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I’ve long been overwhelmed by an unwieldy list of goals that would sit, unaccomplished, in a long-term to-do list year after year. Then I came across a simple trick that solved my chronic problem. As gimmicky as it may sound, I’m now accomplishing everything I’d been putting off in just an hour a day. Here’s how you can, too.
Dear Lifehacker, In an attempt to lose some fat and get fit, I’ve started a new diet and exercise routine. It’s been a few weeks, and although I do feel better, I haven’t seen any physical signs of progress. Is there a better way to tell if I’m making any real progress or if need to work harder?
We’re all busy people, and there’s no doubt that it’s difficult to stick to our goals, especially when it comes to things that demand willpower to work towards, like eating healthier. The key here is that you have a limited supply of willpower, and when it’s gone it’s tough to stay motivated to do the hard things, even if they’re good for us. The solution? Pay yourself now to bolster your motivation later.
It may seem like common sense that you need to get your ideas out of your head to act on them, but how many of us walk around with an always-updating to-do list in our heads only to forget one of them later? One of the basic principles of GTD and other productivity systems is that your first step is to get your ideas and to-dos out of your head and onto paper.
Whether you plan to try out a fancy new fad diet or reboot your diet entirely, EatDifferent is a new web app that can help you get your diet and nutrition goals down on paper, and track your progress towards them every day, without the hassle of a traditional food journal or log.
If you made New Year resolutions, chances are that if you’re not already failing, you will be soon. In the end, most people do. I know I fail. What’s worse, you’re probably undermining your resolutions and don’t even know it. Here’s how I put an end to my resolution sabotage.
Whether you’ve made fresh resolutions for the new year or you’re just looking for a tool that can help reinforce your existing commitments, the web is full of goal tracking apps and systems. Here are five of the best of those services, based on your nominations.
Our minds, and subsequently our bodies, are easily duped into thinking we’re being treated for something and then kicking into gear the mechanisms required to take care of ourselves. While placebos are usually associated with medicine, experiments and clinical trials, there’s an easy way to apply this type of mind hacking to your personal goals and use it to build better habits. Here’s how.
Resolutions are a yearly tradition. Unfortunately, so is failing to keep them. In fact, 81 per cent of resolutions fail within two years. In this post, we’re going to walk through the basics of how to make a resolution that sticks, then apply those ideas to five of the most common types of resolutions.
Most new year’s resolutions are doomed to failure, either because they’re vague and difficult to accomplish, aren’t real goals or are lacking a plan to get from here to there. iDoneThis is a new web app that takes your goals and habits you want to build, reminds you to work towards them daily or weekly (you can choose), and puts you on a virtual team of people with similar goals so you can work together and support each other.
