There’s a goal you’ve been carrying around for a while. Maybe it’s growing your business past the plateau it’s been stuck on, launching the course you keep outlining, or finally getting your health back on the calendar. You want it — genuinely, and you have for a long time. So why hasn’t wanting been enough? …
You Don’t Have a Motivation Problem. You Have a Decision Problem. Read More »
You could call it the tamest of mid-life crises, but as I turned 40 last year, I decided to devote myself to a long-neglected ambition – learning the guitar. I dutifully set myself the task of practising for 30 minutes a day, with the aim of strumming my way through the Bob Dylan songbook by …
There is a concept in time management called “Next Action.” Could this be the missing ingredient to your planning formula? You see, everyone has ideas.Like your friend who’s going to write a book. Not just any book, mind you – they are going to write the epic best-seller everything-I-know-about-life book. Oh, they’re also going to …
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Most people picture success as a straight line. A clean, confident climb from point A to point B, where talent meets opportunity and ambition does the rest. But anyone who has actually built something real — a business, a marriage, a career, a version of themselves worth respecting — knows that success is not a line. It …
There’s a persistent myth that purpose is complicated. That it requires years of soul-searching, a perfectly crafted mission statement, or some lightning-bolt moment of clarity that suddenly reveals why you exist. But that hasn’t been my experience either personally or professionally. Purpose, at its core, is actually quite simple. What’s not simple is acting on …
If you’re the type who often sees 5 p.m. on the clock and wonders where the day went, you may need a little bit of a reset to boost your productivity. But rather than heading to TikTok for some mind-bogglingly complicated morning routine, opt for a few simple strategies from time-management experts that’ll set you up for …
8 Expert-Backed Habits for a More Productive Morning Read More »
I am, without a doubt and unequivocally, what you would describe as a Type A person. I am the big planner in our home, an Excel sheet extraordinaire, the chief organizer of our friend group, and a list maker to the max. My morning begins with a cup of coffee, my favorite pen, and my planner (which …
Why “Ta-Da Lists” Might Be the Most Motivating Productivity Hack Ever Read More »
Many people assume that everyone should be able to work toward their goals with ease and consistent motivation, viewing this skill as a standard “strength” that everyone should possess. However, for many of us, especially those who are neurodivergent, it is actually a significant challenge that requires an entirely different approach than the one taught …
Redefining Persistence: Goal-Setting and Neurodivergence Read More »
Success largely boils down to a simple distinction. It’s glaringly obvious once you see it, but also easy to find ingenious ways of ignoring it: do the real thing and stop doing fake alternatives. Consider one person who wrote to me saying she turned down a job working in French. She didn’t feel her French …
As far as goals go, hiking the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is one of the more ambitious ones. When you ask people how they did it—something I’ve been doing for the past two years as a journalist—they don’t credit willpower. Instead, they say that pursuing the goal made them feel fully alive. Perhaps you …
