Emotional suppression during personal goal pursuit impedes goal strivings and achievement. Emotion, 17 (2), 208–223.CONNECT WITH US
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Continuity Books: The Military's Secret to Seamless Role Transitions and How to use it to Get New People Productive Faster
Continuity Books, what Continuity Books are, why the U.S. military swears by them, what the research says about why continuity books work, and 3 protocols to use them so the next person stepping into a role hits the ground running and gets productive from day one.
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Bauer, T.N., Bodner, T., Erdogan, B., Truxillo, D.M., & Tucker, J.S. (2007). Newcomer adjustment during organizational socialization: A meta-analytic review of antecedents, outcomes, and methods. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92 (3), 707–721.CONNECT WITH US
Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FRE...Why 44% of Meeting Action Items Never Get Done and the AI Protocol That Fixes It
We're covering AI meeting assistants. What AI meeting assistants are, why the research says your meetings follow-through keeps breaking down 44% of the time, and 3 protocols for using an AI meeting assistant that will turn your meetings into a plan.
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Rogelberg, S. G., Allen, J. A., Shanock, L., Scott, C. W., & Shuffler, M. (2010). Employee satisfaction with their meetings: A unique predictor of job satisfaction. Human Resource Management, 49(2), 149–172.CONNECT WITH US
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Your Job Is Changing. How to Stay Relevant and a Step Ahead as AI Takes Over the Work
We're breaking down what it means to become an Orchestrator in the age of AI, what the shift looks like, what the research says about why making the shift matters for your job security, and 3 protocols to start making the transition before the transition is made for you.
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McGuire, J., De Cremer, D., & Van de Cruys, T. (2024). Establishing the importance of co-creation and self-efficacy in creative collaboration with artificial intelligence. Scientific Reports, 14, 18525.CONNECT WITH US
Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE!Flow State Psychology: The 4 Triggers You Need to Enter "The Zone" on Command To Hit Your Peak Performance
We’re diving deeper on flow state psychology to hit your peak performance mode, what the research says about how flow state works, and the 4 triggers psychologists and performance researchers say you need to enter flow state on command so you can hit your peak performance.
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Fong, C.J., Zaleski, D.J., & Leach, J.K. (2015). The challenge-skill balance and antecedents of flow: A meta-analytic investigation. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 10 (5), 425-446.Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Harper & Row.Kotler, S. (2014). The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance. Quer...How to Handle "Can I Pick Your Brain" Meeting Requests To Protect Your Time
We're breaking down the "Can Pick Your Brain" meeting request, what it really is, why you should always say no at first, and 3 protocols to handle pick your brain requests that protect your time while still being genuinely helpful to the person asking.
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Leach, D.J., Rogelberg, S.G., Warr, P.B., & Burnfield, J.L. (2009). Perceived meeting effectiveness: The role of design characteristics. Journal of Business and Psychology, 24(1), 65–76.Mark, G., Gudith, D., & Klocke, U. (2008). The cost of interrupted work: More speed and stress. Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 107–110.The Indirect Approach: The Life Lesson From Lawrence of Arabia's 600-Mile Desert March
We're diving into the indirect approach, what the indirect approach is, why Lawrence of Arabia used it to pull off one of the most stunning upsets in military history, what the research says about why the indirect approach works, and 2 ways you can put the indirect approach to work in your own life to get winning outcomes.
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Kay, J. (2011). Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly. Penguin Press.Gollwitzer, P. M., & Brandstätter, V. (1997). Implementation intentions and effective goal pursuit. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73(1), 186–199.CONNECT WITH US<...
Trick Your Brain into Peak Performance: How to Tap the Hidden Performance Reserve Your Brain Is Keeping From You
How to reach your peak performance, what tricking your brain into peak performance means, what the research says about the hidden reserves your brain is sitting on, and 3 ways to trick your brain into peak performance so you can get more out of your workouts, your deep work sessions, and your creative projects.
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Stone, M.R., Thomas, K., Wilkinson, M., Jones, A.M., St Clair Gibson, A., & Thompson, K.G. (2012). Effects of deception on exercise performance: Implications for determinants of fatigue in humans. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 44(3), 534–541.Bandura, A. (1977). Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying the...The Ask Me First AI Prompt: The AI Prompt That Improves Your Results Every Time
The Ask Me First AI Prompt, what it is, why the ask me first ai prompt works, and 3 ways to put the Ask Me First prompt to work so you get results that actually fit your life.
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White, J., Fu, Q., Hays, S., Sandborn, M., Olea, C., Gilbert, H., Elnashar, A., Spencer-Smith, J., & Schmidt, D.C. (2023). A Prompt Pattern Catalog to Enhance Prompt Engineering with ChatGPT. arXiv, abs/2302.11382. Presented at the 30th Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs (PLoP '23), Vanderbilt University.CONNECT WITH US
Read the Weekly EDGE...Gaslighting: What it Actually Is, How to Recognize When You Are Getting Gaslit, and How to Respond
Gaslighting, what gaslighting is, what the research says about how it damages your sense of reality, and 3 ways to protect yourself and your sanity when you're dealing with a gaslighter in your relationship, your family, or your job.
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Ciabatti, M., Nerini, A., & Matera, C. (2024). Gaslighting experience, psychological health, and well-being: The role of self-compassion and social support. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 40 (23-24), 5751–5773.CONNECT WITH US
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Steel Man: Why the Smartest People Always Argue the Other Side First
The Steel Man Technique, what steel manning is, what the research says about why your brain fights it, and 3 ways to use the Steel Man technique to make sharper decisions at home, at work, and when it matters most for your team.
