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Expectation management for grasshoppers
For professionals working with multiple clients, every client often feels their request is urgent and top priority, leading to fragmented attention and ad hoc work. Urgency is subjective and depends on perception and internal processes. It is important for professionals to determine what is truly urgent, communicate about it clearly, and manage expectations. Practical exercises like priority lists, urgency checks, and reflection moments help maintain control and avoid stress.
Paper task systems: how to get organised with paper
Papier is nog springlevend als middel om taken te organiseren, ondanks de digitale opties. Het biedt direct overzicht, minder afleiding en stimuleert bewust verwerken van informatie door handmatig schrijven. Creativiteit krijgt ruimte met eigen tekeningen en lay-out. Papier werkt het beste voor wie structuur en tastbaarheid waardeert, en gemakkelijk afgeleid raakt van digitale middelen. Succes hangt af van een vaste structuur en discipline om regelmatig bij te werken. Kies een werkstijl die past, zoals to-do-lijstjes, bullet journals, planners of projectboeken. Maak gebruik van vaste secties, symbolen en pagina-indelingen om overzicht te behouden. Houd je systeem actueel door dagelijks te plannen en wekelijks te evalueren. Professioneel noteren met een vaste lay-out en korte, duidelijke teksten helpt actiepunten helder te krijgen. Combineer papier waar nodig met digitale hulpmiddelen en maak je systeem aantrekkelijk en persoonlijk om vol te houden.
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Positive motivation: stop procrastinating
Procrastination often occurs because people choose short-term comfort over avoiding long-term stress. To effectively combat procrastination, external pressures or social accountability serve as motivators, acting like a motivational boost.
Partnering with a buddy to share daily goals and progress makes commitments tangible and encourages follow-through. Publicly announcing deadlines and intentions creates social pressure that reduces the likelihood of procrastination. Digital reminders and apps help maintain focus by tracking progress and visualizing success streaks. Engaging a coach or advisor for periodic check-ins helps individuals prioritize tasks and stay accountable. Financial incentives, such as rewards or penalties, further reinforce completing tasks on time. Participating in group challenges adds fun and collective motivation to stay consistent. Physical reminders and public commitments help keep goals visible and top of mind. Breaking large tasks into smaller parts, celebrating successes, and repeating these strategies transform short-term fixes into lasting habits.
This combined approach uses psychological insight and practical tools to help individuals overcome procrastination consistently and effectively.
The three circles: involvement, influence and responsibility
This blog describes the model of the three circles—involvement, influence and responsibility—and explains how they can help you work more effectively and calmly. Using recognisable practical examples and a visual diagram, it explains that energy is wasted on things you cannot influence, while control and results increase when you focus on your own influence and responsibilities. The blog links these insights to the realisation that time is a finite and precious resource, and encourages readers to consciously choose how they spend their energy each day for more control, peace of mind and job satisfaction.
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Eat that frog: do the most horrible task first
Do you know that feeling? You start your workday with good intentions, but somewhere on your to-do list there’s a task you’ve been dreading for days (or even weeks). It’s a job you keep putting off because it’s difficult, boring, or simply unpleasant. You know it needs to be done, but you keep pushing it…
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The Enemy of Focus: The Interruption
In our digital society, where a daily tsunami of information comes your way, it’s already difficult to stay focused on what truly matters to you. You are your own information filter; based on your preferences and priorities, you sort through what’s coming at you so that you can focus on the important things. Just when…