Paper planners have immense benefits. From helping us remember things better, to keeping everything in one place, or staying focused on the task at hand, writing down our goals and priorities in a physical planner does a lot of good. Today, we’re showcasing two people who’ve successfully integrated The ONE Thing Planner into their lives

  The alarm screams, jolting me awake. I wrestle the phone to silence and then lay, joints stiff, thinking about the day ahead. The kids Zoom with their teacher at nine, right? If I get them settled, then maybe I can go over the notes for my report. My chest constricts. Ugh, I told my

Working from home can be great for productivity. You don’t have to deal with traffic. Healthy food, outdoor space and other comforts are close by. Many people, including the author of this New York Times  article, note this rise in productivity, particularly for workers without children. Being removed from the daily distractions of office life

You’re sitting at your desk when loud chirps from your cellphone make you jump – some app is sending notifications. The noise rattles against the cacophony of your coworkers talking over one another during your Zoom meeting. You can smell your coworker’s lunch heating in the common microwave and you feel like you’re being pressed

The global pandemic turned our kitchen tables into offices, our living rooms into classrooms and patios into gyms. It forced us to rearrange our priorities, and for many of us physical fitness was put on the backburner along the way. In a 2,000-participant survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Naked Nutrition, about 64 percent

Time, energy, willpower—these aren’t always at our fingertips when we want them. But what about when we’re maxed out on all fronts? What happens to us when we’re low on time, energy, cash, willpower – lots of things? Scarcity. And, scarcity can be a trap. The truth is, we only have so much bandwidth every

Habits are the backbone of our success. Every minute we spend and every decision we make either brings us closer or further away from our goals. Rather than relying on our will power and flickering motivation to push us into doing what we need to do, we should build habits that put those behaviors and

The pandemic has massively affected our sleeping patterns. A study by Sleep Standards surveyed over 1,000 Americans about their sleep habits before and after stay at home and social distancing measures were enacted and found: • 53 percent indicated they spend less time sleeping than before the pandemic • 67 percent believe their sleep was

 “Healthy striving is self-focused: “How can I improve?” Perfectionism is other-focused: “What will they think?”  ― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection We have a love-hate relationship with perfectionism. To many people, being a perfectionist means being confident, focused and decisive. The truth is often the opposite. On one hand, we brag that perfectionism motivates

The pandemic has turned many of us into social astronauts. At least, according to podcaster Bim Adewunmi. In a recent This American Life episode, Bim compares herself to an astronaut in space. She doesn’t have a partner, children, family members, roommates or even a pet nearby. She commutes to a desk for work just steps