If you find yourself stuck and not able to get started on a task or project, you might benefit from a brain hack.
What's a brain hack? That's the question I asked myself as the presenter of a recent teleclass I attended kept talking about brain hacks. The title of the teleclass through the Institute for…
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The strategy of pairing is a fascinating approach to developing a new habit. It can also help identify bad habits.
Pairing is coupling two activities. According to Rubin it's one activity that you want to do and one you don't particularly want to do. I think that's a narrow perspective. I believe that it's also…
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Do we limit girls and tell them what they should or shouldn’t be?
Do we box them into expected roles?
I discovered this video today while watching a TED Talk and decided I would end my week by posting the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhB3l1gCz2E
Rubin proposes that treats are a valuable strategy in developing habits. She explains that forming good habits can be draining and treats can play an important role in their development. She believes that a treat is a form of self-regard. When they help us feel energetic and happy, they can play a key role…
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Remember when Rubin talked about the thirty-day Blast Start to jump start a new habit?
I love this line in the current chapter: "The real test of a thirty-day Blast Start is what happens on day 31." I used my own 30-day challenge to get started on blogging and I kept my commitment to blog…
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Rubin offers a fascinating perspective about the downside of rewards when building habits. She concludes that rewards can actually be dangerous to habit formation.
She refers to ideas introduced by Daniel Pink in Drive about the very complex consequences of rewards. Pink explores extrinsic versus intrinsic rewards. When we are extrinsically motivated, we do an activity…
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