Use Idle Time to Knock Out Admin Task

What do you do when you’re waiting in the doctor’s office or headed home on the train? If you’re staring out the window, you’re wasting valuable time. Instead, you could be sending emails or brainstorming and taking notes on your next project at work or school. You could even use this dead time t...

Thinking-time facilitates thoughtful big-picture solutions. It's also calming and gives us additional control over our life.

• While walking the dog, on a hike, or while commuting.
• Waiting for the elevator, at a doctor’s office, in the supermarket line.
• W...

To break a bad habit, you must change at least one of the three components. In case of procrastination, this can only be the behavior pattern itself, as the trigger – stress – will always be present. So, the next time you catch yourself checking your phone or busying your...