How to make life easier for your future self

Have you heard the saying, An ideal day starts the night before? In her book Bright Line Eating, Dr Susan Peirce Thompson states: “In many religions, such as Judaism and the Baha’i faith, the next day is thought to begin not at midnight but at sunset … Your success on Day 1 is going to […]

The Power of the Tiny Tidy

Is tidying and cleaning a form of procrastination? It certainly can be. If you’re spending hours of your day, dusting, picking up bits of fluff off the carpet and scrubbing floors, then yes. You’ve got a bad case of procrastacleaning. Put simply, you’re avoiding living. As professor (and expert on procrastination) Tim Pychyl says: “Procrastination […]

The Power of Routines, Rituals and Habits: How to Conserve your Brainpower to Achieve your Goals

Do you feel mentally exhausted at the end of the school day? Do you find it hard to make simple decisions and get started with your schoolwork? There’s a reason for this: like a battery that needs to be recharged, by the end of the school day your mental resources are running low. Consider this […]