Most of us have experienced it: a deadline approaches, the task is perfectly doable, yet instead of starting, we suddenly ...

So much is made of mindfulness as a miracle cure or panacea for all things that ail us that I’m somewhat reluctant to add to the chorus of voices singing its praises. Yet the truth as I understand it ...

Procrastination rarely gets the respect that it deserves. When psychologists address procastinating at all, it is often with a touch of tongue-in-cheek humour. While everybody procrastinates at some ...

Most productivity apps quietly log your bad habits without actually changing them. I focus here on tools that interrupt ...

November 24, 2015 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google How often do you catch yourself putting things off until tomorrow? Does “tomorrow” ever really come? In ...

Mark Twain advised people never to put off until tomorrow what they can put off until the day after, and a lot of us listen. Estimates suggest that 15% to 20% of all people are chronic procrastinators ...

DO: Delay to Gain Perspective Before a Big Decision The Creativity Research Journal studied the working habits of a particularly intelligent group of people, winners of the Intel Science Talent ...

The bridge between now and your success is doing the work. So why do you try to jump, hang-glide or rope-swing your way across the gap? You’re wired to find shortcuts, smartcuts and hacks. It’s in ...