Alice Boyes believes you can be more productive. You just need to learn what helps you innovate, produce, and flourish... without the burnout. Her book, “Stress-Free Productivity,” gives you the ability to formulate your own personalized system.

Now with more people than ever working outside the office, there’s a greater need than ever to be personally productive, the former clinical psychologist said. “People do need a strategy to cope with uncertain times,” she told Steve Tarter.

You can boost your own creativity just by trying, she said. “Creativity is easier to ignite than people think,” said Boyes. 

There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all productivity plan, she said. The tricks that work for your colleague may not work as well for you. Or perhaps they don't work at all. The fact is that everyone has their own productivity quirks to make them work efficiently and effectively. They just don't know how to crack them, said Boyes..