What happens when we give in to temptations — and the most common ways to resist them. — Intro We all wish to accomplish different things in life. And we all have problems that make it difficult for us. They have many faces, they have many names: distractions, desires, temptations, procrastination and “if thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his…

On automaticity, urgent vs. important activities and finitude of existence. Would it help us realize that the life we live “expands to fill the time available for its completion,” as the English humorist and historian C. Northcote Parkinson said? What if our lives expand with the activities we choose without much…

A different approach to goals — If you have been successful and consistent in setting your goals and executing them, here is a bunch of ideas you will not want to look into. If, however, you have been struggling, please read on. For five years, I have been guiding my clients on their way to making…

Inne podejście do osiągania celów. — Jeśli do tej pory udawało Ci się ustalać jakieś cele i je konsekwentie realizowałeś, to kilka pomysłów poniżej wymienionych raczej nie będzie Ciebie interesować. Jeśli jednak było to wyzwaniem, zapraszam do kilkuminutowej lektury. Od kilku lat pracuję z klientami pomagając im zmienić zwyczaje. Zazwyczaj na początku omawiamy wszystkie potencjalne korzyści…

It’s a lifetime game. Have you ever played a game that you couldn’t stop playing? I almost dropped out of my studies when I started playing Civilisation. I couldn’t abandon the kingdom I built over a few nights to study economics, and commuting to the university was entirely out of the question. Defense of my cities against these Roman legions was…

Is what you get from your day worth giving it away? — There are a few songs that make me sad and make me think at the same time. Ella Fitzgerald sings one of them. “Every time we say goodbye I die a little Every time we say goodbye I wonder why a little” Although I believe Ella’s song is about a…