{"id":1767,"date":"2016-04-15T11:33:55","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T11:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mylessonslearned.co\/?p=1767"},"modified":"2016-04-15T11:33:55","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T11:33:55","slug":"getting-more-productive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylessonslearned.co\/?p=1767","title":{"rendered":"Getting More Productive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W1eYrhGeffc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is a great article in Money magazine interviewing Charles Duhigg, the author of the <em>Power of Habit<\/em>. 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