Publications Resources Sleep Your Way to Creativity And 9 More Surefire Methods For More Ideas Mar 20, 2014 7 min read Life Hacking We’ve written about creativity a few times on the Buffer blog, but it’s hard to keep track of everything we learn about it. Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources Lifehack Your Lunch: 8 Scientifically Proven Ways to Maximize Your Mid-Day Break Mar 3, 2014 7 min read Life Hacking I’ve noticed that the way I spend my lunch break affects how productive I am for the rest of the day: how quickly I Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources The Psychology of Limitations: How and Why Constraints Can Make You More Creative Feb 26, 2014 9 min read Life Hacking Constraints can seem like the last thing you’d want for a creative project, but they’re actually beneficial when it comes to doing good Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources Inactivity: Why Exercise is More Important than Ever Feb 14, 2014 6 min read Life Hacking I know exercise is good for me. I know it’s important for my health and happiness and that it’s necessary for general fitness. Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources How to Optimize Your Environment for Creativity with The Perfect Temperature, Lighting and Noise Levels Feb 13, 2014 7 min read Life Hacking I’ve written about how creativity works in the brain before, and I found it really useful to understand this process. Or, I should say, Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources The Two Brain Systems that Control Our Attention: The Science of Gaining Focus Feb 8, 2014 4 min read Life Hacking I’ve noticed lately that my mind has been wandering a lot so I wanted to see how attention works and how to manage it Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources Sleep Your Way to Creativity And 9 More Surefire Methods For More Ideas Mar 20, 2014 7 min read Life Hacking We’ve written about creativity a few times on the Buffer blog, but it’s hard to keep track of everything we learn about it. Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources Lifehack Your Lunch: 8 Scientifically Proven Ways to Maximize Your Mid-Day Break Mar 3, 2014 7 min read Life Hacking I’ve noticed that the way I spend my lunch break affects how productive I am for the rest of the day: how quickly I Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources The Psychology of Limitations: How and Why Constraints Can Make You More Creative Feb 26, 2014 9 min read Life Hacking Constraints can seem like the last thing you’d want for a creative project, but they’re actually beneficial when it comes to doing good Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources Inactivity: Why Exercise is More Important than Ever Feb 14, 2014 6 min read Life Hacking I know exercise is good for me. I know it’s important for my health and happiness and that it’s necessary for general fitness. Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources How to Optimize Your Environment for Creativity with The Perfect Temperature, Lighting and Noise Levels Feb 13, 2014 7 min read Life Hacking I’ve written about how creativity works in the brain before, and I found it really useful to understand this process. Or, I should say, Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources The Two Brain Systems that Control Our Attention: The Science of Gaining Focus Feb 8, 2014 4 min read Life Hacking I’ve noticed lately that my mind has been wandering a lot so I wanted to see how attention works and how to manage it Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources How The “Big Five” Personality Traits in Science Can Help you Build a More Effective team Feb 3, 2014 5 min read Life Hacking I was reading an excellent book recently when I came across the concept of the “Big Five” personality traits. I’d never heard of these Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources The Secret to Creativity, Intelligence, and Scientific Thinking: Being Able to Make Connections Jan 22, 2014 7 min read Life Hacking When we shared this image from the @buffer Twitter account a while back, it got me thinking. The Tweet resulted in over 1,000 retweets, Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources 6 Powerful Communication Tips From Some of the World’s Best Interviewers Jan 7, 2014 8 min read Life Hacking Everyone knows that particular feeling of dread that accompanies a lull in conversation at a party, networking event or even a job interview. You’ve Courtney Seiter, Former Director of People @ Buffer
Publications Resources The Science of Self-Control: 6 Ways to Improve Your Willpower Today Dec 5, 2013 5 min read Life Hacking One of the key parts of our culture at Buffer is a focus on self-improvement. We each pick an area to improve on each week Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources 8 Surprising Ways Music Affects and Benefits our Brains Nov 20, 2013 8 min read Life Hacking I’m a big fan of music, and use it a lot when working, but I had no idea about how it really affects our Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources The power of ignoring mainstream news: Why reading the paper is low quality food for your brain Nov 19, 2013 6 min read Life Hacking How much time do you spend consuming information that you have no intention of taking action on or that you don’t care deeply about? James Clear, Team Buffer
Publications Resources The Science of Posture: Sitting up straight will make you happier, more confident and less risk-averse Nov 11, 2013 6 min read Life Hacking I’ll confess up front: I have terrible posture. It’s been bad since I was in high school at least, and probably for even Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources How Our Brains Work When We Are Creative: The Science of Great Ideas Nov 4, 2013 8 min read Life Hacking Ah, ideas. Who doesn’t want more great ideas? I know I do. I usually think about ideas as being magical and hard to produce. Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources Why Procrastination Doesn’t Need a Cure: A Guide to Structured Distraction Oct 21, 2013 9 min read Life Hacking Recently, I read a great book and promised to mail it to a friend overseas when I was done… about nine months ago. Today, I Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
Publications Resources Happiness Is Not Enough: Why a Life Without Meaning Will Make You Sick Oct 14, 2013 8 min read Life Hacking When I wrote a recent post for Buffer titled 10 Simple Things You Can Do Today That Will Make You Happier, I didn’t even Belle Beth Cooper, Team Buffer
