3 useful things every Thursday to help thinkers of all kinds gain clarity, get unstuck, and make great progress on what matters most.
Time-bending
Every Thursday I share three useful things to help you turn overthinking into expert thinking. Here are this week’s picks, right on time: 1.“We know that there's a logic to this idea of slowing down. And pausing and reflecting is going to eventually give us more time. But we have to go through the hard part of experiencing that, and sometimes that comes with guilt or resistance or just negative feelings and worries. But if we go through it, we normalize it and then we end up in a place where we're like, ‘I actually see how that's true for me, that I'm bending time. This is what that looks like, this is what that feels like, and it feels like it's working.‘” I've returned to Saskia's podcast! We're talking about bending time, what that means, and how to do it. Join us on this joyful philosophical journey and learn practical tips to have a more productive day.
We really have fun with this one; I hope you do too! 2.Nick Kolenda takes the idea of time-bending further (with helpful graphics!) in his psychology + marketing newsletter. He shares the two ways we talk about time, which explains why durations feel sooner than dates Simple reframes like this can mean the difference between staying stuck in overwhelm and disrupting the pattern. To reduce overwhelm and feel a greater sense of control, reframing things in a way that focuses on you moving toward a date can be helpful and empowering. Conversely, if you want to get yourself (or others) to act on something, you may be able to create urgency by focusing on how events in time are quickly approaching. 3.“Those who felt more of a sense of similarity and emotional connection with their future selves, it turned out, were also the least likely to needlessly delay the critical tasks they set out to do.” This quote highlights one of many fascinating study results shared in The time traveling mistake we make when we procrastinate by Hal Hershfield For a lighter read, here's 10 more insights on procrastination as a form of time travel Extra thoughts:What do we do with all this? Well, I'm a big fan of tiny steps. First, I highly recommend you travel back to the top of this email and listen to the episode of Pattern Shift. It's full of ideas to consider and things to try. If you want to go deeper, I can support you in managing the present state and building a picture of Future You that you are actually excited to get to. Let's talk And to go lighter with this, did you know that I'm a sucker for time-travel films? Here are my top 10 on Letterboxd. I'd love to hear yours! What are your thoughts on any of this? Kim Received this from someone else? Join the expert thinkers who are getting clear about what they’re doing and feeling great about it Visit the newsletter archive for all the worksheets and other free tools Kim Witten, PhD - Coach & ConsultantHello! My name is Kim Witten and I’ve spent four decades overthinking absolutely everything. I’ve turned this ability into a superpower to get stuff done and now my mission is to help others do the same. Read more about my journey |
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3 useful things every Thursday to help thinkers of all kinds gain clarity, get unstuck, and make great progress on what matters most.