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Brittany Ancell

20 Gifts for the Productivity Nerd in Your Life

Need some gift ideas for your favorite productivity-obsessed creative? Look no further than 99U holiday gift guide: 20 covetable items for streamlining your life.

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Lab Rat: Does A Balanced Email Diet = More Focus & Productivity?

<em>Is “Inbox Zero” the right goal? We take a break from all-day email snacking, and experiment with checking just twice a day.</em>

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Lab Rat: What Happens When You Unplug from Your Internet Addiction?

<em>In an attempt to overcome digital distractions, we experiment with complete disconnection from the Interweb outside of office hours.</em>

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Lab Rat: Does Desktop Minimalism Drive Productivity?

In this new feature, we take a look at the ultimate in minimalism: a clear desk. Does a lack of clutter dramatically effect productivity?

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Treat Your Meetings to a Little QA

<em>What is it about gathering a group of employees that sends otherwise well-oiled machines into epic failure mode? We seek a better way to organize meetings</em>

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Reclaim Focus, One Day at a Time

To overcome “reactionary workflow,” we experiment with how to build laser-like task focus, day by day.

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Idea Attack: The Merits of Multiplying Your Options

Broadway producer Brian Swibel ("Xanadu") outlines the unsung benefits of having many irons in the fire and doing triple the work.

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The Funny Business of Managing Creatives

We sit down with Ricky Van Veen, founder of College Humor, to discuss his new venture, Notional, and why you should be more boring.

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