How scientists tackle their own life choices.
A professor at Columbia is agonizing over a job offer from a rival university. A colleague takes him aside: “Just maximize your expected utility — you always write about doing this.” The professor snaps back: “Come on,
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The rider, the elephant, and the path – an executive function coaching framework
Do you know what you should be doing, but find yourself not doing it anyway? Do you make plans that feel solid on Sunday night,
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My main take-aways from Gloria Mark’s book: “Attention Span”
A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity
In her book “Attention Span“, Gloria Mark explores the impacts of today’s fast-paced technology on our attention spans,
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Tools and Tricks to Improve Your Executive Functioning
Part 3: Involving Others And Asking for Help
In my last two posts, I have written about practical tools that can improve your executive functioning (here are Part 1 and Part 2).
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Tools and Tricks to Improve Your Executive Functioning
Part 2: Time Blindness and Impulsive Choices
In my last post, I wrote about the practice of externalizing memory as an essential part of managing ADHD. Here,
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Tools and Tricks to Improve Your Executive Functioning
Part 1: External Memory
Would you like to get better at managing your attention and daily choices?
In this and my next post, I will describe practical tools and tricks that can help you manage your time and tasks better,
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Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, by Oliver Burkeman (2023).
Four thousand weeks – Burkeman reminds us – is about all we get in life, if we live to be eighty. In the big picture of the universe,
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An interesting but not widely known framework for dealing with self-control and daily decisions is the theory of temporal construal levels.
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You’ve probably already been warned to stay away from multitasking. In recent years, there have been many articles, blog posts etc. dissuading us from it. Why?
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How does a lack of sleep affect our judgment? Does it really lead to poorer choices?
Unfortunately, the answer is many times yes. In my research into the topic, I’ve found at least eight ways how a lack of sleep affects different aspects of our judgment and decision making.
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Can “positive thinking” really help you change your life for the better and reach your goals? Many motivational speakers and writers seem to believe so, but empirical studies reveal a more complicated picture.
If you want to reach your goals,
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If you want to achieve goals, one of the most effective things you can do is to measure and track your progress.
There are many ways to monitor goal progress, and it turns out they are all helpful.
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Free webinar series with Vicki Lind (MS) and Ursina Teuscher (PhD) on Procrastination and ADHD.
Do you procrastinate? Do you have ADHD? Stalled on a project?
Start 2023 with a clear plan and support by joining my colleague Vicki Lind and me in a webinar series and support hub.
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What can poker teach you about when to quit your job?
– You got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em –
– Know when to walk away and know when to run –
Kenny Rogers “The Gambler”.
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What to do with those stubborn to-dos?
Do you have items on your to-do list that never get done? Tasks you meant to have crossed off ages ago, but instead they linger and get pushed back forever?
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Picture credit: Ben Deavin
What is choice architecture, and how can we use it to improve our own decisions?
Choice architecture is the art and science of how to present choices to decision makers.
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How can companies reduce not only bias, but also noise, in their hiring and other decisions?
The problem of bias in corporate decisions, such as hiring, promotion and salary decisions,
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Picture credit: Ted Eytan
How do we best cope with regret about our past decisions?
In response and as a complement to my last post, I want to offer an “advanced practice” tool to deal with regret.
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Do you have deep regrets about some of your past decisions?
A solid “No!” to this question should be much more concerning than a “Yes”. Regrets make us human, as Daniel Pink argues in his new book The Power of Regret.
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I recently met for coffee with my friend and colleague Leo MacLeod, who is a leadership and communication coach. Among the many topics we talked about, one conversational thread led to an unexpected result – a guest blog post by him.
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