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Beat the clock: the surprising psychology behind being perpetually late
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Being habitually late
Some people are habitually late because that's how they are, terrible at being punctual. It may be that the punctual people's assumption that the late ones can simply be on time if they decide to, which may be far-fetched.
Punctual people may believe that late people are passive-aggressive or arrogant and that their time is more valuable than those who wait for them. But reasons for lateness are generally more complex and may be linked to a lack of self-worth.
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Reluctance to Change Activities
Being late is a symptom of the reluctance to change gear, where you don't want the current activity to end and start a new one. People like to be absorbed and lost in doing something, and abruptly stopping to do something else can be annoying for some.
It generally takes an external force, like someone waiting for us to make us change our gear and get moving.
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Is the process of thinking back on previous events and interpreting them through your experience.
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The Importance of Self-Reflection
- It improve self-awareness.
- It allows you to understand and see things from a different point of view.
- It allows you to respond, not react.
- It facilitates a deeper level of learning.
- It improves confidence.
- It makes you challenge your assumptions.
The Process of Self-Reflection
- STOP: Take a step back from life or a particular situation.
- LOOK: Identify and get perspective on what you notice and see.
- LISTEN: Listen to your inner guide, the innate wisdom that bubbles up when you give it time and space to emerge.
- ACT: Identify the steps you need to take moving forward to adjust, change or improve.
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Being hungry makes you angry. Prolonged hunger along with a stressful situation, like a computer malfunction, or tedious evaluation work, dials up the anger in a person.
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Chemical Changes
Hunger causes certain chemical and hormonal changes in the body, and the brain processes these signals the same way it would process sadness, fear or anger.
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Fear Is Real
Fear is everywhere and yet fear can be overcome, controlled and can even be a power for good.
Accept your fear relative to you.
Get Some Perspective
- Are you really at risk?
- Will this kill you?
- If the worse was to happen what would it be?
Could that really happen?
- If the worse did happen, how would you recover?
- If the worse were to happen, what would you need to do next?
By seeing fear as not the end destination but part of being human, you can see through its wily evil ways and move forward.
Hold a Hand
Think of someone you can always rely on, be it your friend, partner, colleague, parent, sibling and say: “Right I need to deal with this, and I’m going to need you to help me.”
They, in turn, will feel valued, loved and respected.