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Procrastination

The Ultimate 'Wait-Loss' Program

Derek Rydall | Posted 05.20.2013 | Healthy Living
Derek Rydall

The false idea that we must wait for something or someone to change before we can step into our vision is a core reason we get stuck and feel like a victim.

The Impossible Shower

Alison Rosen | Posted 05.16.2013 | Comedy
Alison Rosen

Imagine taking a cotton ball and stretching it out until it was kind of flat and rectangular and then imagine if it were black and giant and protruding from the back of my head. That's what my hair looked like. And it took me hours to achieve that look.

The Complete Guide To Procrastinating At Work

Quartz | Anna Codrea-Rado | Posted 04.15.2013 | Business

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My Droid Is Dead, Long Live the iPhone

Nancy Wurtzel | Posted 04.04.2013 | Fifty
Nancy Wurtzel

I certainly desired the latest iPhone, but the thought of transferring all my data and then mastering a new device seemed overwhelming. Did I really need that iPhone?

Fearlessly Facing Your Tax Season Angst

Jonathan Alpert | Posted 03.25.2013 | Healthy Living
Jonathan Alpert

Paying taxes forces people to review earnings and expenses and can highlight their money woes. It can also lead to a feeling of powerlessness. No one likes to be told what to do, especially when it comes to their hard-earned money.

8 Tricks To Stop Procrastinating

Posted 03.20.2013 | Small Business

By Christina DesMarais, visit Inc. You have a project to do, but it's big and complex and overwhelming. Or maybe you've done a task so many tim...

Successful Leaders Do 15 Things Automatically, Every Day

Forbes | Glenn Llopis | Posted 03.28.2013 | Small Business

Leadership is learned behavior that becomes unconscious and automatic over time. For example, leaders can make several important decisions about an is...

7 Habits Of Uber-Productive People

Inc. | Posted 04.01.2013 | Small Business

By Jeff Haden, visit Inc. Some people get more done than others--a lot more. Sure, they work hard. And they work smart. But they possess oth...

3 Time-Sucking Traps To Be Wary Of

Laurie Gerber | Posted 04.13.2013 | Healthy Living
Laurie Gerber

Your relationship to time is one of your most important relationships. Consider that time is the currency of your life. All the choices you make about how to spend your time add up to the kind of life you have.

6 Smarter Ways To Procrastinate

The Huffington Post | Sarah Klein | Posted 01.31.2013 | Healthy Living

There's a difference between killing time and Me Time. About 26 percent of Americans call themselves procrastinators, but regular breaks throughout...

How To (Finally!) Stop Procrastinating

The Daily Muse | Posted 01.15.2013 | Small Business

By Varci Vartanian | The Daily Muse I can think of a thousand things I’d rather do than sit in front of a spreadsheet (scrubbing bathtub tile gro...

How You Can Help Your Family's Finances In 10 Minutes

LearnVest | Posted 03.10.2013 | Parents
LearnVest

The New Year is a time to conquer any traces of "put-off-ability," because the longer you put things off, the more you'll continue to put them off. Admittedly, some of the tasks that get pushed off the longest are the ones that can help your financial life.

What The Holidays Are Like For The Shopping-Impaired

Ronna Benjamin | Posted 02.07.2013 | Fifty
Ronna Benjamin

As an adult, I am not what you would call a champion shopper. I am the friend that paid full price for the sweater at Lord and Taylor when you bought it for half price at Marshalls. I don't know "whose" shoes I am wearing, and I never buy three dresses with the intention of returning two of them (though I have been known to give two away years later with the tags still intact.)

Entering the Black Hole of Productivity

Greg Jacobs | Posted 02.02.2013 | College
Greg Jacobs

Ah, it is that time of year again, the fateful period between Thanksgiving break and winter holiday. A time where the air is cold, the days are short, and the study breaks are long.

Learning Is a Way of Life

Suhauna Hussain | Posted 01.20.2013 | Teen
Suhauna Hussain

Somewhere between loads of homework and seeing meltdowns in the hallways, learning became, in my mind, a chore; something that I had to do to get good grades and get into college, instead of a way of life.

Feeling Stuck? How To Really Follow Through (WATCH)

Posted 10.18.2012 | Healthy Living

Psychotherapists Phil Stutz and Barry Michaels, authors of "The Tools," talk about how to change when you're feeling stuck. You know the feeling: You'...

Do You Procrastinate?

Christine Eilvig | Posted 12.01.2012 | Healthy Living
Christine Eilvig

I used to have very long "to do" lists. My energy would drop when I looked at them, because they reminded me of all the things I hadn't had time to get done. And because I didn't feel like finishing the things on my list, a heavy feeling quickly spread through my body.

Four Patterns of Excuse-Making and How to Avoid Them

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 10.27.2012 | Business
Lisa Earle McLeod

Excuse-making can become habit if you let it. People will usually gracefully let you off the hook, but you're not really getting away with anything, because over time they begin to think of you as someone who can't be counted on.

How I Went From Late-30s Slouch to Early-40s Sexy Without Ever Using the Words 'I Really Should...'

Hanaan Rosenthal | Posted 10.19.2012 | Healthy Living
Hanaan Rosenthal

It's important to replace beliefs that make you procrastinate with ones that will make you fit. Once you do, your subconscious will begin to change direction, and there will be very little struggle between mind and body.

The Procrastination Habits of Great Composers

Glenn Winters | Posted 10.14.2012 | Arts
Glenn Winters

What might have taken the place of "random internet surfing" before computers were invented?

Stop Procrastinating! 5 Steps To Get The Job Done

Dawn Gluskin | Posted 10.12.2012 | Healthy Living
Dawn Gluskin

As you slough the items off your to-do list and get closer to your goal of completion, be sure to notice your clear head, renewed energy, and increased momentum and focus. There is truly peace in completion -- enjoy it!

Dreading a Task? 5 Tips for Getting Yourself to Tackle it

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 09.01.2012 | Healthy Living
Gretchen Rubin

Don't accuse yourself of being lazy or being a procrastinator and ask: Why is this so difficult? The fact that you're finding it hard to make yourself do something is a sign that maybe you should be doing something else.

Start Writing

Ruth Neubauer | Posted 08.22.2012 | Healthy Living
Ruth Neubauer

A beginning. A beginning. A beginning. Again. Every session is a beginning. Beginner's mind is a no-place space to learn something new, like the time ...

Distracted Much? 7 Ways To Get Focused Online

The Huffington Post | Britney Fitzgerald | Posted 06.18.2012 | Technology

This is a story about being more productive online. We were going to edit this article before publishing, but got totally distracted by Reddit, Fark, ...

Watching Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Work Anxiety Just Melt Away...

Hillary Rettig | Posted 08.05.2012 | Business
Hillary Rettig

Here's what the process of overcoming perfectionism and procrastination looks like: 1. You start from a place where you hate doing your work and avoi...