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Do You Suffer From ‘Last Minute-itis’?
A client recently told me that he suffers from ‘last minute-itis’. In other words, he puts everything off until the last minute: from preparing for a presentation to packing for a trip. In the best Dr. Phil voice that I could muster, I asked, “So how’s that workin’ for ya?” As I suspected, in many [...]
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Does Procrastination Boil Down To Temptation?
If someone was to offer us $50 or $100, most of us would gladly take $100. There is nothing quite like a cool, crisp c-note. Same deal applies if someone offers us $50 today versus $100 tomorrow - most of us would choose to wait one day for the higher pay-out. But as the wait [...]
Does Music Help Us Focus?
Sometimes it can be hard to focus. There are too many juicy distractions out there. We definitely know that focusing leads to better work. But do we really need to block out all noise in order to focus? Couldn’t we just have a bit of background music? Ironically, there are many indicators pointing to the [...]
Do You Face One Emergency After Another?
Many of us have lulled ourselves into believing that chaos is one of the constants in life: death, taxes and daily plans tossed out the window. The True Fire Fighters Ironically, fire fighters (who are dealing with true crises) seem to be fairly calm. Fire departments seem to live by the ethos “Let chaos [...]
Too much to do and not enough time (left in the year)?