Don’t Let Your Big Goals Intimidate You: Break Them Down into Smaller, Meaningful Steps
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Productivity
Sometimes it’s better not to set goals or make big promises. A goals can help you stay on track, but it can also become a mental burden that kills the entire endeavor. So rather than put a strain on your brain with an enduring thought of a grand end result, such as “Write a book [...]
Some four weeks ago I got struck by a spell of procrastination. A lot of new things happened during a short period of time, which seems to have plunged me into the abyss. But I also learned (and am still learning) a lot from Mr. Procrastination himself. You see, when you have to deal with [...]
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 [...]
Stop Procrastinating by Setting Time Limits for Daily Entertainment
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Lifestyle, Productivity
We all have different schedules and commitments each day. Some of us are busier than others while others have more time on their hands. Many “successful” people, or those who tend to attract a lot of money, are often seen as busy because they supposedly have more (money-related) commitments to attend to. Well, I’m not [...]
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