And a more fulfilling life. (Reading Time: 8 Minutes) Faster! Faster! Your fingers, typing across the keyboard, struggle to keep the pace of your mind. “You’re running out of time! Move faster!” Your tunnel vision is growing ever-narrower. You’re barely aware of your colleagues on either side of you – they are like white noise…
Spoiler Alert: It actually worked. (Reading Time: 12 Minutes) I was 14 when I first went on a diet. I’ve been on one ever since. Thirty years later, I’m still overweight. I live each day trying to be a better version of me. I dream. I’m hopeless at skiing, but in my mind’s eye, I…
(Reading Time: 17 Minutes + Exercises) Have you ever sat down to complete an important task and then suddenly discovered you’re emptying your junk folder or captivated by that Your Tube video about Tutankhamun’s tomb? Maybe you suddenly realized that you need a new suitcase and there is a deal at an online store you…
(Reading Time: 3 Minutes) When we talk about procrastination, it’s usually with a smirk. We riff about it like it’s an endearing irritation, a minor ailment that seems harmless enough. And, well, let’s face it, most of us have transgressed at some point. We’re all guilty of mindless online meandering. One minute you’re wading through…
(Reading Time: 5 Minutes) If Ph.D.’s in procrastination were a ‘thing,’ I’d be at the front of the line. It’s a behavior I’ve suffered from all my life and, for me, is combined with a relatively extreme dose of perfectionism. Left unchecked, the impact it has on my life is acute. Not only does it…
(Reading Time: 5 Minutes) Over the last 30 years, our understanding of procrastination has evolved amidst a flurry of scientific and psychological research. Procrastinators are no longer consigned to the ‘lazy’ scrap heap, nor are they labeled poor time managers. Researchers now recognize that procrastination is far more complicated than it appears on the surface.…
(Reading Time: 5 Minutes) How often do you know that you need to get something done, but for some inexplicable reason, you can’t bring yourself to do it? Procrastination is the habit of putting off tasks that you should be working on by focussing instead on less urgent or unimportant tasks that are more enjoyable…
(Reading Time: 6 minutes) How To Get Stuff Done When You Don’t Have Time: What it really means to ‘work smarter not harder during lockdown As a working parent, I am forever in search of the holy grail: a healthy work-life balance. My life is a frantic blur of continual lateness, tearing around like a lunatic…
(Reading Time: 6 Minutes) “You need to work smarter – not harder!” *frustrated silence* How many times have you heard this? Lots I imagine. It’s the kind of quick-fire, hollow-as-hell, solution dished out the world-over by many an over-zealous line manager, parent or annoying colleague. But, has anyone actually taken the time to explain to…
(Reading Time: 4 Minutes) Do you feel intimidated by how much you have to do? Perhaps you have that feeling where you don’t know where to start and you waste time trying to organize yourself when in reality you are simply procrastinating and avoiding getting things done? Many people struggle when they see a mountain…