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I felt nothing after the first coffee, so I made a second. After gulping it down, I still felt tired. I looked outside, and it…

Since the book came out in 2018, many readers have asked the same question: How can I use Make Time at work? We shared a…

One of the most common questions we hear about Make Time is: How can I use this with my team? We can help you find…

If you struggle with email, more technology is not the answer. Here are the everyday tactics I use to manage my inbox. Everyone has their…

Sometimes I fantasize about an empty calendar. No meetings. No obligations. Nothing but time for my work, myself, and the people I care about. Then…

My friend Erik Skogsberg is an expert in the design of learning experiences. As a former high-school English teacher, he became obsessed with questions about…

One afternoon my wife and I were hanging out at home, doing some reading, when she reached over and handed me a copy of The…

Nothing is more human than social connection. The ability to relate, communicate, and coordinate gives us the power to do great things. Technology can support…

Ten big ideas at the core of our approach to making time for what matters Make Time is more than a book. More than a…

I quit my job and spent 18 months traveling by sailboat; here are three things I learned Update: I wrote this in February 2019. We…

But you are the only one who can fix it All illustrations by Jake Knapp from our book Make Time You’ve got a new email…

How to give your team (and yourself) the time to thrive at the office We make choices, every day, about how to spend our time….

And how to try your own low-stress experiment In 2012, I realized I had a problem. My iPhone made me twitchy. It called to me…

Here’s what is really necessary for making good use of your time I’ve been sitting in front of computers since I was about 10 years old….

If you want to make time for things that matter, the Busy Bandwagon—our modern culture of constant busyness—will tell you the answer is to do…

While working at Google, I created something I called a design sprint: basically a workweek redesigned from the ground up. For five days, a team…

According to a 2016 study by the University of Michigan, Americans spend around eight hours in bed every night, as do folks in Britain, France,…

From the moment I clicked “Publish” two years ago, I’ve been uncomfortable with my post about ignoring the news. Not because it’s wrong, or because…

I am writing this on a Friday morning. Last night, I stayed out a little too late. I didn’t get enough sleep. I had one…

I’m a big fan of doing one thing at a time. This approach is powerful because, among other reasons, it works well at different “zoom…

I get stuck a lot. I get stuck writing, editing, making slides, doing designs, replying to email. I get stuck anytime I want to get…

Man, I hate to-do lists. Checking off finished tasks feels good, but the glow of accomplishment masks an ugly truth: Most to-dos are just reactions…

Is it possible that wasting time can actually be a good use of time? A few weeks back, I was talking with my friend Nick…

I used Headspace for 400 days and all I got was this lousy sense of clarity and well-being Supposedly, meditation recharges your brain and boosts…

Why my Google Pixel is better without Gmail, Chrome, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram… or even Google Back in 2014, after a few hundred thousand other people…

Fill your calendar with stuff that matters to you, before others can fill it for you I just love an empty calendar. It promises something…

I gave up on to-do lists; here’s the super simple way I plan my days Last year, I shared my One Big Thing philosophy. The…

When Jake and I talk with people about making their iPhone distraction-free, the conversation always starts with notifications: alerts, buzzes, beeps, pop-ups, and the million…

My unscientific five-step recipe My New Year’s Resolutions used to fail every time. For example, I set a resolution to “Exercise more.” I vaguely imagined running…

Here’s what I use to stay focused on my work What’s the best to-do app? The most exquisite notepad and pen for taking notes and…

How I started from scratch to create the perfect workday In 2015, while we were writing Sprint, for the first time in my professional life,…

Or, why I shut off the Internet every night at 9pm For years, I tried to start a daily writing habit. See, I had this…

As a Distraction-Free iPhone devotee, I don’t have email on my phone. (To be specific, I don’t have any email accounts set up on my…

I used to be really into to-do lists. That’s a weird interest to have, but it’s true. I read Getting Things Done in 2005, and…

I don’t follow the daily news. I don’t read a paper, watch TV news, or follow any news outlets on Twitter. Still, I want to…

And why I decided to make the change It’s early and dark. The alarm sounds, and you reach over to switch it off. After a…

Update: I’ve now been doing this for more than six years. You can read about it here. In 2012, I realized I had a problem….

Or, Why I’m happier since I disabled Safari Update: I’ve now been doing this for more than six years. You can read about it here.…