Huffington: Managing incomplete work requires declaring an arbitrary end to the workday
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Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive Global, explains organizational behavior change strategies to Reid Hoffman.
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“Our whole B to B is based on a behavior change platform, broken down into science-based micro steps for change, and the most important micro step in learning to live with incompletions is declaring an arbitrary end to your day. You have to declare it. You have to, like, at this time, this is the end of my day.”
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