Remove options. Cut off escape routes. Where do you like to run to? If it’s email, put up a site blocker so you can’t check email. Disconnect your router. Go somewhere that doesn’t have Internet. Or use a full-screen distraction-free writing app. Only allow yourself to use one tab in Read more…
inCharge will be available with both lightning connector and microUsb, so it’s compatible with most of the devices out there. Lightning connector. Works with every new generation iPhone, iPad and iPod with a Lightning connector. via inCharge – the smallest keyring cable | Indiegogo.
You might have to experiment before you find the right cue that reminds you to start a new habit. You might have to think a bit before figuring out how to make your new habit so easy that you can’t say no. And rewarding yourself with positive self–talk can take Read more…
Instead of thinking, “How can I get rid of this complicated mess?” … let’s ask, “What if I started with a blank slate?” What would you do if your life was a blank slate? If it were an empty container, with limited space, what would you put in it? via Read more…
Using the router doesn’t always turn out to be an effective solution if the problem is with Internet access. While you can block keywords and domains, you will quickly find out that controlling that is akin to the time-worn analogy of the finger the dike. You may be able to Read more…
“Now ask yourself what is the one “right” thing you should be doing now. I did not say three things. There can be only one.” via How to Debug Your Brain and Build Better Habits.
There is no perfect security. We all accept this in the real world. It’s a frightening thought, but the locks on our house and apartment doors would quickly fall to a determined thief with a bump key. We could improve our security and get front doors made of thick metal Read more…
So by living a life driving around afraid of missing out, you are in fact missing out on your entire life. Let’s fix that this weekend. via MMM Challenge: Can You go Car-Free This Weekend?.
How does that connect to living a life true to yourself? It’s simple. An awful lot of the choices we make that “compromise” a life true to ourselves is because we need money. We compromise a lot of things we believe in because of our jobs and our career and Read more…
Once we’ve figured that out, we know what belongs in the container … now we just need to constantly look at things and activities and requests and tasks, and ask: “Is this one of my container items?” via The Empty Container : zenhabits.