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 […]
Escaping our problems, whether in our homes, our marriages, our careers, or elsewhere, is easier than remaining where we are and doing the hard work of repair.
Here lies the paradox of goals: Setting goals is a guarantee for disillusionment whether we reach the desired state or not, and yet working toward goals is an important part of evolving as a person. How can we resolve this paradox?
The Science of Getting Started: Activation Energy and Why We Need It
Starting is hard. Let's face it, not everyone wakes up with a fire in their belly and a hunger for productivity. Some of us need a little extra push to get going, whether it's a cup of coffee, a quick workout, or a motivational speech. But have you ever wondered
Ayelet Fishbach: 4 proven ways to kick your procrastination habit
You've got a long list of things you want to do, but there's just one problem: you can't seem to get -- or stay -- motivated. Social psychologist Ayelet Fishbach is here to help. She offers insights on the science of motivation along with tips and cognitive tricks to help you reach your goals while staying happy, healthy and engaged. (This conversation, hosted by TED current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers, was part of an exclusive TED Membership event. Visit ted.com/membership to become a TED Member.)
A tribute to the book by Oliver Burkeman, an exploration of time management in the face of human finitude, and addressing the anxiety of “getting everything done.”
After more than a hundred hours of research, and a month sleeping with eight sleep trackers, we think our best sleep tracking app picks are the most helpful.
A simple Pomodoro Timer app that works on a desktop & mobile browser. Pomofucus will help you manage your time and let you focus on any tasks such as study, writing, or coding.
Habit Stacking: How to Keep Up With Everything (When You Don't Have Time) - Scott H Young
The things you do every day determine the quality of your life. Except sometimes it's not possible to do everything. Here's a useful workaround in two steps
In this video, I try and adapt Tiago Forte's Digital Productivity Pyramid into something that all students can use. I discuss how the pyramid consists of 4 key principles and then explore the different levels of the pyramid.
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Non-Linear
01:22 - Techniques & Technology
01:54 - Emergent System
02:27 - Information Flows
02:50 - Level 1: Digital Fluency
05:22 - Level 2: Task Management
07:34 - Level 3: Habits & Behaviour
08:40 - Level 4: Personal Knowledge Management
09:35 - Level 5: Project Management
10:38 - What Every Student Gets Wrong!
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