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Are these more Realistic Affirmations?

I just read a really interesting book called Awaken Your Strongest Self by Neil Fiore. It’s a little strange on first glance but I bought it based on the amazingness of his last book The Now Habit which is a highly lauded book about how to overcome procrastination. I read it before my last semester [...]

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And on the 7th day he rested…

Passing along a mass email my mom sent me:
A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, “How heavy is this glass of water?” Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long you try to [...]

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Overcoming procrastination

Wow, a simple idea I can use, from D. Keener
If procrastination keeps you form being as productive as you want or need to be, there are some tricks you can use to overcome procrastination. These tricks involve making the activities you procrastinate on
* More Simple * More Pleasant [...]

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What I don’t want

I read this ad on craigslist today. (I know, I told myself I wouldn’t read those ads anymore! It’s pre-exercise procrastination!) This woman’s ad is deliciously acerbic. (Yes, I read the women’s ads too!)
Reply to: anonymousDate: 2005-02-17, 7:40AM PST
I have written an ad on Craigslist before. I realize now I was not specific enough about [...]

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! It’s the traditional time of year for deciding what you want to accomplish in the coming year. Here are two books which will help you do that. Really.
The first is The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play by Neil Fiore. If you procrastinate and want to [...]

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