Conquer video game addiction: Strategies to keep you grounded and healthy

When life isn’t going well, we find ways to escape. One easy escape is video gaming. A deputy principal recently told me that during COVID-19 lockdown many of his ATAR students developed an addiction to playing massive online multiplayer games. These students had lost all motivation to study. These addictive games have become a refuge […]

How to make life easier for your future self

Have you heard the saying, An ideal day starts the night before? In her book Bright Line Eating, Dr Susan Peirce Thompson states: “In many religions, such as Judaism and the Baha’i faith, the next day is thought to begin not at midnight but at sunset … Your success on Day 1 is going to […]

The Power of the Tiny Tidy

Is tidying and cleaning a form of procrastination? It certainly can be. If you’re spending hours of your day, dusting, picking up bits of fluff off the carpet and scrubbing floors, then yes. You’ve got a bad case of procrastacleaning. Put simply, you’re avoiding living. As professor (and expert on procrastination) Tim Pychyl says: “Procrastination […]

Worried about working from home? Strategies to help you get stuff done

How do you stay sane and focused when working from home? Managing oneself can be challenging, especially in stressful times. Over the past week, I’ve heard several people say: “I’ll go stir crazy if I have to work from home!” I’m here to tell you that working from home can be a lot of fun. […]