Productivity - The DESK Magazine (Page 6)

Why I Write

I thought about this question a lot in the last couple weeks. All I know is that writing had a huge impact on my life. And the more I thought about it, the more I found out what exactly writing did to me as a person and my career as

by Tobias van Schneider

Creativity Is like breathing

The author of the Oatmeal recently published a comic strip called "Creativity is like breathing" [http://theoatmeal.com/comics/creativity] and it was one of the best things I've seen on the Internet in a while, so I wanted to share it with you here. The

by Tobias van Schneider

Best Must-have Apps to Edit Your Instagram Pictures

There are a lot of reasons why I edit my pictures on the iPhone, but for some reason it has a therapeutic effect on me. Sitting on the couch, on the train or in the restaurant or wherever I want and editing my pictures always calms me down. [https://www.

by Tobias van Schneider

Work/Life Balance Is Bullsh*t

Every time someone asks me that question I struggle with a straight answer. Then start one of my usual rants about why you just can't ask this kind of question in the first place. For me the concept of work/life balance is bullshit. The fact that we

by Tobias van Schneider

It’s Been One Year!

That's a huge achievement for me, considering that I was pretty afraid of writing just two years ago. I always considered myself a designer, not a writer - Up until now! The majority of my articles were written at airports, planes or somewhere in between. I had to

by Tobias van Schneider

Be useful

Two simple words that are so easy to forget. Every day when I wake up I try to remind myself of just that: Be useful.

by Tobias van Schneider

The Broken Window Theory In Product Design

The original theory states that maintaining urban environments to prevent small crimes such as vandalism or public drinking will help to create an atmosphere of order. And most importantly, will prevent more serious crimes to happen. Let me give you a specific example of New York City not all that

by Tobias van Schneider

Why I Try to Avoid a Daily Schedule

If you're following me on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/vanschneider/] you mostly likely have seen a couple pictures from my Iceland trip already. If not, make sure to follow me because there are many great ones coming. (Iceland is just too easy to take great pictures of)

by Tobias van Schneider

Victims of the sunk cost fallacy

As I sat down today deciding what to write, I kept refining a specific article I wanted to share with you. It took me most of my evening but I just couldn't get excited about the piece. It just wasn't good.

by Tobias van Schneider

If you don’t do it, someone else will

I learned this early on a long time ago as a little kid. My mother always had weird ways to raise us kids, and one was in particular outstanding and made a big impression on me.