Pillar of Habits: Accountability
Yesterday I closed by sharing Gretchen Rubin's perspective that self-knowledge is one key in the development of habits. Self-knowledge can grow from using the AEC Model: A=Awareness, E=Engagement, and C=Completion. Awareness begins by observing yourself as though…
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Today's blog is about accountability - Gretchen Rubin titled this chapter "Someone's Watching."
Although that title may be a bit over-the-top, research shows that people do a better job of keeping their commitments when there is some form of accountability. It might even be someone watching.
Rubin defines accountability…
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Wrapping up scheduling...
What are the benefits of scheduling?
Scheduling is a powerful weapon against procrastination because a regular schedule increases engagement and reduces anxiety (a common result of procrastination).
Scheduling reduces pressure - without scheduling it's easy to spend the entire day worrying about working but…
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Tomorrow Logic and Future Self Logic
Gretchen Rubin in Better Than Before describes how procrastination frequently stems from the perspective that "I'll feel more like doing _________ tomorrow." Kelly McGonigal in The Willpower Instinct describes the same thinking only she describes it as future self logic.
When we don't want to do…
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How scheduling helps manage your time...
Gretchen Rubin offers the perspective that scheduling can be used to restrict time spent on an activity. It is a way to practice setting a boundary.
One reason that people procrastinate is the perception that the task with take more time than you have…
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Scheduling Habit - Power Hour
Do you have a long list of tasks you just never seem to get around to completing, but you really want to get them done?
Gretchen Rubin offers a strategy that I think can help. She calls it the "Power Hour." Once a…
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