Links I Love: January 25, 2015
Want to stay in bed longer? Here’s what I’ve been loving, laughing at, and getting intrigued by all week long. Now cozy up with your laptop/tablet and enjoy :) CAREER Customer experience as competitive advantage. (Pricewaterhouse Coopers) All You Need To Know About Customer Journey Mapping. (Smashing Magazine) The key to becoming more motivated at work: make more office friends. (A Life of Productivity) How Not to Be ‘Manterrupted’ in Meetings. (Time) PRODUCTIVITY/SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Didn’t Sleep Last Night? Here’s How to Survive the Workday. (99U) 7 Surprising Things That Can Help You Stop Worrying. (Fast Company) 5 Tips for Becoming a Better Listener. (Medium) 4 Rules for Getting Better Client Feedback. (99U) 9 Habits that Lead to Bad Decision-Making. (Levo League) Give a Better Reply Than “I’m Busy”. (99U) One of my all-time favorite reads: How to Find the Time to Accomplish Anything. (Feld Thoughts) 17 Tips for Writing an Excellent Email Subject Line. (Levo League) How Successful People Handle Toxic People. (Inc) How to Disagree (Without Being a Jerk). (99u) HEALTH/FITNESS For Running's Sake, Kind Of. (The Boring … [Continue reading]
Getting Uncomfortable and Turning Down the Temps
On Wednesday, I wrote about making little changes to have a big impact. In that post, I focused on keystone habits - like how I now automatically hit play on a TED talk as part of my getting ready morning ritual. (This morning's talk: How to become more confident -- lay down on the street for 30 seconds. Basically encourages you to get comfortable being uncomfortable, which relates well to this post, though it's not the main point.) However, I read a cool article last night that made me think about a new little change I'd like to try. I have always been someone who gets cold easily, and also usually has a low body temperature. (I usually hover somewhere in the 97 degree range.) I remember one time, when I was a little kid, my mom kept me home from school because my temperature was 98.7 - that was high for me! I don't really do anything special to make up for the fact that I am apparently slightly cold-blooded; I am just always the one in the room who has a pashmina wrapped around my neck for extra warmth (or sometimes am even using it as a blanket). Now that I live in my own apartment, I can keep the thermostat at any temperature I like... and it's kind of embarrassing how … [Continue reading]
2015 New Year’s Resolutions
I know that studies have recently shown that tracking your progress can actually hinder success, because little victories give your brain a sense of accomplishment that might be satisfying enough to where you stop working toward your big goal. However, in spite of that, I am a strong believer that it's hard to succeed if you aren't measuring/tracking your progress toward a goal. I'm a total rule follower, so having some sort of unequivocal standard for my goals helps me keep up with achieving them, rather than setting out something more nebulous that I think kind of forget about doing. I already picked my "one word focus" for the year, and so far, I feel great about how much I've been following my goal of engaging (see - my decision to take a huge step toward a lifelong goal and buy my first home! I officially have an offer in as of today, though we'll see how that goes). However, I still want to make some concrete New Year's resolutions that are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timebound). I've been holding off on sharing these resolutions on the blog because I'm still trying to figure out them out in my mind - and I would much rather get them right than … [Continue reading]
Sponsored: Little Changes to Keystone Habits Drive Big Results
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council. I received a stipend to facilitate my purchase for my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. Ever since moving to the suburbs from NYC, I will fully admit that my lifestyle is changed. You know that line in Old School, where Frank talks about his weekend plans? "Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time." I laughed at that line when I first watched that movie, but now, I'll be honest - it does sound like a nice little Saturday! Admittedly, I do a lot more with my weekends than just running errands... but I also definitely have developed some "typical surburbanite" behaviors. For example, I like perusing the grocery store circulars that get sent to my house, and making my shopping list based on the sales. I know it is so totally dorky, but I get excited when I get a good deal! (It also helps me keep my food costs down and stick to my budget, … [Continue reading]
