Stop Trying to Be Impressive and Discover How You Really Stand Out
In so many ways, the experience of making it to adulthood involves a constant stream of needing to impress others and to perform to others’ standards. And that is just what’s involved in getting a proper education. Add the need to dress fashionably, to speak without...
How Have You Been Lying Lately?
I think it's about time I wrote about lying. It's such an important topic in the sphere of Procrastination. There are so many different types of lying, I could categorize and describe them all day. But since none of us has all day for that, I will just talk about a...
How to Empower Yourself by Identifying Your Internal Conflicts
Why should I put myself out there? In some ways, Procrastinators are really really smart. They know what's up when they say to themselves -- "If no one is looking, why should I put myself out there?" After all, if we don't put ourselves out there, then: time stands...
On the Importance of Developing Compassion for Yourself (a.k.a. Life without the Jackhammer)
This week I found myself going around in circles creatively, and not in a good way. I had just finished a few major projects, including wrapping up teaching my on-line course, Open to the Possibilities. I was left with a little more time on my hands, and nothing...
How to Develop a New Habit and to Break Old Ones (with a Free Download)
Repetition is your friend. Repetition allows you to get comfortable. It allows you to feel at ease in your performance. It allows you to preserve your mental space for more complex matters you need to concentrate on. But sometimes, being able to repeat certain...
How to Get Rid of the Most Potent Factor Causing You to Procrastinate
Let's try to figure out what's getting in your way. Why can't you finish what you've started? Why do your ideas never see the light of day? Why can't you introduce yourself to that cute new neighbor of yours? Why is your workspace a cluttered mess? Here's my opinion...
There's Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You
There's something I've been meaning to tell you. I've been trying mightily to train myself to let things be. This is harder than getting a Ph.D. in Psychology y'all since I managed that but still struggle with the other. Many life moments have brought this important...
How the Procrastination Cycle Gets Underway (and How to Break It)
There are many paths by which simple Procrastination develops into a full-blown Procrastination Cycle. Perhaps you know a few of them. One avenue by which Procrastination takes hold is the absence of communication. When we are reluctant or unable to speak what is on...
Learn How to Make Accommodations and Adjustments
A few weeks ago a friend asked me if it was difficult for me to come up with ideas for blog posts. My immediate response was "No," but I didn't have a clear sense at the time why that was my chosen response. Sure, sometimes it does feel difficult to come up with...
The Benefits of Everyday Habits
Many, many years ago, I spoke about Procrastination to a small group of 17 dissertation students at a major university. The group was polite, attentive, and eager to learn. Mid-presentation I spontaneously asked the group how many of the 17 were doing their work on a...
Get Creative When You Feel Like Procrastinating
Today, I thought I'd model what I sometimes do when I'm feeling unable to follow through with my regular routine. I have a general expectation for myself that I write and publish at least one blogpost per week. Some weeks that expectation is a no-brainer to fulfill....
Don't Downsize Yourself
Procrastinators get the message from every which direction that they should: "just get it done" "just hand it in" "just get it over with" "just put your nose to the grindstone" "not worry so much about it" "not be such a fusser" From the outside, it would seem that...
5 Ways to Ensure Success in Your Day
As I was making breakfast this morning, my thoughts wandered to how I used to treat myself. I used to treat myself pretty badly. I would: not sleep not eat regularly eat my fair share of "junk" foods (my preference is sugar) work without taking breaks, but not...
7 Tips to Help You Become a Master Scheduler
All of us have limited resources: limited energy, limited brainpower, limited willpower, and limited time over the course of one day. When we have multiple activities we’d like to get to in one day, leaving the schedule up to chance is a recipe for having our...
Step of the Day: Get Yourself Organized via the Trello App
There are so many times in life where simplicity seems to be the answer to our most complex problems. One tool I use to keep me on top of my to-do list is the Trello app. I strongly and heartily suggest you download the Trello app immediately. You can use the Trello...
Develop Your Zone of Comfort
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...
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