"Very few people actually schedule time to think, create, and invent. But those that do are the ones that make history, writes Josh Linkner, CEO of Detroit Venture Partners and author of Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity.
Most of us don't have the staff and resources to disappear for weeks on end, but we all have the ability to schedule two, one-hour thinking sessions each week. Scheduling just 5 percent of your time to reflect, think, and create can yield dramatic results.
According to Linkner, companies that institutionalize the 5 percent rule benefit from an increase in the flow of new ideas and improved employee satisfaction -- and suffer no losses in productivity."
Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were
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Even women who earn overwhelmingly positive performance reviews are told that they have ‘personality flaws,’ a new study finds. The double...
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Many talented rural students don't go to elite schools, because they are unaware of the options. Read more in the NYT . Thanks, +Ju...
