by Christine Li | Apr 22, 2016 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Techniques
My goal today is to be simple. Simple tends to get things done, I think. Procrastination operates by making things more complicated: Instead of dealing with just our present-moment tasks, we have to deal with the ones we are behind on too. Our minds become...
by Christine Li | Apr 6, 2016 | Actions, All Posts, Techniques
When people ask me “How do you teach people how to recover from Procrastination?” my typical response has been “Step by step.” I think that response is the most accurate one I can come up with. Everyone has a different path of recovery to...
by Christine Li | Feb 26, 2016 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Techniques
The following post is brought to you by my new friend, Shaun Flanders of Zero to Habit. Shaun kindly reached out to me after I made a comment on someone else's site, and that sparked a great, mutually-supportive blogger relationship. I hope you'll take a moment to...
by Christine Li | Jan 22, 2016 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Techniques, Theories, Thoughts
“What a waste.” What kind of feelings did you just have reading the phrase “What a waste?” Did you feel guilty? Did you feel ashamed? Did the phrase sound really familiar? I grew up being pretty conscious of not wasting things, like food and...
by Christine Li | Jan 4, 2016 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques
I have been wanting to write this post for years. You see, every time I meet a Procrastinator in my office (or on a coaching call), I spend the first session getting to know my new client by interviewing them about their personal history and their current...
by Christine Li | Dec 21, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Social
I don't know about you, but the end of the year has me cleaning. As in wiping, dusting, tossing, and fixing up my surroundings at home and at work. It's a way to admit to myself that I get a bit stymied by the thought of the year ending. It's also a way to keep...