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Productivity Lessons from Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin is best remembered as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, but he achieved much more in his lifetime.

During Franklin’s 84 years alive, he invented the lightning rod, made significant discoveries in physics and population studies, wrote best-selling books, composed music and played the violin, harp and guitar at a high level, founded many civic organizations, including the University of Pennsylvania, and much more.

How did Franklin achieve so much more than his contemporaries, given he had the same 24 hours each day to get things done?

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Three Lessons Every Business Can Learn From SpaceX

Even if you’re not launching humans into space, here’s three lessons every business can learn from SpaceX. 

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Personal Improvement

Five tricks to finish a full day’s work in a few hours

Most people average just two hours and 48 minutes of productive time a day. The good news is two hours of intense focus can yield more results than a day loaded with meetings, emails, calls, and tasks.

Here’s how to make the most of it.