Why are some people so lucky and others are not? You will be surprised to know that these lucky people are no more blessed or special than you and me. They simply have a few habits and traits we all could learn from.
We tend to think that luck is an undefined power of kindness that comes from the universe. Sometimes, it is indeed so, but many things we call “coincidences” are not always associated with concepts such as fate, destiny, or luck.
How often has the inability to get things done held you back in life? Overcoming procrastination can be one of the most significant things to take back control of your life.
Procrastination can throw a wrench in your ability to work, create, and progress. We all know the feeling; the longer you put something off, the worse it gets. It can reach the point where even the simplest task feels overwhelming and monumental. When you learn to overcome procrastination, you can take back your life.
If you have the Monday blues, then this means it’s time to go back to work. And actually, you start getting a bit down Sunday night as well.
There are many people who feel a bit down on Monday, but not everyone. Some people work all weekend and look forward to Monday because it’s their day off. That just means some other day is their “Monday”. Some people have other days during the week as their “weekend”, so this doesn’t apply to everyone.
If you feel your organization skills are somewhat lacking, you may be falling victim to the planning fallacy.
We are all guilty of mistaken planning, leaving us rushing to meet deadlines and finish tasks we thought we had plenty of time to finish. However, it happens to some of us more than others.
If you find yourself feeling jealous of the organizational skill of others, you may be suffering from planning fallacy. This optimism bias can affect the planning of many our day to day tasks and leave us stretched by the time deadlines to come around.
We view divided attention or multitasking negatively, but it can be greatly beneficial to boost productivity.
Divided attention has a negative connotation of not giving tasks your full focus. Although this can be true, there are ways to hone your multitasking skills to increase your productivity. All it takes is a little bit of practice to understand when and how to use divided attention properly.
There are a few things you can do to perfect the art of divided attention so...
The time management matrix is one of the best tools to help you prioritise and get productive.
Productivity is something we all struggle with and we can end up procrastinating even when we’re trying to be productive. It might be that you end up spending too much time on the less important tasks. It might be that you end up giving more attention to a small part of a task than is necessary.
Whatever the problem, there is a solution: the time management matrix...
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