5 Surprising Work Tips That Will Help You Get More Done
Fast Company|April 2016

How SNL, Frozen, and poker can help you get more done.

Stephanie Vozza
5 Surprising Work Tips That Will Help You Get More Done

Charles Duhigg thought he was on top of things. The New York Times reporter won a Pulitzer Prize in 2013, and his first book, The Power of Habit, was a best seller. But looking at some contemporaries, Duhigg realized he wasn’t doing as much as he could. New Yorker writer Atul Gawande, for example, is also a surgeon, medical researcher, and author of four books. “I felt like I was playing in the kiddie pool,” says Duhigg, “while Atul was swimming in an Olympic.” He decided to find out how some people tackle so much. The result is Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business. Here are five things Duhigg found that could expand your view of what you can do.

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