The biggest shock when I started my first professional job was learning you never get it all done. At university, your to-do list is finite. There are classes and course work. Essays to hand in. Exams to study for. Each of those deadlines pass and you're done. Sometime in the middle of juggling research and … Continue reading What They Don’t Tell You About To-Do Lists
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What to do When Feeling Stuck in Life
Whether work is getting you down or you're out of creative ideas for your side hustle, we all get stuck sometimes. It could be a general feeling of malaise. Or the winter blues. Maybe your best friend just moved to the other side of the world and life feels a little empty without your regular … Continue reading What to do When Feeling Stuck in Life
Top Productivity Tip to Slay Everyday
Each day presents so many chances to refine your approach to maximise productivity. Moving a regular meeting out of your most productive time of day. Being more discerning about what extra work you volunteer for so you can remain focused on your most valuable projects. Managing interruptions by working in a different part of the … Continue reading Top Productivity Tip to Slay Everyday
Five Tips to Leave Work on Time
Do you find yourself staying at work later and later? In the struggle to stay on top of things are you squeezing in 'one last thing', only for it to take you an hour past clocking off time? Or finally managing to catch that colleague you've being trying to talk to all day at five … Continue reading Five Tips to Leave Work on Time
6 Simple Tips for Planning Your Work Day
I believe in keeping things simple. As soon as I overthink things or it gets too complicated, life has a habit of going a little haywire. The antidote is always to go back to basics. Productivity is no different. When things feel out of control or overwhelmed, reviewing key principles and core habits is the … Continue reading 6 Simple Tips for Planning Your Work Day
Self-Inflicted Stressors and How to Combat Them
Is it just me or is the end of 2018 feeling particularly stressful? Instead of winding down, reflecting and spending time with our most important people, if anything it's ramping up. There's definitely a lot to juggle with finishing our last work responsibilities, attending Christmas parties, finding the perfect gift and deciding how to ring … Continue reading Self-Inflicted Stressors and How to Combat Them
Four Motivation Blocks and How to Transform Them
Motivation is a funny thing. Elusive. Want it too badly and it tends to disappear. 'I need to be super motivated today.' Poof. Gone. It's fickle. And then frustrating. What if I said motivation isn't real? It's a construct. An illusion. A story we feed ourselves and collectively agree on. Yoda was right, there is … Continue reading Four Motivation Blocks and How to Transform Them
The Easiest Way to Know Yourself Better Today
I often say no learning is ever wasted. Nowhere is this more true than in our process of self-discovery. The more we understand ourselves, the more we can show up in the world fully. The more we can adapt circumstances to suit our individual needs. The more we can understand others around us and how … Continue reading The Easiest Way to Know Yourself Better Today
The Single Best Thing I’ve Done for my Personal Finances
Once upon a time, not so long ago, money worries would keep me awake at night. Not all the time but sometimes. I didn't spend more than I earnt but I didn't really save either. If a big unexpected cost came up, cue stress and sleeplessness. Until this. I bought a Kaikebo. Which is what … Continue reading The Single Best Thing I’ve Done for my Personal Finances
7 Ways to Manage Your Media Consumption
The latest Netflix show. The pile of unread books by your bed. The mass of emails in your inbox. The unopened and unused apps on your phone. Feeling overwhelmed yet? Online articles, social media posts, podcasts. The list goes on. Information coming at us from every angle. And the pile keeps growing. No wonder we're … Continue reading 7 Ways to Manage Your Media Consumption
