Blog Posts

New Productivity Strategy

Eric Kraus
personal
31 Oct, 2017

Introduction I recently took a new role with my company. It wasn't a difficult transition. I have similar responsibilities, just different clients that I'll be working with. It was a change I wasn't planning for. Hoever, I am genuinely someone that values obsesses (at times) with growth, so how can you learn if you aren't exposed to new things. With the transition came with a number of other organizational changes as well. Comes with the

Habits are a Key to Mindfulness

Eric Kraus
productivity
17 Oct, 2016

Introduction Mindfulness is a relatively new concept that's getting a lot of buzz lately. Many people are seeking to be more "mindful" and are trying to pay more attention to little things in life: everything from feeling a breath in their lungs to noticing the specific color of the sky each day.There is no 'one thing' that means being mindful; and mindfulness is not a destination to achieve.There is no right or wrong way to _be mindful

Sensory deprivation: My Float Tank Experience

Eric Kraus
personal
04 Oct, 2016

I recently took the advice of a colleague and spent 90 minutes in a sensory deprivation float tank to help myself relax better. Scary?! Absolutely not, it was amazing. Preparation I was a bit anxious about the experience overall. Being completed isolated from light, sound, etc. and in such a small enclosed tank. I'm not normally a claustrophobic person, so in general, I wasn't worried about that part. But the "tank" itself had some how made

Motivation vs. Willpower

Eric Kraus
productivity
30 Sep, 2016

Motivation is having a strong understanding for the reason(s) for which you should, or would choose to, do something - or behave a certain way.Willpower is a combination of determination and discipline to do something - or behave a certain way - despite having a clear understanding of the challenges involved with doing the action.Motivation is having

Who I Am vs. What I've Done

Eric Kraus
productivity
26 Sep, 2016

Introduction What defines someone's success? Is it others to judge or is it solely up to ourselves? My Are you Interested or Interesting? It boils down to two simple words. We'll come back to them in a minute. Happiness Most successful people will tell you that money rarely leads to happiness. They might even tell you the opposite: happiness leads to success! I've heard from many successful entrepreneurs

Tips for Building Habits

Eric Kraus
productivity
23 Sep, 2016

Intro I've struggled with to-do lists my entire life. Like many others, I am very disciplined at entering tasks into a list. However, I suffer from "Todo List Blackhole Syndrome" (BS for short). Tasks go in, but they are rarely seen again. To overcome "Todo List BS", I've added another trick to my productivity arsenal: Streaking. Streaking Streaking is a method of tracking