Here is a round-up of some of the best recent self-improvement links from around the web.
Ten tips for an emergency energy boost
Gretchen Rubin at The Happiness Project offers 10 ways to get an extra energy boost. We all have times when our energy is running low but we still have work that needs to be done. Rubin suggests things like taking a short, brisk walk and jumping up and down a few times to get an extra boost of energy when you need.
Do you make these 7 common mistakes when changing a habit?
With New Year’s coming up, many of us will be making resolutions for 2010, and many of those resolutions will focus on changing habits. Some will resolve to stop negative habits, such as smoking or spending more money than you make, and others will try to establish new positive habits, like exercising. If changing habits is on your list for 2010, this post is worth a close read as a part of your planning. Two that really stood out for me were trying to change too many habits at once and not keeping up the effort for long enough.
How to do something even when you don’t feel like doing it
This is another excellent post from Henrik Edberg at the Positivity Blog. The ugly truth is that no matter how enthusiastic, energetic and positive I’d like to be, there are definitely things that, sometimes, I just don’t feel like doing. But I need to. Henrik offers a three-step method for moving beyond being stuck about something you don’t want to do, and just getting it done.
Overcoming Procrastination – 7 Tips to Get Yourself Going
Procrastination is the single biggest obstacle to consistent productivity and accomplishment. Mark Foo, writing at Pick the Brain, offers seven tips for moving through procrastination and getting started. I especially like No. 5 – “Do it now.” When I establish a do it now attitude my productivity skyrockets and procrastination melts away.
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