** Affiliate links included**   Getting enough sleep and being well rested is a very important factor in staying productive through the day. It helps us to focus and concentrate on our tasks to ultimately work more effectively.    A while back I uploaded a post on “How to become a morning person” including a few tricks for a deep […] Der Beitrag Nightly routine for ultimate productivity erschien zuerst auf Berlin and other stories ..read more

One of my resolutions for 2018 is to decelerate and pause productivity. What do I mean by this? In a post not long ago I told you about a period in my life where I had lost the passion for my job. In the post, I describe how the environment that I was working in […] Der Beitrag Burning yourself out with productivity erschien zuerst auf Berlin and other stories ..read more

  My least favorite day of the week is Sunday. This is going back to high school days where Sunday was an absolute blast until about 4 p.m. when my mind started to shift from weekend mode to “Oh no, it’s almost Monday”. Around that time, the panic set in and I started asking myself: Is […] Der Beitrag 3 things for Friday to prepare for Monday morning erschien zuerst auf Berlin and other stories ..read more

  In every job, there are certain periods of time where things slow down. The amount of work that piles up on your desk becomes less, the phone is not ringing as much and you are overall less stressed. These periods are inevitable and they are important to catch your breath for a little bit.  […] Der Beitrag How to stay productive on a slow day erschien zuerst auf Berlin and other stories ..read more

    This has just been one of those weeks. My workload is pretty much growing by the minute and I am at the point, where all I wanna do is cover my face with a blanket. Please tell me you’ve been there?!? The worst part of it is, I could have prevented it. What […] Der Beitrag The Four Types of Procrastination erschien zuerst auf Berlin and other stories ..read more

  Whenever I don’t feel like working but kinda wanna be productive, I watch TED. It gives me the feeling of doing something for myself and learning something valuable. There are hundreds of amazing TED Talks out there by now. However, they don’t always apply to me or don’t peak my interest that much. For […] Der Beitrag Empowering Talks for the ambitious twenty something erschien zuerst auf Berlin and other stories ..read more

  You might be thinking: “Lists are for people who are unorganized and don’t have their shit together”. And you are right. But most of us have countless responsibilities. There is the job, the house, the partner, maybe even the kids. And all of it is sitting on our shoulders, weighing us down. I mean, […] Der Beitrag How to have your shit together with these 7 lists erschien zuerst auf Berlin and other stories ..read more

  We’ve all been there. You have a day off from work or school and there is not a single thing you can think of, that you could possibly do. Last week I had one of those magical days. After working full time for three months whilst blogging and maintaining a social life, I was […] Der Beitrag How to make your Day Off count erschien zuerst auf Berlin and other stories ..read more

Especially since I started working full time, I feel like I am on my email provider at least five hours a day. I am not even kidding you. I mean, I kind of like writing and receiving emails, but it just takes up so much time. And then between writing work Emails, I check my […] Der Beitrag Gmail hacks for ultimate productivity erschien zuerst auf Berlin and other stories ..read more