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 art of taming negative emotions: 10 ways to feel better
Are you struggling to get work done at home? Find yourself procrastinating? Before you start googling ‘Time management techniques’, consider this . . . According to Associate Professor Tim Pychyl, procrastination isn’t a time management issue. It’s actually an emotion management issue. This means if you can get a better handle on your emotions, in […]
Optimise your phone use: 11 simple strategies to reclaim your time, energy and attention
Your phone is like a bag of artificially flavoured cheesy corn chips. Have you ever opened up a bag of corn chips and noticed you couldn’t stop eating them? This is no accident. It’s not that you’re overindulgent or have a weakness for corn chips. Food scientists work hard at figuring out the bliss point […]
The Ultimate Back to School List: 30 Essential Tools to Give You the Edge
There is a good chance your back to school list doesn’t state a blender, whiteboard or crazy Japanese post-it notes. But I’m suggesting that you seriously consider adding these items to your back to school list. Why? Because they will make you feel good. They’ll help you to have more fun with your studies. Because […]