Why you should create productivity goals
Today on my YouTube channel: Do you have productivity goals? You should. We may create goals to push us in so many areas of our life. One of the easiest to lose sight of, however, is to set a ...
Tag Archives: habits
What’s your personal start-up routine?
Last year I bought a new computer. I love that it’s nearly instantly ready to go when I turn it on. My previous laptop took several minutes to complete the start-up process. When I’m ready to work, those minutes ...
How to recycle habits to get more done
When we first started recycling in our home, it took some time to get the hang of it. Something as simple as making sure the right things make it to recycle bin required discipline and a conscious decision. More ...
Review: “Mastermind” by Maria Konnikova
Sherlock Holmes is arguably one of the greatest minds that never was. His detective prowess, an invention of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, has intrigued and entertained millions since it first appeared in 1887. Now that great abductive apparatus, Sherlock’s ...
Dreaming isn’t hard
Dreaming isn’t hard. Pursuing one is. A dream, at least a noble one, invariably involves something new. Realizing it requires redirection. These kinds of dreams, the ones that lift our spirits, seldom fall on our path. Instead, they provoke ...
A simple way to strengthen willpower
“Sit up straight!” Remember that old advice from Mom? As it turns out, her edict may do more than facilitate good dining etiquette. It may help you achieve your goals. Psychologist and renown willpower research pioneer Roy Baumeister, in ...
Review: “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg
Benjamin Franklin once said, “Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.” Many of us trying to get a positive net worth are wondering just ...
Thought for the Day – G. MacDonald on Failure
Failure is a master teacher if it has a willing student.”– Gordon MacDonald Attempting anything new, anything worthwhile, involves failure. Toddlers, for instance, don’t learn to walk without falling—a lot. As children, we didn’t even think of these setbacks ...
