We are all familiar with
procrastination. As we sit on the couch guiltily watching TV or delay doing our taxes by doing the dishes instead, the remorse we feel hints to an innate source: “What is wrong with me — why am I so lazy? This happened last time too… why do I always have to wait until the last minute?” If you’ve ever had a similar conversation with yourself, you know why we believe we procrastinate: Because human b...
We tend to think of time as a limited and valuable commodity—yet instead of trying to fit more hours in a day, we may want to rethink our current time perception to raise our productivity and lower our stress levels.
It’s a question we are constantly asking ourselves: How can we manage our time more effectively? For many people, dealing with time or “time management” is simply about trying to figure out how to get more done in the day. Unfortunately, while that approach may bring some short-term results, i...
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If you’re tired of feeling guilty and want to cure not just the symptoms of procrastination, we highly recommend that you read Dr. Neil Fiore’s “The Now Habit.”
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In Part II of our series on criticism, we look at the best methods for giving criticism to ensure that comments are received and understood.
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Ideas are more than just clever solutions to problems. Find out how to generate ideas – the best ones.
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Learn how to apply Pareto´s 80/20 Principle to maximise your gain and minimise your effort.
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