July 9, 2010 by Eric Nishio
Do You Feel Bored to Always Work at Your Desk?
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Productivity, Self-Motivation
I certainly do. I’m a slow writer, so it usually takes about two hours until I get to hit Publish. But I seem to become more productive when I leave the “office” and work somewhere else. The surroundings just have this magical effect on me. In fact, I’m now writing this post on the living [...]
Last Wednesday I talked about how time limits can reduce procrastination, but this time I’d like to emphasize an important practice that has at least had a huge effect on my productivity, and more than that—motivation. Really, it’s quite simple. It’s already written up there in the title… “Work first, then play.” Pure wisdom, and [...]
June 6, 2010 by Eric Nishio
The Will to Study Must Often Be Acquired
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Positive Thinking, Self-Motivation
Studying at school and studying by yourself are like the yin and yang of education (terrible cliché, I know). The government takes you to school, and makes you learn a bunch of things, mostly related to subjects that are of no interest to you. But this raises a huge problem. Many of us didn’t like [...]
February 4, 2010 by Eric Nishio
Work on Your Projects Every Day to Sustain Momentum
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Self-Motivation
Some might argue that working every day on your personal projects can cause a burnout due to the constant strain you put on yourself. You don’t feel comfortable being shackled to a daily schedule, especially when you haven’t yet developed a habit out of it. But also, if you take a longer break you will, [...]
January 13, 2010 by Eric Nishio
Get Inspired by People to Learn New Skills
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Learning Methods, Positive Thinking, Self-Motivation
Studying is a subject a lot of us dread. We’ve all been through some form of schooling in our lives, and know how uninteresting and monotonous cramming information into our brain can be. I remember hating the home economics class back in junior high school because of all the cleaning we had to do. Plus, [...]
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