Reconstructing Our Attention in the Era of Infinite Digital Rabbit Holes
I’m going to tell you a few things you already know. Every time you open your phone or your computer, your brain is walking onto a battleground. The aggressors are the architects of your digital wo…
Discipline is notoriously hard to cultivate. Fried plantain won't eat itself and I can binge Netflix shows like they’re shutting the website down tomorrow. But discipline is achievable!
People who know they’re serious procrastinators should always have a “nuclear option” at their disposal. By that I mean a button, a switch, a no-turning-back phone call that will put into motion an unstoppable force capable of smashing through your usual hesitations when nothing else works. You definitely want one of these buttons, and it’s easy enough to set up.
Procrastination is not laziness but a result of a deeply rooted problem to overcome. Once awareness spotlights the problem, you can classify and create an effective strategy to overcome it.
How To Overcome Procrastination Based On Ancient Philosophy
People have been procrastinating for thousands of years. Just like you, they put things off, they delayed, they made excuses, they hoped deadlines would never come due. This caused them anxiety, it pissed their colleagues and families off, it created problems and most of all it wasted time. Twenty centuries ago, the Roman era Stoic […]
Focus on the Vital Few: The Key to Efficiency and Success
Imagine you're a soldier in medieval times. You have the choice of bringing one of five swords into battle with you.
Which one would you choose?
Most likely, you'd choose the sword that was the sharpest, the strongest, and the most reliable.
You wouldn't bring all five swords with you,
How to Create an Effective Weekly Schedule – The Sweet Setup
Have you ever finished a week feeling like your to-do list got longer with each passing day? Even though each day was a flurry of activity, it feels like no matter how hard you try and regardless of how much you do, it seems impossible to make progress. I can relate. And there were a lot of weeks this was my reality.
Dan Shipper: The unexpected key to boosting your productivity
Ever wished you could stop procrastinating and just be as efficient as a machine? Since you're a human, that's not going to happen -- but that's OK, says entrepreneur Dan Shipper. Here's how you can use awareness, observation and experimentation to clear your own way to getting more done.
If you feel that your productivity has been hitting a slump, I highly recommend planning out your week ahead of time. Getting clear about what you’ll be doing during the upcoming week will help you…
How to Use Dopamine to Increase your Drive, Focus & Motivation
Here’s the wrong way to think about motivation: we muster up all of our motivation before we leave the house, then go out and spend that finite amount on our most important activities. That’s wrong, and I’m going to explain the neuroscience of why.
Adrenaline (or epinephrine
How to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals | Stephen Duneier | TEDxTucson
How you define Stephen Duneier depends on how you came to know him. Some define him as an expert institutional investor, while others know him as a large scale installation artist, avid outdoorsman, professor, decision strategist, coach, business leader, mindfulness extremist, author, speaker, daredevil or Guinness world record holder. In his talk, Stephen explains that what truly defines him aren't titles, but an approach to decision making that transformed him from someone who struggled with simple tasks to a guy who is continuously achieving even his most ambitious dreams.
For thirty years, he has applied cognitive science to investing, business and life. The result has been the turnaround of numerous institutional businesses, career best returns for managers who have adopted his methods, the development of a $1.25 billion dollar hedge fund and a rapidly shrinking bucket list.
Mr. Duneier teaches graduate courses on Decision Analysis in UCSB’s College of Engineering. His book, AlphaBrain is due for release in early 2017 from Wiley & Sons.
Through Bija Advisors, he helps business leaders improve performance by applying proven, proprietary decision-making methods to their own processes.
His artwork has been featured around the world and is represented by the Sullivan Goss Gallery. As Commissioner of the League of Professional Educators, Duneier is using cognitive science to alter the landscape of American education. He is the former Head of Currency Option Trading at Bank of America and Emerging Markets at AIG International.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
Hey friend Today I want to tackle something a lot of people struggle with. Setting and achieving goals. I'll be honest with you. I used to suck at setting goals. And I’m not alone - most people do. If you suck at setting goals, you won’t by the
Why we wait: Understanding the emotions behind procrastination
Procrastination is your body and your brain trying to communicate a state of emotional struggle. Ignoring that message leads to more negative emotions, but embracing procrastination and trying to decipher the message can help you get unstuck while protecting your mental health.
Some percentage of you are your own boss, or work from home, or otherwise have a dangerous level of flexibility around when you actually get to work. Some of you also know you're especially prone to procrastination, even on a good day. If you’re both of these things, you know how deadly the combination can be. Severe procrastination isn’t just
Stop Procrastinating Today With Behavioral Science
There’s a giant vacuum nozzle that hangs over your head day and night. Manufactured by Some Day Incorporated, this vacuum is powered by procrastination and stands by ever waiting (and indeed, the operative word is waiting), to suck up good things from every area of your life. Procrastination siphons off your money. Think of all […]
