A non-ideal day
I wrote out my ideal day. It had all the usual things in it that I wanted to get done on a daily basis. Sleeping, eating, working, family time, fun,…
Fed up of faffing? 10 ways to be more efficient
You know the scene. You've got a heap of work to do, you know you're capable of doing it, but you're not doing it. You're not even sure where or…
Thinking that you’re feeling – the common mistake that blocks you
All too often, the head thinks it knows how the heart is feeling. The head talks about these feelings. The head likes thinking about these feelings. The head has great…
Fuck it days
There are some days when I say "fuck it" to all the distractions, faffery and nonsense. Days when the built-up pressure to do a few jobs round the house, or…
Beating procrastination: What else would I be doing?
Last week I caught myself, again. Putting off a task, again. Thinking to myself, "I'll do it later", again. Only this time, a challenge popped into my head. A new…
What if I were hit by a bus?
When planning, organising, and doing, ask yourself: what would happen if I were hit by a bus? You might find this a bit drastic, but I like it very much…
Overdiscipline – making yourself do too much
When we add more discipline to our lives - new food habits, a new exercise routine, a new rhythm for our work day - we need to steer a balance…
Making resolutions that stick
It's New Year resolutions time again... time to put on the thinking cap and figure out how you want to approach the 2015. But you know how most resolutions fall…
Four kinds of stuck – and how to get out of them
You know what you want to be doing, but you're not doing it. You focus for a brief moment, then it's gone and you're away, floating around in a cloud…
Intelligent but… demotivated
There was a knock at my door. It was revision season for first-year exams, and I was at my desk leafing through my notes and worked examples. I opened the…