Have you ever experienced a brain cramp after a long day? It’s that ache that begins to saturate your forehead and pool into your temples. It’s our brain telling us to slow down, because it’s no longer being productive. Continue reading
I get it, it’s okay to feel bad because you’re unable to do one or two things on your to-do list. The goal is to look at the impact of the “little” victories on productivity over time. Continue reading
Procrastination is the enemy. Everyone knows it, and that goes for the stubborn soul who insists that the white-hot pressure of a last-minute completion makes his or her work better. It does not. Continue reading
Is that little voice in your head hurting your success at life? Whenever you are about to do something big, it tells you that you are incapable. No More. Continue reading
You make hundreds of pitiful excuses every day without even realizing it. You pluck things from your external environment and use them to reinforce certain behaviors. Continue reading
Being at the helm of an active self-development blog, I get sent a lot of press releases for the newest goal-setting apps, books that claim to reduce stress, and patented ‘self help’ techniques to help calm anxiety. Continue reading
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