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The Science of Procrastination and How to Manage It, Animated. Is Attention the Secret to Emotional Intelligence? New research suggests—is that your phone? Go ahead and reply. It’s OK, I’ll wait. Back? I think I was saying something about—wait, you’re checking your email? Can’t you focus? Daniel Goleman You’re not alone. It is this dilemma that animates Daniel Goleman’s new book, Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence. Goleman, the former New York Times science journalist turned best-selling author, is perhaps still best known for his 1995 book Emotional Intelligence, which was followed by Social Intelligence more than a decade later.

But at first glance, the book’s subject matter might feel like a departure from Goleman’s previous work—until one actually starts to read it. “When I set out to write this book, I knew I was going to explore the explosion of new important research about attention,” says Goleman. Goleman will elaborate on these ideas when he visits UC Berkeley for his talk hosted by the Greater Good Science Center next Thursday, November 21, at the university’s International House. 5 Perspectives on Procrastination. By Maria Popova We meant to publish this last Friday. What exactly is procrastination, this seemingly universal source of everyday vexation? And what can we really do about it? How did it evolve as an adaptive mechanism and does it serve any creative purpose? Today, we look at the infamous phenomenon from five different angles, from the scientific to the philosophical to the playful, and hope to emerge with some insight for tomorrow or, at the very least, a smile for today.

A long, long time ago we raved about this fantastic animated exploration of the nature of procratination by artist Johnny Kelly, created as his Royal College of Art graduation film in 2007 — an investigative study of putting things off that is as thoughtful as it is creatively outstanding. (You may recall more of Kelly’s work from pickings past.) We say we’re not designed to care about the future. We heart Ellen. From the morality of it (is procrastination a vice?) Share on Tumblr. 9 Free Pomodoro Timers — Online Collaboration. 31 Ways To Get Smarter In 2012. Driven to distraction: Giles Colborne. Vitamin-R for Mac OS X: Rediscover the Lost Art of Joyful Concentration. Vitamin-R creates the optimal conditions for your brain by structuring your work into short bursts of distraction-free, highly focused activity alternating with opportunities for renewal, reflection and intuition.

The built-in task logging and analysis features create positive momentum towards productivity by providing you with visible feedback on your progress and achievements. Your Personal Productivity Sidekick Always with you. Vitamin-R is never more than a click or a keyboard shortcut away and yet it knows when to get out of your way. Vitamin-R is your faithful sidekick and after helping you set up the optimal work conditions for your task, it sticks around to keep you focused and motivated. Everything in Vitamin-R is built for speed and ease of use. You can use Safari-style two finger swipes to quickly swipe through your workflow or use keyboard shortcuts for most everything. Hitting the global keyboard shortcut (Ctrl-R) in any application will instantly bring up Vitamin-R.

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