Let’s look at a sign of academic “laziness” that I believe is anything but: procrastination. People love to blame procrastinators for their behavior. Putting off work sure looks lazy, to an untrained eye. Even the people who are actively doing the procrastinating can mistake their behavior for laziness. You’re supposed to be doing something, and you’re not doing it — that’s a moral failure right? That means you’re weak-willed, unmotivated,
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October 8, 2021
On the Importance of Self-check
If you are working with texts, details, numbers, and your mistakes may result in wrong decisions and have financial implications, read this post. 1. Complete your work and only then proof-read or check it. While writing or working with numbers, your brain is in creative or computational mode. Let it flow rather than switch it in the auditing mode. 2. Interruptions are hard to avoid. When they do happen, make
October 7, 2021
The Link Between Self Compassion and Peak Performance
If you’ve ever been stuck with a crying baby you know that yelling back at it does not make matters better. It only makes them worse. There are two skillful ways of working with a crying baby: 1) Hold it, rock it, cradle it, and show it love. 2) Let the baby cry it out; stop trying to intervene; and create a safe space for the baby to exhaust itself.