by Christine Li | May 13, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance
There's been a lot written about the importance of pushing past your “comfort zone” in order to do creative work, and to be productive in general. Sometimes that idea helps me, other times it just doesn't feel right for me. I'm not really a Rambo-type of...
by Christine Li | May 6, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance
I've recently been making it a habit of spending my hour-long commute listening to audiobooks and podcasts. If you haven't yet tried either or both formats of learning, I highly recommend you do. Not only are you able to sample content and information from a great...
by Christine Li | Apr 28, 2015 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance
In my work as a psychologist, I listen to patients and the fears they harbor. Since I tend to work with Procrastinators, the fears I hear about most frequently go like this: fear of making mistakes: we worry about doing something the wrong way fear of being awkward:...
by Christine Li | Apr 18, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Social
Procrastinators are known to have problems with getting work done. I wonder, often, if there is something more to Procrastination other than the actual work. In my experience working with clients who are trying to recover from chronic Procrastination, the root of...
by Christine Li | Apr 11, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Social, Techniques
One of the most useful techniques I learned while training to be a psychologist was to avoid starting questions with “why” when addressing my patients. You ask, “Why why?” It is a great, easy way to start off a question or conversation, and it is very direct. It...