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    Podcast,  Procrastination

    Podcast Episode 79: Lowering Resistance

    One form of procrastination that I fight frequently is what I call Newton Procrastination: a body at rest will remain at rest. It’s the main reason I can’t get moving on things. And the key to fighting this is to make the barrier to motion so small that it takes almost no effort to get past it. We’ll talk about this today in Episode 79: Lowering Resistance.

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    Podcast Episode 78: Making Time For Reading

    I am a reader. I can cruise through a couple of books a week. However, my backlog is continually growing because I am only reading fiction. I decided a couple of months ago that I had to address the growing pile of nonfiction books. But it has not been an easy switch. In this episode, number 78, I will share the tips that I have used to make time for reading.

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    Podcast Episode 77: One Project at a Time or Many?

    We all know that multitasking is bad. It has been estimated that multitasking can cost as much as 40% of your attention. But what about multi-projecting? Is it better to work one project and see it through? Or work several at a time? We will explore this question in Episode 77: One Project at a Time or Many?

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    Podcast Episode 75: Perfectionism

    A recent attempt to do Agile methodology “perfectly” had me stopping to look at the rest of my life. Perfectionism had crept back in. Today’s episode talks about what perfectionism can do to you, and some steps to combat it.

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    Planning,  Podcast

    Podcast Episode 74: Things To Do In A New Year

    I rarely have time to prep for the new year in December. The holiday season is a busy one for me, and it doesn’t allow for the retrospection that I find I want to give the start of a new year. I know that January 1 is only a date, but I like taking the slow weeks after the new year to consider the year ahead. I like to reflect and plan the new year in the slow weeks of January.