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		<title>How to Increase Your Productivity Using Boundaries</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2018/10/25/how-to-increase-your-productivity-using-boundaries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[boundaries]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries.jpg 1920w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-760x507.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-518x345.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-250x166.jpg 250w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-82x55.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>Blaise Pascal, the 17th century French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, inventor, and theologian once opined; &#8220;All of humanity&#8217;s problems stem from man&#8217;s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.&#8221; This is a powerful statement coming from a man who lived in the 1600&#8217;s! This was before any sort of modern technology that we take for [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries.jpg 1920w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-760x507.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-518x345.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-250x166.jpg 250w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-82x55.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/boundaries-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>Blaise Pascal, the 17th century French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, inventor, and theologian once opined; &#8220;All of humanity&#8217;s problems stem from man&#8217;s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.&#8221; This is a powerful statement coming from a man who lived in the 1600&#8217;s! This was before any sort of modern technology that we take for [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Hunch</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2018/03/19/hunch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 14:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deep thought]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>The book review for this week is Hunch by Bernadette Jiwa. Jiwa explains her thoughts and research behind; ideas, intuition, deep thought, rationality, questions, genius, and many other concepts commonly associated with breakthrough ideas. In today&#8217;s distracted and plugged-in world where we can Google answers for anything, we are at risk of losing our ability [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The book review for this week is Hunch by Bernadette Jiwa. Jiwa explains her thoughts and research behind; ideas, intuition, deep thought, rationality, questions, genius, and many other concepts commonly associated with breakthrough ideas. In today&#8217;s distracted and plugged-in world where we can Google answers for anything, we are at risk of losing our ability [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Random Thought Missiles!</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2018/03/01/random-thought-missiles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tools and Tips]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-768x511.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-1030x685.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920.jpg 1920w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-760x505.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-518x345.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-250x166.jpg 250w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-82x55.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>How many times have you been distracted from your work on important activities and tasks by random ideas and thoughts? These can be super-valuable ideas that you don’t want to lose but you also don’t want to be distracted from the task at hand! Robert Rodriguez (in Tribe of Mentors) calls these disruptive, yet potentially [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-300x200.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-768x511.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-1030x685.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920.jpg 1920w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-760x505.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-518x345.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-250x166.jpg 250w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-82x55.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/missile-1143116_1920-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>How many times have you been distracted from your work on important activities and tasks by random ideas and thoughts? These can be super-valuable ideas that you don’t want to lose but you also don’t want to be distracted from the task at hand! Robert Rodriguez (in Tribe of Mentors) calls these disruptive, yet potentially [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Deep Work</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2016/10/02/deep-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2016 02:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>The book review for this week is Deep Work by Cal Newport. &#160; &#160; If you want to produce at your peak level, you need to work for extended periods of time on a single task without interruption. Newport calls this Deep Work. Those who are disciplined at deep work are able to accomplish significantly [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The book review for this week is Deep Work by Cal Newport. &#160; &#160; If you want to produce at your peak level, you need to work for extended periods of time on a single task without interruption. Newport calls this Deep Work. Those who are disciplined at deep work are able to accomplish significantly [&#8230;]</p>
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