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Lord, C.G., Lepper, M.R., & Preston, E. (1984). Considering the opposite: A corrective strategy for social judgment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 47(6), 1231–1243.CONNECT WITH US
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How to Avoid Groupthink
Groupthink, what groupthink is, what the research says about how Groupthink quietly kills good decisions and ideas, and 3 ways to protect yourself and your team from groupthink before it does any damage.
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Choi, J.N., & Kim, M.U. (1999). The organizational application of groupthink and its limitations in organizations. Journal of Applied Psychology, 84 (2), 297–306.CONNECT WITH US
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The Imposter Syndrome Flip: Why Feeling Like a Fraud Might Mean You're Exactly Where You Should Be
We're breaking down imposter syndrome, what imposter syndrome is, what the research says about it, and three ways to flip imposter syndrome from a source of dread into a signal that you're growing.
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Clance, P.R., & Imes, S.A. (1978). The imposter phenomenon in high achieving women: Dynamics and therapeutic intervention. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 15(3), 241–247. Tewfik, B.A. (2022). The impostor phenomenon revisited: Examining the relationship between workplace impostor thoughts and interpersonal effectiveness at work. Academy of Management Journal, 65(3), 988–1018.CONNECT WITH US
Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Bo...How to Say No Without Guilt and Why People Are Terrible At It
We're breaking down why saying no is so hard, what the research says about the language that makes saying no stick, and 3 ways to say no without guilt that will protect your time, your energy, and your sanity.
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Patrick, V.M., & Hagtvedt, H. (2012). "I Don't" versus "I Can't": When empowered refusal motivates goal-directed behavior. Journal of Consumer Research, 39(2), 371–381.CONNECT WITH US
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How to Use Google’s Nano Banana to Edit Images Like a Pro
We're explaining how to use Googles Nano Banana effectively for image editing, what Nano Banana is, why vague prompts tank your results every time, and three Nano Banana prompting techniques that will get you the output you're actually shooting for.
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Research section: Xiang, Y., et al. (2025). When misunderstanding meets artificial intelligence: the critical role of trust in human–AI and human–human team communication and performance. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, Article 1637339.Prompting frameworks and best practices: Google Cloud. (2026, March 6). The ultimate Nano Banana prompting guide.CONNECT WITH US
Read the Week...Email Signatures: The Email Trick That Cuts Your Inbox Time Without AI Getting It Wrong
We're breaking down email signatures, not the kind with your name and title, but pre-written response templates you build once and send in seconds.
We explain what email signatures are, why the research on email signatures makes them a no-brainer, how to build email signatures, and three ways to put email signatures to work so you can stop retyping the same responses and get your time back.
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McKinsey Global Institute. (2012). The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies. McKinsey & Company.CONNECT WITH US
Read the W...The Steve Jobs 2-Hour Rule: How to Make Time For Your Best Thinking
We're covering the Steve Jobs 2-hour rule, we explain what the Steve Jobs 2-hour rule is, what neuroscience says about why unstructured thinking time is one of the most productive things you can do for your brain, and three ways to build the Steve Jobs 2-hour rule into your day.
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Mason, M.F., Norton, M.I., Van Horn, J.D., Wegner, D.M., Grafton, S.T., & Macrae, C.N. (2007). Wandering minds: The default network and stimulus-independent thought. Science, 315(5810), 393–395.CONNECT WITH US
Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to...5 AI Prompts for Your Work Life That Get You Out the Door Earlier So You Can Beat Traffic and Get Home Early
We're giving you the top AI prompts for your work life. We explain what the research says about the hours you stand to get back, and five AI prompts you can start using today to get your time back, protect your sanity and even leave work early a few days a week
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Microsoft. (2023). Microsoft Work Trend Index Special Report: Will AI Fix Work? Microsoft Corporation.Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. (2025). AI Index Report 2025. Stanford HAI.CONNECT WITH US
Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your...5 AI Prompts for Your Personal Life That Save Hours Every Week
We're giving you AI prompts for your personal life that saves you hours every week.
We explain what they are, why the research says AI is about to change how we handle the stuff that eats our time at home, and five specific personal life AI prompts you can copy and use this week to get real hours back for yourself.
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Shi, L., Hertfordshire, H., Yamamoto, K., & Yamamoto, T. (2023). Household automation: Experts estimate how time spent on home tasks can be automated. AgentDock. (2026, February 12). Best AI prompts to organize y...Churchill's Secret Unit: Why Cognitively Diverse Teams Win
We're breaking down what cognitive diversity is, why Churchill's secret WWII unit proved it before science did, what the research says about why cognitively diverse teams outperform everyone else, and three moves you can make to build a more productive team that can actually handle the hard stuff.
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Reynolds, A., & Lewis, D. (2017). Teams solve problems faster when they're more cognitively diverse. Harvard Business Review.CONNECT WITH US
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The Power of "Because": The One Word That Makes People Say Yes
We're breaking down the power of "because." What it is, why your brain responds to “because” the way it does, what the research says, and three ways to put "because" to work so you get more yeses at work, at home, and everywhere in between.
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Langer, E. J., Blank, A., & Chanowitz, B. (1978). The mindlessness of ostensibly thoughtful action: The role of "placebic" information in interpersonal interaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 36(6), 635–642.CONNECT WITH US
Read the Weekly EDGE Newsletter to Boost Your Productivity. It's FREE!<...No Single-Player Mode: How to Break the Bottleneck
We're breaking down No Single-Player Mode, what it means, why being the only person who knows how to do something is a productivity and burnout trap, and three moves to get you and your team out of single-player mode for good.
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Myers, C.G., & Desai, S.V. (2018). Association between team learning behavior and reduced burnout among medicine residents. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 33(8), 1283–1285.CONNECT WITH US
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