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Whether your goal for the new year is to lose weight, start exercising or focus on self-care, ask yourself: How can I make this easier?
In the study of habit formation, the thing that makes it harder for you to achieve your goal is called friction. Reducing friction means removing an obstacle or coming up with a strategy that makes a task easier to do. And if you figure out how to make a goal easier, you re more likely to succeed.
You should reduce any obstacles or come up with a strategy that makes a task easier to do
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Whether your goal for the new year is to lose weight, start exercising or focus on self-care, ask yourself: How can I make this easier?
In the scientific study of habit formation, the thing that makes it harder for you to achieve your goal is called friction. Reducing friction means removing an obstacle or coming up with a strategy that makes a task easier to do. And if you figure out how to make a goal easier, you’re more likely to succeed.
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With only a few days remaining in 2020, it is time to turn to the inevitable task of thinking about New Year’s resolutions. At my house, it began a few weeks ago when a crew of workers arrived to change out the leaky windows in my study. The job would take a couple of days, they explained, and it would get pretty messy, so they recommended that I clear the surface of my desk completely.
The desk in question spans the entire eleven-foot wall against which it sits. At first glance, it appears to be well-organized. Magazines, folders, stacks of mail and current projects are all in Container Store-perfect containers. A tray full of “must-haves” such as tape, a stapler, pencil sharpener, tape measure, three-hole punch, paper clips, pens, pencils and highlighters sits to the side.
Claims that Metro leaders pushed toxic culture unsubstantiated, review finds Follow Us
Question of the Day In this file photo, a man wears a face mask to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus as he sits on a Metro train, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Metro station in . more > By Emily Zantow - The Washington Times - Friday, December 11, 2020
Claims that top Metro officials peddled a “deep-seated toxic workplace culture” including racism, sexual harassment and retaliation are “unsubstantiated,” according to an independent investigation released Friday by the Washington-area transit agency.
Metro hired the law firm Littler Mendelson, P.C. to conduct an independent review of working conditions and hostile work environment complaints published in the Washington Metropolitan Safety Commission (WMSA) audi