Productivity is generally thought of in terms of, “How do I get more done?”
If we’re lucky, we work in teams and environments where that perspective is at least softened by combining it with a measure of efficiency or impact, …
Last night, I began to read an excellent novel right before I went to bed. The plot twists! The engaging dialogue! The cliffhangers! It was a great read. But when I finally went to put the book down two hours …
Coming up with fresh, new ideas isn’t easy. And when your job requires churning them out on a daily basis, it can be easy to hit a wall. (Not to mention frustrating.)
That’s why brainstorming sessions can be so helpful. …
I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m not the most together person in the world.
I eat three meals a day, but one of them is usually takeout. I hit snooze so often it should be considered a nap. And …
The last time I made an appearance here on the HubSpot Marketing Blog, I wasn’t shy about my love of experiments.
At the same time, I wasn’t shy in my sense that, all too often, they’re conducted for the wrong …
Just a short while ago, robots were the stuff of fiction.
Sure, artificially intelligent beings graced movie screens and the pages of novels, but the robot revolution hadn’t arrived yet. Maybe in another few decades, along with flying cars.
But …
It was halftime during one of my 7th grade football games. And we were losing 14 – 0. With our knees planted in the grass, my team was quietly huddled, drenched in sweat and defeat. We all knew the game …
When I was a sophomore in college, I developed a terrible addiction to Facebook. By the time finals week arrived, I couldn’t go 30 minutes without a dose of dog videos.
I was officially distracted. And after a week of …
Not long after I first started at HubSpot, I was welcomed with a fresh pair of orange, noise-canceling headphones. At the time, I had no clue that these headphones would carry me through many long work days and some of …
Did you know that the average technology user in the United States spends nearly 11 hours per day looking at screens?
Sure, a lot of that time is spent at work on computers and mobile devices, but the rest of …
I will never forget the day I learned that watching cat videos is proven to enhance your mood.
Even to a bonafide dog person, the news was good. In a study conducted at Indiana University Bloomington, participants reported “fewer …
If you’re a lover of sleeping in and staying up late like I am, titles such as the ones below might stress you out.
“The Morning Habits of 5 Fortune 500 CEOs”
“Why These Startup Founders Swear by Exercising in …
After working in my role here at HubSpot for almost eight months now, I’ve started to go into autopilot when I turn on my computer every morning.
I open up my email app, my calendar app, my organization and productivity …
Every company has a culture, much like every individual has a personality.
And like a personality, a company’s culture can develop organically over time. Or, it can be purposefully molded, shaped using specific values and practices to achieve a …
