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Rethinking the Merits of “No Pain, No Gain”

November 17, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Cultural conditioning about “no pain, no gain” can lead us to dismiss gentle movement as “not enough.” What if this assumption is wrong?

Filed Under: Coaching, Fitness Tagged With: beliefs, conditioning, enough, fitness, gentle yoga, lessons, mindfulness, mindset, recovery, rest

Finding Acceptance in Rest

November 16, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Sometimes when life throws us through an emotional roller coaster, we power through. Then, when the dust settles, our nervous system demands its time for repair. Here’s what that looks like for me right now.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: balance, boundaries, burnout, energy, energy management, grief, healing, holistic productivity, mindfulness, nervous system, productivity, recovery, repair, resilience, rest, self-care, stress recovery, wellness

I Don’t Want to Write Today

November 2, 2024 | Renée Fishman

I didn’t want to write today. What happened next is the height of irony and a masterclass in working with resistance.

Filed Under: ADHD, Productivity, Writing Tagged With: ADHD, content creation, creating, habits, mindfulness, productivity, resistance, rest, rituals, self-awareness, writing

Why You Need a “Let it Be” Day

October 26, 2024 | Renée Fishman

When you’re in task avoidance mode, a “Get it Done” session could give you the starting energy you need to initiate the task. But consider that maybe what you really need is a “Let it Be” day instead.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: avoidance, being, energy, get it done, intention, let it be, mindfulness, productivity, recharge, rest

This Show Biz Rule Is Key to Creating Consistency

August 21, 2024 | Renée Fishman

The problem of task initiation for people with ADHD comes with a corollary: the problem of stopping once you get going. This can lead to a crash that makes consistency a challenge. A popular show business rule can help.

Filed Under: ADHD, Productivity Tagged With: ADHD, consistency, crash, dopamine, habits, momentum, productivity, rest, rituals, stopping, strategies, task initiation, tasks

5 Reasons to Workout — Especially When You Don’t Feel Like It

July 27, 2024 | Renée Fishman

I’ve haven’t missed a daily workout in over a decade, even though I often “don’t feel like it.” Here are 5 reasons to workout every day — especially when you don’t feel like it.

Filed Under: Fitness, Habits Tagged With: coaching, excuses, exercise, fitness, habits, motivation, movement, productivity, reasons, rest, rituals, rules, workout

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