by Christine Li | May 30, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Techniques
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,...
by Christine Li | May 28, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Techniques
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...
by Christine Li | May 23, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Resources, Steps of the Day, Techniques
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...
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:...