{"id":2130,"date":"2013-05-14T09:21:57","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T13:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alifeofproductivity.com\/?p=2130"},"modified":"2022-09-03T02:26:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T02:26:03","slug":"stop-tricking-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/stop-tricking-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of being honest with yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Takeaway:<\/b>\nIt’s good to tell yourself when (and why) you succeed and fail.<\/p>\n

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Productivity tips and hacks are useful, but most of them are useless if you’re not honest with yourself. That might sound a bit hippie-dippy, but it’s not.<\/p>\n

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  • Is your to-do list doable, or do you keep putting things off to another day?<\/li>\n
  • Do you make goals or new years resolutions that are too ambitious and give up a few weeks in, instead of setting more realistic goals from the start?<\/li>\n
  • Do you hit the snooze button 5 times every morning instead of setting an alarm for when you actually will get up?<\/li>\n
  • Do you ignore your body when it tells you that it\u2019s full?<\/li>\n
  • Do you ignore your mind when it tells you it’s overworked?<\/li>\n
  • Do you spend several hours in front of the TV, and then try to forget about where your time went?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Something I’ve found lately is that self-honesty is invaluable when it comes to becoming more productive. Productivity shouldn’t be ruthless, and it’s okay to tell yourself when (and why) you succeed and fail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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