How to Get Things Done: Separate Your Work Modes
We all procrastinate. Whether it's putting off the challenging phone call or trolling Facebook when we should be writing a proposal, we all avoid certain tasks.
We all procrastinate. Whether it's putting off the challenging phone call or trolling Facebook when we should be writing a proposal, we all avoid certain tasks.
Dr. Kristene Doyle | Posted 05.15.2012
As much as humans engage in these self-sabotaging behaviors, we do have the ability to change. If procrastination is a problem for you, here are some strategies to help you overcome it.
Tamar Chansky | Posted 04.10.2012
What is procrastination really about? It's about starting something. It's making a transition. And we don't like transitions. We don't like to wait to adjust. We want to be in a constant state of comfort.
Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 05.07.2012
Some people are methodical by nature. It makes them physically ill to leave things until right before the deadline. But if you're the type of person who likes the focused energy of just-in-time delivery, here are five ways to make procrastination work for you.
SavvySugar | Posted 02.17.2012
Some people may wonder why procrastination advice seems to never work for them and if there is a deeper issue at hand. Well, for 20 percent of the pop...
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 12.21.2011
I've found that articulating a specific rule is a great way to make sure that my habits and tendencies contribute to my happiness, instead of detracting from it.
Susan Stiffleman | Posted 11.01.2011
Dear Susan, My eleven-year-old is the worst procrastinator in the world. I have to threaten to ground him to get him to do things he doesn't want ...
David Wygant | Posted 07.22.2011
Have you heard about the new disease that is sweeping the nation? It is called "procrastinitis," and it makes approach anxiety look like an over-the-counter illness.
Amy Domestico | Posted 11.17.2011
How do we stop this bad habit, the habit of not taking care of ourselves and putting everything and anything else before us?
David Leibow | Posted 05.25.2011
The fall semester has been underway for only a few weeks and you're already behind in your work. This was not your intention. You'd planned to hit the ground running. You were going to turn over a new leaf this semester and become the student you knew you could be.
Russell Bishop | Posted 11.17.2011
Rather than being lazy or unproductive, a true procrastinator is someone who is thoughtful about his or her work, someone who is thinking proactively about what matters and when.
Morty Lefkoe | Posted 11.17.2011
How many times have you attended a personal growth workshop, or listened to a self-help audio course, or read a book, or viewed a set of DVDs designed to change your life?
Kit Yarrow, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011
Leigh Edwards, a popular upscale barber at Hair Deux in San Francisco, always takes her annual vacation during tax season. Of her clientele she says, ...
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 11.17.2011
You know what it feels like to live with the burden of procrastination. See for yourself how good it feels on the other side.
Linda Stone | Posted 11.17.2011
Receptive distractions -- like walking outside for a few minutes -- are any sort of distractions that create mental space, fill me with new energy, and inspire me to be open to the moment.
David Allen | Posted 11.17.2011
...usually the most sophisticated, sensitive, creative and intelligent people. Nailed you, did I? Well, I assume you're in the sophisticated, creati...
David Allen | Posted 11.17.2011
Few people have many good reference points for self-forgiveness and a sense of humor in this world of increasingly too much to do.
Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 05.22.2012