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The hardest part of doing most things is just starting. We often think about what a big project we have ahead of ourselves, and that’s what makes it hard to start. I know when I was writing my book , it seemed like most of my day was spent fighting the agony of just getting started. It was hard to ignore just how big a project it was.
The 10-Minute Hack | Lifehacker Australia
Can't Start, Won't Start: Tricks for Overcoming Procrastination
When it comes to glamorous procrastinators, Scarlett O'Hara is one of our most enduring icons. A quick sampling of her lines in Gone With the Wind yields: "I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy." And, "I'll think about it tomorrow, when I can stand it." And, of course, her famous closing line: "After all... tomorrow is another day!"
How do you gear yourself up for a big test, an important presentation, or any other high-pressure situation? Maybe your internal monologue goes something like this: “OK, this is really important. A lot is riding on this. Don’t screw this up. How well I do on this really matters.”
The Secret to Grace Under Pressure | TIME Ideas | TIME.com
12 Things Highly Productive People Do Differently
Being highly productive is not an innate talent; it’s simply a matter of organizing your life so that you can efficiently get the right things done. So, what behaviors define highly productive people? What habits and strategies make them consistently more productive than others? And what can you do to increase your own productivity? Here are some ideas to get you started…
Being bilingual 'boosts brain power'
Differences were seen in the brainstem (coloured orange in this picture) Learning a second language can boost brain power, scientists believe. The US researchers from Northwestern University say bilingualism is a form of brain training - a mental "work out" that fine-tunes the mind.
Five Great Things About Procrastination | TechCrunch
Editor’s note: James Altucher is an investor, programmer, author, and entrepreneur. He is Managing Director of Formula Capital and has written 6 books on investing. His latest books are I Was Blind But Now I See and FAQ ME.
Create A To-Don’t List To Avoid Repetitive Tasks | Lifehacker Australia
Everyone has a to-do list — that list of essential tasks you dread looking at every morning. If you find too much of your day wasted refreshing Facebook or responding to every new email notification by pulling up your inbox, it might be time for a “To-Don’t” list of things you want to remember not to do every day so you can stay productive and focused on the important things. The blog Marc and Angel Hack Life has an excellent list of things that highly productive people do, but one that stood out for us is the “To-Don’t” list, which is, predictably, the opposite of the classic to-do list. Jot down those bad habits that keep you from being productive on a day to day basis, whether it’s lingering on your inbox or opening it every time a new message comes in, spending too much time reading your favourite blogs, or procrastinating by working on unimportant tasks, and then post the list somewhere you can see it every day — preferably somewhere near your to-do list.
We all create stories to explain what happens in a day. A story is a tool to help us make sense of the world. But what about the future? What would happen if you turned your to-do list into a story as a rehearsal for the next day? That approach has helped me not just Get Things Done, but also boosted my memory so that I’ve been able to ditch complicated to-do lists and schedules for good.
How Turning My To-Dos Into A Story Solved My Procrastination Problem | Lifehacker Australia
Are You A Perfectionist Or Shipper? | Lifehacker Australia
You’re designing a web page, building a table or painting your house. Whatever the task, it’s tempting to focus on a small part of it until it’s as good as it can be and while this might be possible in some cases, a lot of the time, it’s unrealistic to always expect a flawless end product. Often, the key to realising a task is done isn’t so much about it being perfect, but “good enough”.
Fake it Till You Make it: 10 Ways to Feel Confident (Even When You Aren’t) | PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement
Many people’s confidence naturally wavers from day to day, leaving them too timid or confused at just the wrong time. Whether you are naturally confident or could use some better eye contact with your life, setting in place a few simple strategies goes a long way to stoke your inner confidence. Amplifying your inner confidence is like any other skill you develop; you can do it in a blink. Day by day, step by step, you will get closer to your goals. No one runs a marathon fueled by decision alone. It takes days, weeks, and months of consistent exercise before your muscles, lungs and stamina will harmonize enough to give you winning results.
10 Laws of Productivity :: Tips :: The 99 Percent
You might think that creatives as diverse as Internet entrepreneur Jack Dorsey, industrial design firm Studio 7.5, and bestselling Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami would have little in common. In fact, the tenets that guide how they – and exceptionally productive creatives across the board – make ideas happen are incredibly similar. Here are 10 laws of productivity we’ve consistently observed among serial idea executors: 1. Break the seal of hesitation.Often it is not the things that we don’t do that hinder our productivity, but rather the things that we do . There are productivity pitfalls in which we might be trapped without realizing it. Recognize and avoid them before they drain too much of your time and energy. Here are ten; do you have any of them in your life? It is natural to do the most pleasant tasks first. If possible, many people postpone the unpleasant tasks until the last minute, hoping that something would happen that make it no longer necessary to do them.