24 Aug 2010
Post Thumbnail of Lesson 23 - It's okay to procrastinate

It is okay to procrastinate the current task. Now, work on the next task in the list.
It has been infused deep into our brain that procrastination is a negative habit that must be avoided, at all cost. Actually, there is nothing wrong with procrastination. If you look at it from …

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17 Aug 2010
Post Thumbnail of Lesson 22 - Social Proof

It’s a term to indicate that a person will look at the behavior of the rest of the people in the surroundings before acting or doing something, especially in the times of uncertainty.
There was an experiment done in psychology on social proof . It goes something like this:
“..one or more …

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14 Aug 2010
Post Thumbnail of Lesson 21 - Unproductive things you do at work

These are things that you did at at work that makes you think that you’ve done something but actually you have done nothing.
1) Having meetings with your colleagues, team mates, bosses for hours every single day and writing paper reports.
2) Checking and reading emails sent by your colleagues, teammates, bosses …

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7 Aug 2010
Post Thumbnail of Lesson 20 - Get rid of the circling thoughts

There is this one kind of thoughts that is just keep being replayed inside your head. The circling thoughts. Get rid of them.
In order to stop yourself from thinking about the same thing or idea over and over again, you need to store it, somewhere else. Sticky notes, paper pad, …

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3 Aug 2010
Post Thumbnail of Lesson 19 - Never commit self-rejection

Never reject yourself before others reject you.
“I will never apply for that job in that super awesome company because I know I don’t have the qualifications.”
“I don’t think I will apply to that top school because I am just not smart enough.”
“I don’t know. I don’t think I will register …

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