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5 Ways to Stop Second Guessing Yourself - Stepcase Lifehack. Some years ago I remember standing in my kitchen, staring silently at my boxes of cereal, trying to decide which to have for breakfast. Was it a Frostie’s morning, or was it more of an Oat Crunchie’s day? Or maybe granola? I stood there for 5 minutes, until – utterly frustrated – I marched out of the house and went without. Fortunately I’ve learned to make decisions more quickly and more easily now, and when I notice that second-guessing and doubting starting to kick in, I kick it right back.

So here are 5 ways to stop second-guessing or, of you prefer, 5 ways to make confident decisions. 1. So many times we have to make decisions without a framework and no way to judge between two choices. The decision that’s most in line with the things that mean the most to you – your core values – will be the best decision for you. 2. What Columbo had bundles of was a great trust in his intuition. So look at what your intuition tells you is the ‘right’ decision for you. 3. 4. 5. 100 Killer Blog Posts to Help You Achieve Your Dreams | Online U. By Amber Hensley If you’re on a quest for personal development, you’re going to need a lot of motivation. Some of this motivation can be found in blog posts, written about working on goals and finding the strength to do what you really want to do. Read on, and you’ll find posts that can help you make your dreams a reality. General These posts cover topics including making resolutions, finding time, and avoiding failure.

How to Build Confidence and Destroy Fear: Banish doubt and find the confidence you need to achieve your dreams with the help of this blog post. Motivation & Achievement Check out these posts to learn more about finally sealing the deal. Peer Pressure Yourself into Achieving a Goal: Follow this blogger’s example, and shame yourself into completing your dreams. 3 Scrappy Project Management Techniques to Master (Plus 2 Tips): Check out this post to learn project management techniques that can help you stay motivated. Goals Attitude Finance Fitness Personal Development. Any phonetic script can be learned in just a few hours | Fluent. If you liked my association technique mentioned below, you would also enjoy my tips on using imagination to memorize vocabulary, which are discussed in great detail with many other hacks in the Language Hacking Guide.

See the most popular posts on the right below for other interesting topics. For those curious, this post discusses Thai, but the ideas can equally be applied to other phonetic scripts such as Japanese (but not as well for Chinese). Just one week into the challenge of reading/speaking Thai in 8 weeks (actually only about 5 hours total, since I’ve been quite busy since I arrived, but I’ve made time to learn on the skytrain/in restaurants/taxis etc.) and I’ve reached the first major milestone already. I can read Thai. The major thing still missing is tones, which admittedly are an extremely important part of this language that cannot be ignored and I will get to shortly (Edit: Done!

It was actually way easier than I expected. From squiggly symbols to new letters า ท Challenges ร. 4 Simple Principles of Getting to Completion | Zen Habits. “If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things, then this is the best season of your life.” ~Wu-Men Post written by Leo Babauta. When I hear about a great idea that a friend has, I get excited. I can’t wait to see that idea become reality. Then I ask about the idea a few months later, and it often is not one bit closer to completion. Ideas stop short of becoming reality, and projects seem to drag on endlessly, because of one thing: complexity.

A software programmer can allow the development of a new app he’s building to drag on and on for years (I know of cases where this happened), only to find Google release something that makes his app obsolete. A web developer can work on a rad new website with killer features, but after months of work the website never launches. A writer can work on a novel, working in characters and plotlines, and then work on revision after revision, only to abandon it. Here are some of those key principles:1. 2. 3. 4.