Most people use their calendars reactively, meaning that they put things on their calendars as they come up. Someone wants to grab coffee? On the calendar. The boss calls a meeting? On the calendar. A conference call with the publishing team? On the calendar. The problem with this approach is that it can lead to…
At Freedom, we love our users – not just because they use our product, but because they’re cool – cool people working on cool stuff. Academy Award-nominated screenwriters, best-selling authors, editors, developers, cartoonists, designers, academic researchers, explorers, and entrepreneurs – the Freedom community is packed with curious, creative, and efficient go-getters. We love to share their stories and advice, because how better to learn about productivity than from…
Meet James Clear. James Clear is the author of Atomic Habits, creator of the Habits Academy, a weightlifter, and a travel photographer in over 30 countries. James has spent many years researching and writing on habits and human potential with an aim to explore one underlying question: “How can we live better?” His writing is focused on…
According to research, about 40 percent of our daily behaviors can be attributed to habits. Despite consuming so much of our lives, most of us likely only consider and review our habits about once or twice a year. For me this usually happens around New Years Resolution season, as I look back on my year…
For a creative writer like myself, a productive day mostly looks black and white – black letters on a white document page. However, countless distractions break my days up into a colorful kaleidoscope of news, chats, and social media posts. A few months ago, I started feeling overwhelmed with all the information that’s flooding my…
Productivity + morning routines Waking up on the wrong side of the bed. You oversleep, scarf down some breakfast, struggle to find matching socks, spill coffee on yourself as you rush out the door, only to realize during your commute that you forgot to pack your gym bag. We’ve all experienced the lasting effects of…
January is the month of resolutions. Each year, we take time to review our lives and decide which habits we hope to create or get rid of in order to live a more fulfilling life.We pledge to exercise more, eat better, save more, be more productive, be less stressed, wake up earlier, stop procrastinating, and…
How Becoming Unavailable Makes You More Valuable For many of us, the internet has generated a renaissance of productivity, innovation, and creativity. We have more resources, tools, and information at our fingertips during every part of our day than ever before. However, with our newfound ability to always be connected, we have inadvertently created an…
