Archive for month: April, 2011

How to Overcome Procrastination by Lowering Your Energy of Activation

I’ve been obsessed lately with the concept of energy of activation (Ea) – the energy you put into a system to get it to change. If there’s a task you procrastinate on, try reducing its “Ea” by, (1) optimizing your environment, and (2) getting some of the preconditions out of the way earlier.

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Shakespeare on Ambition

Hamlet: To me is a prison. Rosencrantz: Why then your ambition makes it one….

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Perfectionism Quotes

Here’s a fantastic page of them: http://www.quotelady.com/subjects/perfectionism.html…

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Vegan Integrity and the Fate of a Vegan Whistleblower

The truly valuable thing Quarrygirl did was prove that the vegan community has integrity, and that we are not so weak or authoritarian or cultlike that we cannot challenge the lies of our leaders. She also exposed lies that were not just wrong on their own merits (a violation of journalistic ethic as well as veganism), but that would have been exposed eventually, and probably in ways that would have done infinitely more harm.

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Arrows all the Time

In his essay On the Sublime Greek philosopher Longinus said that creators must…

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How To Get Inspired

I attended a writer’s group, the other day, where everyone told what they…

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"Everything Gains in Grandeur Every Day"

I absolutely adore this quote by Giacometti, so republish it every year: “The…

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Recommended (for Grad Students): Getting What You Came For by Robert Peters

A terrific book that really captures the essence of the challenge and struggle…

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How to Heal

One of the supposed drawbacks of being an activist, or striving to live with…

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BOSTON: Time Management and Overcoming Procrastination

Boston, MA, Saturday, November 12 The Time of Your Life: Time Management and…

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