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Dr. Naphtali Hoff

Articles by Dr. Naphtali Hoff

When Not to Email

As head of school, I would have my assistant head of school read sensitive emails that I was planning on sending. As time went on,

Getting Off the Hedonic Treadmill

You keep doing more and earning more. Yet you’re not any happier than before. Ever wonder why? It’s probably because you’re on the hedonic treadmill.

Tips to Overcome Call Reluctance

I’m currently listening to Jia Jiang’s “Rejection Proof.” It’s a powerful story about how the author’s personal fear of rejection and desire to please others

Good, Bad or Maybe?

Ten years ago, I made one of the biggest mistakes of my life. Or so I thought at the time. I was still living in

Maintain High Energy Levels

In a previous series, I laid out a five step productivity process for leaders, which I then turned into a Productivity Blueprint (see my bio

Knock Out Those Two-Minute Tasks

In a previous series, I laid out a five-step productivity process for leaders, which I then turned into a productivity blueprint and subsequently into a

Go All In on Your Tasks

Now that we’ve focused on removing distractions and blocking out time, the next step is to go all in on specific tasks (“single tasking”) and

Schedule Tasks and Block Out Time

In a previous series, I laid out a five-step productivity process for leaders, which I then turned into a Productivity Blueprint. (See my bio for

Remove Distractors

In a previous series, I laid out a five-step productivity process for leaders, which I then turned into a Productivity Blueprint. (See my bio for

How Consonant Is Your Leadership?

“Cognitive dissonance” is a term coined by psychologist Leon Festinger back in 1957 in his book “A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance.” It refers to the

Take the Long, Short Road

On Motzei Shabbat, I took the “long” route home from Maariv. It’s about two minutes longer than if I had used the shortcut. But because