Anxiety Coffee Procrastination Break
by Andreas Vlach · updated 1mo ago
Anxiety Coffee Procrastination Break
- It might seem like you need some wiser person to tell you what the specific advice is, but not really. Say the idea of carpe diem resonates with you. You can ask yourself, “How would I ‘seize the day’ on this sleepy Tuesday afternoon in my office?” and a more specific principle might occur to you:Attempt difficult tasks at times when you want to do... See more
from Advice Gets Good When It Gets Specific by raptitude.com
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- Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived
from Why I Write by Luke Burgis
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“The greatest trick the devil ever played was making you believe that the pessimists are the good guys.” – Packy McCormick
from Smart Words From Smart People by Collaborative Fund
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- Sounds silly but one of the best tactics I've found for overcoming procrastination is chanting "less think, more do" on repeat under my breath
from Tweet by Devon
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- We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.
— Herman Hesse, Siddharthafrom Tweet by Dylano | Essayful
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Regret is a time machine to the past.
Worry is a time machine to the future.
Gratitude is a time machine to the present.
from You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson
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- For example, if you’re aware that fear is prominent in you right now, you can remind yourself that the future is likely going to be easier than it currently seems, regardless of how strongly you might feel your impending doom. If you’re aware that anger is prominent, you can remind yourself that when you feel this way you tend to be highly critical... See more
from A Basic Skill We Should Have Learned as Kids by David Cain
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So what kinds of distractions do work well during a 5-10 minute work break? Intuitively, I think we have a pretty good sense of some things that work well:
meditating
getting a glass of water
eating a small snack mindfully
going for a walk outside or around your office
stretching
Some that might be less obvious:dancing
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doing a mini-workout
free associationfrom What Kinds of Distractions Are Good for Your Productivity? by Mike Jarema
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