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Celebrate Your Successes
E.A.Fife
Setting priorities, planning actions, and doing the hard work are all necessary steps for tackling big goals. Whether your goal is more time with your kids or discovering the next great scientific breakthrough, every goal requires some (or a lot) of hard work. Achieving goals requires day in and day out rising to the occasion.…
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More Time isn’t the Answer
Parkinson’s Law dictates that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” This means that however much time is available for a task is how long it will take to complete. Every year, there is a cycle of work that must be done. Maybe it is a research cycle, writing a…
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Cleaning the Mind’s Clutter
E.A.Fife
Psychologists at Queen’s University in Canada, estimate that humans have 6,200 thoughts every day. That is a lot of material to fill the spaces of our minds. And much like our houses, the mind needs regular cleaning. Regularly cleaning the mind helps to eliminate the build up of dust and debris such as thought loops…
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The Value of Constraint
E.A.Fife
Options options everywhere. The world is full of options. When there are so many options in front of you, it is easy to become stuck in indecision. Remember those timewasters? Indecision is one of the biggest timewasters of all. Endlessly weighing the pros and cons of different options paralyzes you and keeps you stuck. Psychologist…
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When You Can’t Do What You Love
E.A.Fife
When you lose something you love doing, it is hard to not feel sorry for yourself. But this does nothing to get you unstuck. Reframe and you’ll find ways to keep moving towards your goals.