Casey Moore

Alan Watts once wrote that "Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone." This principle applies to emotions, too. Instead of fighting them… Casey's eTip: Use RAIN to Process Emotions Happiness, anxiety, fulfillment, resentment, satisfaction, disappointment, joy and frustration are just a few of the many emotions that may…

When you're experienced and kind, it's easy to become everyone's go-to resource. Eventually, they may ask you for answers instead of looking things up themselves. To stop this pattern... Casey's eTip: Teach Your Team to 1-3-1 Their Issues The 1-3-1 approach (which I believe was developed by Dan Martell) involves…

Here's an idea from Oliver Burkeman's wonderful book Four Thousand Weeks… Casey's eTip: Choose Where You'll Fail Allow yourself some areas in life to be terrible at (or mediocre at least) since there's no way to be the best at everything all the time. Be the OK cook, the do-the-minimum…

As children, we're told to follow the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." As adults, though... Casey's eTip: Use the Platinum Rule in Communications The Platinum Rule is to "Do unto others as they would have done unto themselves." This especially applies to…

October is Cyber Security month. To celebrate… Casey's eTip: Update Your Passwords! It takes some time to update old passwords, but a lot less time than recovering your stolen identity or money. Here are some tips for making strong passwords if you don't use an app that manages them for…

Dread, anxiety or uncertainty about a task often makes people pass to the next item on their list. It's emotional procrastination. To counteract this common tendency, lean in and... Casey's eTip: Work with Your Emotions about Tasks Pause and breathe as you contemplate a task. Feel the sensations in your…

A common reason people "procrastinate" on a task is that it can't be done until something else is done first. Casey's eTip: Ensure Your Task List Contains Only Next Actions If your list says "Send report to Kate" and you don't do it day after day, maybe it's because the…

A failure of cybersecurity (at home or work) drastically diminishes your productivity in both places, so… Casey's eTip: Pause and Think Before You Click a Link According to KeepnetLabs.com, "91% of cyberattacks start with a phishing email." That means you have the power to prevent a calamity before it happens.…

The educational system inadvertently instills in everyone a faulty idea of productivity--one where all assignments can be completed by semester's end and everything has a hard deadline. In the world of work, it's critical to… Casey's eTip: Redefine Productivity Success If you measure your progress by how long your to-do…

As miserable as it can be trying to find a great employee, the damage a bad one can do to a culture and fellow workers is worse. Rip the BandAid off and… Casey's eTip: Release that Problem Employee ASAP When someone is not a fit either personality or skills-wise, it's…