S Is For Sustainable
Jennifer Jank Jennifer Jank

S Is For Sustainable

When it comes to productivity and improving your ability to accomplish your priorities in a shorter period of time, making sure that your “productivity tank” is full helps you squeeze the most out of each day without working more hours.

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Maintaining Your Best Productivity Tool
Jennifer Jank Jennifer Jank

Maintaining Your Best Productivity Tool

This tool seems very underappreciated, but learning to work with it and maintain it will give you a sustainable productivity boost that will also help prevent burnout.

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Drink Differently to Improve Productivity
Jennifer Jank Jennifer Jank

Drink Differently to Improve Productivity

Are you one of the many Americans who drink to relax after a long, hard day at work? You’re not alone, and you already know it’s not a great habit. But you might not realize how much a drink affects productivity the next day.

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Litigating Lawyers Deserve Lives They Love Too
Jennifer Jank Jennifer Jank

Litigating Lawyers Deserve Lives They Love Too

Not all attorneys enjoy litigating, but those that do seem to enjoy it a lot! At Desert Diva we love and support lawyers of all kinds –  August 31 is Love Litigating Lawyers Day so we’re sending extra support to our litigators!

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Bad Poetry for Better Productivity
Jennifer Jank Jennifer Jank

Bad Poetry for Better Productivity

While many animals communicate with each other – whales sing, howler monkeys screech, and crows caw – as far as we know, humankind is the only one that writes poetry. August 18th is Bad Poetry Day...

But what does poetry have to do with productivity?

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Reading is Fundamental (For Productivity)
Jennifer Jank Jennifer Jank

Reading is Fundamental (For Productivity)

When was the last time you dropped into a physical book? Not one that you listened to, but actually physically opened up and read? Has it been a while?

Reading is one of those “unproductive productivity” specialties that isn’t work.

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The Hidden Secret of Wellbeing For Business Owners
Jennifer Jank Jennifer Jank

The Hidden Secret of Wellbeing For Business Owners

What if I told you that there was a secret to being more productive that also made you mentally and physically healthy? You’d want to know it, right?

And yet, everyone knows this secret… but they dismiss it.

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Why Is Work-Life Balance Important?
Jennifer Jank Jennifer Jank

Why Is Work-Life Balance Important?

There are many professionals, especially in the legal and financial fields, who see long workdays and dedication to their work as a badge of honor. They don’t see why hobbies or fun activities outside work would be valuable – especially since those things certainly don't bring home the bacon! Or at least not at first glance.

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Fire Up Some Freedom of Time This 4th of July
Jennifer Jank Jennifer Jank

Fire Up Some Freedom of Time This 4th of July

It’s almost Independence Day (I know because my neighbors have been firing up the firecrackers for a couple weeks now) and it’s time to celebrate!

There are a lot of different ways to be independent.

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Power Up Your Productivity
Jennifer Jank Jennifer Jank

Power Up Your Productivity

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
With the roses you’re smelling
And everyone telling you be of good cheer
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.”

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Creativity is Critical For Business Owners
Jennifer Jank Jennifer Jank

Creativity is Critical For Business Owners

When you’re working 14-hour days most of the time, you won’t be able to be creative. Not to mention the risk of burnout, poor decision-making, etc. That leads to the question: Is not being creative really a problem for entrepreneurs?

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Science and Productivity, Like PB & J
Jennifer Jank Jennifer Jank

Science and Productivity, Like PB & J

Having just come back from northern Chile to look at some stars and view the sky through telescopes at the best place on earth for observatories… I realize that not only is there a solar eclipse today (4/8), but the 14th of April is National Look Up At the Sky Day!

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Why Working Harder Isn’t Always The Answer
Jennifer Jank Jennifer Jank

Why Working Harder Isn’t Always The Answer

Many of us pride ourselves on hard work, and of course, more is better, right? According to the media, in order to be successful, you have to hustle and grind and give up life outside work. To be fair, for most people success doesn’t come on a silver platter and it does require hard work.

But does hard work mean you have to work 12-14 hours a day? Avoid taking breaks? Never go on vacation?

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Entrepreneur Who Wants More Out of Life? Inconvenience Yourself
Jennifer Jank Jennifer Jank

Entrepreneur Who Wants More Out of Life? Inconvenience Yourself

If you spend a lot of time looking at ads, articles, and other media published here in the US, you’d come away with the belief that faster is better and more is better.

Especially when it comes to work: the faster you work, the more successful you’ll be. The more hours you work, the more rewarded you’ll be.

However!

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