A lot. It’s amazing how setting a timer makes all the difference. Somehow knowing that you’ll only be stuck doing a chore for a limited time helps. It tricks the mind into making a large unpleasant task manageable. Racing Creates Focus. There is also something called the Urgency Effect. With a timer set, you tend… Continue reading What can you do in one hour?
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Letting Go Of Worries About Important Tasks
There are things that are urgent and important. I will do those immediately. But then, there are things that are not urgent but important, like taxes and medical tests. I will delay those things as long as possible. I don’t like to do them and I don’t want to face them. So, I play the… Continue reading Letting Go Of Worries About Important Tasks
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