How a 10-minute practice helped me get unblocked — “When you go into automatic writing, you quiet the incessant chatter of the monkey mind, and you turn up your intuition. You’re able to plug back into a knowing that’s always been there.” — Michael Sandler, The Automatic Writing Experience Automatic writing is a simple practice to open up communication…

The secret sauce is letting go — to achieve more — We tend to think that there is only one way to free ourselves from a goal: by completing it. But there is another way, which gives you immediate freedom: drop the goal from your list (yes, really!). Now, this is not a recipe to become lazy and forget about everything…

A simple tool to work in the flow and recover faster — “Decision fatigue happens when you’re not sure what you’re going to do. It’s when you’re torn between options and, due to your indecisiveness, you often cave to the tempting worse option. Having a pre-plan in place enables you to be intentional, and to avoid the willpower burnout that comes through…

Let go of lesser goals and move on baggage-free — “You will never be caught up. You will always be behind in some of your tasks and responsibilities.” — Brian Tracy, Eat That Frog Just at the end of the year, you’re probably trying to finish up all your tasks to make space for the next 12 months. …

A new way of planning your year and re-set every quarter — For years, I’ve been struggling to keep track of my writing progress. I would set a goal, more goals, and even more goals — then I’d get overwhelmed. I had a whole system already: a goals planner, an author's planner, a google calendar, and lots of post-its on my wall. …

Be a more productive and professional writer in 2022 — “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim.” — Annie Dillard, The Writing Life Have you ever noticed that you set big writing goals…

How planners influence your mind, productivity, and emotions — “You’ve tried New Year’s resolutions, but by February, everything reverts back to how it was the year before. You’ve set big, life-changing goals but seem to find yourself far short of them despite hard work.” — Dr. Benjamin Hardy, Willpower Doesn’t Work We all know that feeling of setting ambitious…

Big goals, small steps, and community are key — Have you ever felt that your days are just dragging on? Then, someone invites you to a 10-day challenge, and you get all excited and start working on your project again? How did that happen? There’s a reason why challenges help us get stuff done — and once you understand…

How I managed to overcome my fear of submitting — There’s a red door in Cambridge, UK. It’s on Mill Lane, and it’s the most famous door in the city — at least, among Ph.D. students. It’s where students submit their dissertations. Before you go in, the tradition demands that you stand in front of the door and take a…