We are over halfway through the year. Before I tell you about my recent life-changing-hideous-failure-induced epiphany, how’s those New Year’s resolutions going? I was one of several behavior change experts interviewed for a Next magazine article ‘Resolution Reboot‘. The article … Continued
(From my newsletter dated .. ummm .. early 2018?) I have a bunch of virtual t-shirts. Have you ever seen the t-shirt saying “What would Jesus do?” Well, I have a new virtual t-shirt saying “What would a German do?!” Workaholism lurks … Continued
[4 minute psychology] “Thanks Rebecca, now I feel like less of a Ph.D. fuck up”. The ex-doctoral student was responding to my congratulations on his job promotion. He hadn’t completed his Ph.D. I wish everyone had a Ph.D. Then everyone … Continued
![[1 minute psychology] ‘Failures’ are the stepping stones to success](https://rebecca-stafford.org/wp-content/uploads/Mandela-do-not-judge-me-by-my-successes-HORIZ-10.jpg)
Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again – Nelson Mandela Thanks Nelson, I need frequent reminding that ‘failures’ are often the stepping stones to success – … Continued
No disrespect to Susan Jeffer’s classic book; Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. It’s good, but this strategy is even better. Much better. I’ve figured out how to be fearless. I was called “colorful” last week. “Thank you”, I … Continued
![[1 minute psychology] There’s no such thing as laziness](https://rebecca-stafford.org/wp-content/uploads/Picassa-Maneki-relaxing-after-a-hard-days-work.jpg)
There is no such thing as laziness. People hate this, but it’s true. There is no legitimate psychological construct known as laziness. If laziness was a recognized psychological construct, it would lie between “lay psychology” and “lazy eye” in my … Continued
[3 minute psychology] The ten minute timer trick (described here) for beating procrastination may appear simple, and it is, but there’s some intriguing – and very useful – psychology behind it. First, a definition of phobia: phobia n. a persistent and irrational … Continued
This Sunday morning I received the second best email of my life. It read: “Dear Rebecca, many thanks for your note. We would love to feature your voice on HuffPost. I am cc’ing our blog editor to follow up. All the … Continued
I couldn’t believe my luck. My good luck that is. The Indian train conductor had just sprinted though my carriage and locked himself in the train engine in front. I guessed there was a racial problem, as; hot on his heels, two … Continued