Getting started can be hard, especially on tasks that are boring, difficult, unpleasant, or otherwise unappealing. Recently, I attended a webinar with Leslie Josel of Order Out of Chaos. The focus was on helping students with ADHD initiate tasks. Part of the conversation focused on how to use your environment to jump-start action. This idea
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figuring out how to get the most of your shelves can be challenging. Here are a few tricks.
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Ever walk into your home, look around, and say to yourself, ‘How in the world did things get so out of control?’ If so, you’re not alone. Finding yourself in over your head is both common and discouraging. We can be doing all we can and still feel like we aren’t making any progress. Sometimes, that makes us want
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Waking up isn’t easy. It turns out this is true not only for our bodies, but for our brains as well. If you have a habit of reaching for your phone as soon as your eyes open, you might be surprised to learn that this simple habit may be making it harder to begin your day
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One of the most common phrases I hear is “Do your best.” In many cases, this is meant to encourage, as in, “You don’t have to be perfect, just give it a valid effort.” Other times, this phrase suggests high expectations, such as “I expect you to perform at a very high level.” Either way,
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