How to strengthen your willpower and achieve your goals
Are you wasting time on things that prevent you from achieving your goals? I know, I am. Sometimes you need to relax and do the activities that seem to others as a waste of time. Playing Counter Strike after a 10-hour work day is...
Understanding the science behind willpower and self-control leads to a better life and more happiness. You will learn techniques that are easy to implement and follow in your daily life. For example, doing the most demanding tasks when you have peak willpower. Willpower books...
Rising Early? Everybody is talking about the benefits of rising early. But wait, there has to be some trick here. Find out where does the time come from
Do you want to be more persuasive? Understand what is behind their position and you may change their mind (or your own). Whether you want to make your child eat vegetables or convince the client to sign off on a big purchase, it is...
Do you sometimes procrastinate on tasks that are important to you? You are not alone! Most people do! Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn’t make sense, but he’s never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things...
Do you want to keep the promises you made to yourself and stick to your plan? Whatever your challenge, eat less sugar, go for a run, empty your inbox, there are times you don’t feel like keeping the promise you made to yourself. How...
One of the most frequent questions I get from friends and colleagues is: Is it possible to increase willpower? Yes! And it’s scalable! What I mean by scalable is that no matter what’s your willpower level at the moment, you can find a task...
Leo Babauta from zenhabits challenged his readers to a 30-day challenge to make their day simpler, focused and relaxed. I’m going to join in starting from June 1 to say “No” to one thing every day. Here are some of the things Leo lists...
You need alone time! Throughout the day we are bombarded with requests from others. Colleagues who need something or just want to chat at the water cooler. Friends who want to meet up and talk. The family wants to connect and take a bite...
Productivity guru and coach David Allen talks about how to have more mental bandwidth and ability to shift your focus between tasks without worrying about the other tasks at the same time (TEDxClaremontColleges). Crisis evokes serenity. Crisis makes you concentrate and engage on what’s...
Willpower is the foundation of all human achievement. Everybody has some willpower. There are the lucky people whose parents and teachers instilled willpower in them from early on. Then there are others who have a lot less willpower. It doesn’t matter in which group...
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