{"id":11927,"date":"2016-05-06T12:41:29","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T09:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hubgets.com\/blog\/?p=11927"},"modified":"2017-02-03T12:31:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T10:31:15","slug":"take-break-watch-10-super-smart-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hubgets.com\/blog\/take-break-watch-10-super-smart-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Productivity Videos to Watch This Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Studies have shown that?<a class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2014\/08\/schedule-a-15-minute-break-before-you-burn-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">breaks are highly important for your overall productivity at work and for your focus<\/a>, thus don&#8217;t feel guilty about taking a sporadic break every hour or so.?Better yet, use that time to get inspired and maybe learn something new. My personal favorites?are?educational videos: entertaining, inspiring, and best of all, most of them are under 10 minutes, so I can watch them while commuting, during lunch break or when I&#8217;m having a coffee. I can&#8217;t get enough of TED-ed! And they are not the only ones out there producing outstanding video content. <\/p>\n<div class='wp-signup-form-lane'><h3>Grow your business faster with better team communication!<\/h3><iframe width='100%' height='108' src='https:\/\/www.hubgets.com\/sign-up\/form?bg-color=FAFAFA' style='border:none;overflow:hidden;'><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>So I put together a list of 10 such super-smart videos about <strong>productivity<\/strong>,?<strong>collaboration,<\/strong> and <strong>communication<\/strong> for you to enjoy anytime you feel like taking some time off to just relax.<\/p>\n<h2>Best videos on productivity, collaboration and communication at work<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Why?miscommunication happens<\/strong><br \/>\nHave you ever presented an idea to a group, and it?s met with utter confusion? Learn?why?miscommunication occurs so frequently, and how we can minimize frustration while expressing ourselves better.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gCfzeONu3Mo\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.?The science of productivity<\/strong><br \/>\nIn today?s busy world we?ve become obsessed with productivity at work and <em>hacks<\/em>. Give this video 3 minutes and learn more about?the science behind productivity.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lHfjvYzr-3g\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.?The secret powers of time<\/strong><br \/>\nRenowned psychologist Professor Philip Zimbardo explains how our individual perspectives of time affect our work, health, and well-being.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A3oIiH7BLmg\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. The science of persuasion<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re interested in improving your communication and negotiation skills, take 4 minutes to learn about the six universal Principles of Persuasion developed by Dr. Cialdini,?the author of the groundbreaking book,?<em><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Influence-Psychology-Persuasion-Robert-Cialdini\/dp\/006124189X\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Influence<\/a>. <\/em>PS:?Dr. Cialdini is?also the narrator of this video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cFdCzN7RYbw\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.?Julian Treasure: How to speak so that people want to listen<\/strong><br \/>\nThis 10 minutes video is about the simple act of speaking and how we can train our voice to get our message heard. PS: it includes a physical exercise you can do before an important speech (or when you want to ask for a raise \ud83d\ude09 ).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eIho2S0ZahI\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>6.?Robin Sharma: &#8220;How I beat procrastination&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s time to beat distractions and get things done! Or&#8230; wait just another 15 minutes and do that after you watch?Robin Sharma talking about his tactics on beating procrastination and getting big things done. Believe me, it&#8217;s well worth the time, it will help you increase your productivity at work.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bLp9EimaEQI\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>7.?Tim Urban: &#8220;Inside the mind of a procrastinator&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nTim Urban is one of the guys behind?<a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/waitbutwhy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">waitbutwhy.com<\/a>, a blog so good it made Elon Musk push the &#8220;Subscribe&#8221; button. And he&#8217;s just one of the?many notable readers on their list. This is Tim&#8217;s first appearance at TED and, as expected, his approach on the procrastination topic is both amazingly smart and refreshingly irreverent.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LgDlrl7L2fE\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Tales of mere existence: &#8220;Procrastination&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nJust when you think you heard and read everything there is about &#8220;procrastination&#8221; and why you should stop doing it, here comes this video from the authors of &#8220;Tales of mere existence&#8221;: exceptionally funny, refreshing, yet insightful. I could go on and on about why you should watch this satire-video, but that would just spoil the surprise.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4P785j15Tzk\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>9. How to hack your to-do list?<\/strong><br \/>\nLooking for a new perspective on how to organize anything and everything in your life? This 2 minutes and a half video is well worth your time. It will empower you to increase your productivity at work and in everything else you do.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xduzwk04l2E\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>10.?What is the happiness advantage?<\/strong><br \/>\nThis video elaborates on the link between &#8220;happiness&#8221; and &#8220;success&#8221; and how changing our perspective on these topics can lead us to experience, well, more happiness and more success in life.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TBRy3QrRGFI\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Bonus: Why some teams succeed (while many fail miserably)<\/h2>\n<p>If you still have some time on your hands, I&#8217;d love to hear your opinion on some of the concept-videos we made at Hubgets?about how miscommunication or lack of collaboration 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