PORTFOLIO CREATIVE BLOG

Time Management: Getting It All Done in the New Year

By Kristen Harris If you’re anything like me, you’re headed into the new year with big plans and goals, maybe a long list of things you want to accomplish both personally and professionally. Goals are good, but how on earth are we going to get it all done? Time management is one area where I’m continuously trying to improve. We’re all given the same number of hours in a day so I want to use my allotment wisely. First, I have to decide what I’m going to spend my time

Read More »

To Be More Creative, Schedule Your Breaks

By: Jackson G. Lu, Modupe Akinola, and Malia Mason for the Harvard Business Review Imagine that on a Friday afternoon, before leaving work to start your weekend, you are asked to solve two problems that require creative thinking. Do you: Spend the first half of your time attempting the first problem and the second half of your time attempting the second Alternate between the two problems at a regular, predetermined interval (e.g., switching every five minutes) Switch between the problems at your own discretion If you are like the hundreds

Read More »