So there is no doubt that there is a connection between sleep and productivity. But how many hours do you really need? Remember in college when you would stay up late, get just a few hours of sleep and do it all again the next day. But how productive was I really? I still sometimes stay up late and the…
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Are you an early riser or a night owl. Do you find yourself staying up late at night in an attempt to check off everything on your to-do list? How do you feel in the morning? Raise your hand if you wake up in the morning feeling groggy, cranky and just can’t seem to get through your day in a…
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While motivation may be the key to success, sometimes you find yourself falling off losing motivation or procrastinating. Sound like you? Don’t worry, waning motivation is a problem for many of us. The stress and strain of a busy life can overwhelm you, making even the most basic of tasks seem difficult. The downward spiral of low motivation can seem…
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There is a strong connection between setting goals and maintaining the motivation required to successfully attain them. In fact, there is research to support this. In the 1960s, behavioral research led to an understanding of the relation between these concepts, and theories were developed to shed insight on the concrete ways one influences the other. I want to dive deeper…
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Sometimes you need to get started on a project right away. Maybe you’ve been procrastinating for days or even weeks, and now you’re down to the wire on an unforgiving deadline. The threat of not completing the job on time should be enough to motivate you to get moving, right? Wrong. Often, even knowing the consequences that exist for not…
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