When a software project stumbles—or ultimately fails—it can have a range of negative consequences, from lost and unrecoverable resources to a blow to team morale. It can be tempting to blame a failed ...

After completing your single task (and taking a break to acknowledge your progress), you move to the next concrete action. The key is avoiding the vagueness of tasks: “Proofread the manuscript” isn’t ...

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Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.

Amanda E. Cravens is a social-science researcher at the US Geological Survey’s Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center in Corvallis, Oregon. Rebecca L. Nelson is an environmental and ...