How to Actually Practice Multitasking

Multitasking is the act of trying to achieve two or more goals at the same exact time. Most research on multitasking tell us that is is ineffective. Often switching between two tasks divides our focus and depletes our mental resources quicker. This leads to a greater risk of making a mistake and less quality work (more…)

Just Complete One Goal Today

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How often do you start something but never finish it?

Often, it’s not even a goal that is that big or difficult, we just never get around to actually doing it.

We start making a new song, or reading a new book, or writing a new blog post, and then we sit on it and never go back.

One big part of this procrastination is perfectionism. We never quite finish that new song or new blog post because we don’t think it’s good enough yet.

But the odd paradox to this procrastination is that often you just need to do something and complete it before you can get to that next level in your self development.

Framing Motivation in Terms of Losses

Psychology research shows that we are much more likely to take risks and invest time and energy to avoid losses, rather than to seek gains. This tendency has been coined loss aversion and it’s a peculiar quirk of human behavior and decision-making. The basic idea is that humans will go leaps and bounds to avoid (more…)