“I repeat! If you’re a doctor, please identify yourself to the cabin crew immediately!” We were flying amidst the high clouds on one of those large planes, and yet surprisingly there was not even one doctor on board! I found out a few seconds later that a passenger was having a heart attack. His name
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How Overconfidence Threatens Your Productivity
Take a classroom full of students, for example. Some students are handed gray colored crayons, a couple are handed green ones, but a few are given the brightest crayons in the box. Throughout the years, these students are reminded that the brightness of their crayon defines how important they are. They’re filled with confidence, to
Read article[Surat Al-A’raf Series – Part 7]: Living on This Planet as Tourists
Throughout our journey with Surat Al-A’raf, we have been looking for productivity lessons that relate to our spiritual growth. Our journey from Part 1 to Part 6 has been a very rich one. We have received an “imaan rush”, got acquainted with our main enemy shaytan, and developed a strong defense plan against his attacks. We
Read article[The Productive Mommy Series] 9 Tips For A More Organised Home
Kids are crying, you can’t find your keys, your oldest child can’t find her jacket, your toddler just lost his sock, you have fifteen minutes to get to a destination that is twenty-five minutes away and you haven’t even left the house yet…sounds familiar, mama? This could be a typical scenario for any parent as you are
Read articleYour Jannah To-Do List: 6 Tasks to Inherit Al-Firdaus (The Highest Paradise)
We all have our eyes on the ultimate goal, the biggest prize…Al-Firdaus, right? It’s the highest level of Jannah (paradise) – in it what no eyes have seen, no ears have heard and no human has ever imagined. But what exactly do we have to do to attain this lofty and honourable level? Jannah: a short
Read article[Doodle of the Month] Your MOST Productive Day at Work
Abu Productive shares his tips on how to have the most productive day based on the Qur’an, the sunnah of Prophet Muhammad and science. Design inspired by A Day in the Life of a Graphic Designer by Keith Bowman © Amerikan Made Prints.
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