by Christine Li | Dec 5, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Social, Techniques
Procrastination is a very elaborate way to prevent ourselves from taking risks. We get trapped in our fearful thinking. We obsess about everything that could go wrong and everything that already is wrong. We imagine how humiliated we might end up feeling. We decide...
by Christine Li | Nov 12, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance
As a psychologist, I'm able to see patterns in the types of topics my patients talk about. They often resemble what I see within my own life, but since I'm intently focused when I'm working, I tend to see these types of patterns more clearly when I'm at work. One...
by Christine Li | Nov 3, 2015 | All Posts
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...
by Christine Li | Sep 30, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings
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...
by Christine Li | Aug 27, 2015 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques
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,...
by Christine Li | Aug 11, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques
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...