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Take a Break and Let Your Brain Do Its Best Work By getting away from your work, you’ll be able to focus better when you get back to it. You’ll be more alert and therefore more productive. You’ll avoid burnout. It's after you take a break from your job that your brain sometimes does its best work—even if the break is only for a minute. Read on. |
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Why It's Difficult for Agile Teams to Let Go of Waterfall Practices For many projects that have rapidly changing requirements, agile often seems to be the right approach. But teams have a hard time adopting agile practices. It’s far from rare to hear of teams trying to fit practices from their former waterfall method into their new agile process. |
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The Strikingly Positive Effects of Mindfulness Practicing mindfulness, even for short periods during a day, can have strikingly positive benefits on our ability to concentrate. Mindfulness refers to a state of active, open attention on the present. When you're mindful, you’re able to observe your thoughts and feelings without judgement. |
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How to Handle Difficult People The notion of difficult people can make one feel uncomfortable because often it’s not the person that’s difficult, but rather the situation the person is in. Naomi Karten shares some tips to handle these difficult people and testy situations. |
