Category Archives: lifeskills

How You Can Do What You Keep Putting Off

Ah, distractions! Distractions are a lovely way to do anything other than what you should be doing. Distractions are plentiful and a recipe for forgetting. You have an ever-expanding list of things that are hard to resist. Then you have … Continue reading

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What ‘Preparation’ Really Is

In loads of posts for this blog, I say that you should prepare for stuff. Prepare for the year, prepare for lectures, prepare for seminars, prepare for essays, prepare for exams. Prepare, prepare, PREPARE! You might think that preparation is … Continue reading

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11 Things You Should Be Every Day

You can be lots of things. What will you be today? Some days I like to plan every minute. Other days I choose what I want to be and see where it takes me. It all depends on my mood … Continue reading

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Focus On New Experiences If You Want Change To Stick

Change is easier if you don’t call it change. I found that out when I changed my diet started eating differently. We all have to eat. Without food, we wouldn’t get far. But when you’re able to choose whatever you … Continue reading

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Manage the Noise – 6 Easy Ways to Plug In Better.

Where we’ve improved in communication and information, we’ve suffered in lost time and overload. If the coming years are set to be a boom for curators of information, how can you strike a balance between drinking from a firehose and … Continue reading

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