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As a “recovering” perfectionist, I want material that withstands the test of time and represents “truth.” Unfortunately, reality doesn’t care what I want. Unlike STEM, where 2+2 = 4 is absolute fact, human behavior is not black and white but a spectrum. And the field continues to evolve, so what we hold as true today may not be years from now.
As a result, I try to document the chain of evidence used in the reporting for these posts. That way, folks can look up the sources themselves if they have questions.
Frustrated Not Making Progress on Your Goals? “Negative Lumping” Might be the Culprit
Not making progress on your goals. Negative Lumping might be the problem
The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work
Small wins are the key to high performance.
How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking
Smart Notes is a powerful note-taking framework that improves your understanding, facilitates your writing, and speeds up your productivity.
Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success
Learn how top performers figure out what’s successful through reverse engineering
6 Surprising Insights From a Recovering Perfectionist
6 mental traps that perfectionists get caught in
5 Thoughts that Trap Perfectionists and 5 Ways to Get out
Call out to perfectionists the mental traps they face that prevent them from being happy and productive.
3 Popular Trends that Make You into a Dysfunctional Perfectionist and 4 Ways to Deal with Them
3 alarming risk factors that will make you into a maladaptive perfectionist
Ultimate Guide to Becoming an Expert Google Power Searcher
Become a power Google search Rockstar by learning the do’s and don’ts of searching on Google. This is the ultimate guide on how to get the most mileage out of your google search.