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3 Reasons Why You Secretly Love the Struggle

July 16, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Does it seem like you’re always taking the hard path to every result? Here are 3 reasons why you secretly love the struggle.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, challenge, dopamine, ego, fight, obstacles, personal development, productivity, struggle, work, work ethic

The Common Lie About Action and Motivation

July 12, 2024 | Renée Fishman

It’s commonly asserted that “action will create motivation.” This can be true, when the action produces sufficient rewards to motivate us to do it again. When it doesn’t, then you need a different strategy for taking action. Here’s what works every time.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: action, coaching, discipline, lies, momentum, motivation, productivity, resistance, rituals, routines, rules, willpower

5 Ways I Use Astrology as a Practical Tool For Productivity and Personal Development

July 9, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Does astrology work? It works very well for the purposes I use it for. Here are 5 ways I use astrology as a practical tool for productivity, personal development, and more.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: archetypes, astrology, cycles, frameworks, getting things done, mental models, personal development, practical, productivity, seasons, systems, timing, tools

3 Responses to Astrology Skeptics

July 8, 2024 | Renée Fishman

As a lawyer, I’m trained to be skeptical, which sometimes leaves me feeling ambivalent about my interest in astrology. Here are 3 responses I offer to astrology skeptics — including myself sometimes.

Filed Under: Astrology Tagged With: astrology, mindfulness, personal development, productivity, skeptics, stories, story

Why “Maximizing” Your Potential is a Fool’s Errand

July 7, 2024 | Renée Fishman

If you want to maximize your potential, you’re not alone. Here’s why maximizing your potential is a fool’s errand, and what you should focus on instead.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: ability, capacity, fulfill potential, maximize potential, mindset, potential, presence, productivity, unlock potential

The Benefits of Distraction

July 6, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Distraction often gets a lot of bad press, but sometimes it can be a useful ally.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: creating, creative process, creativity, distraction, productivity, rest, strategy, tips, weightlifting, writing

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