Wow this ties in so nicely with the Productive Gamification article that Alan Henry published almost simultaneously today. Because 'not feeling like it' is something I've been struggling with longtime, and recently am beginning to overcome that with gamification (HabitRPG in particular). It might be cheating, strictly… Read more

i am all about 21 days, if you do it for 21 days in a row..it becomes a habit...a good habit is just as hard to break as a bad habit ;) Read more

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I like to "detach" from these types of unhelpful thoughts by seeing them as not really me. Like this lazy part of my brain automatically generates these thoughts and I can observe it from a distance, then choose to do exactly what it is encouraging me not to do. It's like "Oh, that's nice. The lazy brain wants me to… Read more

Good read. I've not always been a sufferer of crippling jealousy, except when, of course, things aren't going well in my own life. I recently separated from my husband of 2 years when I found out he was cheating on me, and my first thoughts were the horror of having to tell my seemingly "happy and normal" couple… Read more

Producstination. Read more

My favorite way to do something I don't necessarily like to do is to make it an extremely set in stone regimen. If I go to the gym on Thursdays at 6:30 and I do this every week, I will know this and not make plans for anything else and go consistently. If you can find someone else to hold you to this, even better… Read more

Seriously... it's going to pay off eventually. Read more

Start your day with a workout and your day goes by much smoother. I'm almost 40 and everyday I out work people half my age. I created what I call "Superman's Workout". It's for everyone, it works agility, power, speed, endurance, flexibility, and focus. Which in turn helps you control impulses, cravings, and bad… Read more

I try to project myself a little into the future and imagine how I will feel if I do, or don't do, whatever it is I don't want to do. Read more

I type www.lifehacker.com into my browser. Read more

I think its also important to identify those people in your life who are toxically competitive and spend less time with them. I realized a few years ago that one of my friends basically used her friends as benchmarks. She had to have more (money, clothes, etc.) than her friends and had to have better everything than… Read more

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Thank you for this article - I am having to start over at 40, in the last five years I've been through redundancy and a shitty divorce which left me with absolutely nothing. Now I have a wonderful husband, a gorgeous child (and another on the way) and a job that I love but I am consumed with jealousy about the fact… Read more

Hi.. I liked this post a lot.
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The key to all of this is to marry a finance nerd that LIKES reading tax codes. I don't have to do anything. He handles it all for us. ;) Read more

Most people can do them. I'm a CPA, this is what I'm good for: Tax planning, business planning, little known tax credits, entity set up etc. I do have to say that when a new client comes in and I review the past 3 years I always find errors. Usually in the IRS's favor. Really I am around for those phone calls for… Read more

Just loved this article! I spent 277 pages trying to say the same thing in my novel, Thin Rich Bitches! Read more

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