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…

Learn to work with discomfort as a way of overcoming procrastination — “You’re afraid you have no talent. You’re afraid you’ll be rejected or criticized or ridiculed or misunderstood or — worst of all — ignored. You’re afraid there’s no market for your creativity, and therefore no point in pursuing it. You’re afraid somebody else already did it better.” …

My seven steps of healing and starting fresh. — 18 months ago, I broke down. I sat on a train on my way to work as a university lecturer, and suddenly my heart started racing. It went faster and faster, then it skipped a few beats, and raced again. My breath became shallow and urgent. I felt dizzy. I…