Category: Productivity
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Because you made it optional
I went to bed racking my brain trying to figure out why it was that I was so unproductive during the day. Why couldn’t I fill all the tasks on my habit tracker? I was so good last year? Why is this year such a struggle. And then the words popped into my head: “Because…
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Procrastinating, or running from discomfort?
“Procrastination is not a time management problem. It’s an emotional management problem.” Dr. Tim Pychyl Years ago, I decided to start listening to a podcast, instead of doing the work I should have started. It was called iProcrastinate, a podcast with researcher Dr. Tim Pychyl. I distinctly remember he discussed procrastination as not an issue…
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How eating gummies is going to make me more successful
One summer while I was in grad school, I needed to complete a research paper. I wasn’t able to focus on home, so I would walk to campus only to discover I couldn’t focus there either. With the deadline looming, I needed to find a way to get the thing done. So, upon discovering just…
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You don’t need discipline. You need hope.
As I laid on the couch, getting on my own case about all the things I have left undone, all the items of my to-do list still not checked, and the disarray of my home, I lamented my laziness. Getting up and walking outside, trying to get myself to do something, it hit me. “You…
