by Christine Li | Jan 21, 2014 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Theories
We may waste a lot of time in our lives pretending to be people we are not. We may pretend to be: compliant silent a go-getter solid confident perfect agreeable a do-er This game of pretend may have started many years back, early in your childhood even, when you...
by Christine Li | Jan 20, 2014 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Techniques
[Tweet “Half is better than none when there are things to be done.”] Being a Procrastinator often means being stuck in the middle of things. You’ve started something, and before you know it, you’re on to something else. You’ve decided you are going to...
by Christine Li | Jan 15, 2014 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance
In the middle of a recent yoga class I was in (actually, in the middle of a pose I was stretching to do), my yoga teacher said, “It’s not about the end pose, it’s about what you learn about yourself trying to get there.” I found myself struck by the wisdom of the...
by Christine Li | Jan 8, 2014 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques, Theories
A few days ago, I wrote about getting rid of something that was nagging at you. I think the idea is important enough to elaborate on here. I have read the “unconscious” is a part of us where our unfinished business lies. In my own imagination, I think of it as a...
by Christine Li | Jan 3, 2014 | All Posts, Resistance, Social, Techniques
I think assuming the best in others is probably something Procrastinators are terrible at. Rotten at even. We take on projects, which are straightforward, simple even, and then we complicate them. A lot. Mostly by making the whole affair more about what the other...
by Christine Li | Jan 2, 2014 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques
I hope you have had a restful and/or fun holiday season and New Year’s celebration. I hope this year brings much happiness into your life. To start the year off in the “happy” mode we crave and tend to enjoy, here’s a list of thoughts to get us there: 1. Deal...