by Christine Li | Jun 20, 2015 | Academic, Actions, All Posts, Resistance
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...
by Christine Li | Jun 12, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Resources, Techniques
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....
by Christine Li | Jun 5, 2015 | Actions, All Posts, Resistance, Techniques
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”...
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:...