Power Up| Productivity

2022-04-11 19:00:00 Get rid of everything that brings you negative emotions

Quit putting up with anything that causes you negative emotions.

Your psychological state is directly reflected in your attitude towards life, communication with others, working efficiency, and not only.

If there is something or someone in your life who brings you mostly irritation, anger, and other feelings that reduce the quality of your life, do not sit idly by.

Minimize contact with constantly critical and negative people, try to solve problems as they come up, don't discuss topics you find personal or unpleasant, stop doing things you don't like, etc.

Yeah, it's going to be hard, because all of this has been a habit for you for a long time. But once you find the strength to change it, you'll finally feel free and happy Open / Comment

2022-04-11 15:00:01 3 effective tools for developing creativity

Breezy ways to pump up the main qualities of creative thinking.

Associative Thinking
Look around you, select any two objects and think of associative connections between them. The more bizarre and absurd the connections, the better. Approach this task imaginatively, no triviality.

Imagination
Begin the sentence as follows: "What would happen if..." — and end with any subject and predicate. Answer in full the question asked, taking no more than three minutes.

Observation
Examine an object you know well as if you were looking at it for the first time (like a child), in the smallest detail. Pay attention to texture, shades, and try to find something in it that you haven't noticed before. Open / Comment

2022-04-11 09:00:01 13 questions to ask yourself when setting goals

Blurred, vague goals are a major mistake in goal setting. It's also a lack of clarity about what you really want from yourself.

What’s the purpose?
What does a successful outcome look and feel like?
What would my life look like if I achieved my goals?
What’s my greatest superpower?
Why is this my goal?
What do I ultimately want to achieve?
What’s my ideal job description?
What are my values?
What drives me?
What do others say about my goals?
Where do I want to land?
Is my goal Smart?
What’s the big picture? Open / Comment

2022-04-10 19:00:00 What you need to know about distractions

It's normal to be distracted. That's how we're built. The ability to react instantaneously to noise, to movement, to the appearance of other people was for our ancestors the key to survival in the wilderness.

Prevention is the best strategy. We find it hard to resist distractions, so it's best to avoid them altogether. Yeah, we can heroically fight the urge to read a new letter, and we might even be able to do it. However, it is much more reliable to simply turn off notifications about new emails.

There are no 100% effective methods. Every method of dealing with distractions is unreliable in its own way.

Combating distractions is unthinkable without planning. Distractions can only be prevented by planned work.

Prioritizing is the main "insurance" against distractions. As we work, our attention span inevitably decreases: we get tired and distracted more often. Therefore it is better to perform all the most important tasks at the very beginning. Open / Comment

2022-04-10 15:00:01 Method 20%

Don't want anything and nothing works? Motivation is failing and you've completely let yourself go? When your dreams, goals, and objectives are huge, everything seems unrealistic. Start small. Do just 20% of what you expect to get.

Want to lose 10 pounds? Decide that 2 pounds are enough for you. When you lose them, you'll want more, because it wasn't hard. Doing 100 push-ups is hard, but if you try 20, it's realistic to learn. Writing a novel is hard, but the first 10 pages is easy.

Set yourself a goal bar lower than you dream. But as you reach it, raise it time after time. It's invariably hard to take the very first step, and then it will go there. It's essential not to give up along the way.

Now act, but don't give up after encountering difficulties, instead fight and look for other loopholes. Go for it! Open / Comment

2022-04-10 09:00:01 The benefits of reading

A few facts about the benefits of reading

Regular reading will improve your thinking and memory.

Reading, friends, is very useful Open / Comment

2022-04-09 19:00:00 How to boost your self-esteem?

Refuse negative thinking: the exercise is to write down all the negative inferences about yourself that you have. Re-read them at the end of the day and turn each one into a positive thesis statement.

Instead of "I can't do anything," say, "I can do a lot, I can learn this, too." Instead of "I'm too lazy" — "I've achieved what I have, which is a lot." Instead of "I'm ugly" — " Many people like me". Open / Comment

2022-04-09 15:00:01 It's where change for the better starts

Life change takes action, but sometimes you just don't know where to start. Here are a couple of actionable tips.

Be honest with yourself.
Don't lie to yourself — either about what's right or about what needs to change. Be truthful with yourself about your accomplishments and who you want to become.

Don't be afraid of problems.
Your problems don't define you. Your personality is determined by how you react to them and how you are used to solving them.

Spend time with the right people.
The right people are those with whom you enjoy interacting. These are the people who appreciate you and support you on the right path.

Are you ready for a change in your life? Open / Comment

2022-04-09 09:00:01 The benefits of reading

A few facts about the benefits of reading

Regular reading will improve your thinking and memory.

Reading, friends, is very useful Open / Comment

2022-04-08 19:00:01 In order to learn how to concentrate on special things, you must remove all distractions

If your computer is on, but you don't need it for activities, turn it off.

Draw the curtains and close the windows so that there is minimal light in the room, and then turn on lighting that is adequate for you to study, but paler than usual.

Select a quiet place in which you can feel relaxed.

Prefer rooms with comfortable chairs or a sofa to lie down on when choosing a room. Open / Comment