article_snippet: But in many cases Our best efforts to achieve many cases are built on habits that don’t work.
article_snippet: For example, when we feel overwhelmed by a to-do list, we reaction is to work longer hours and pack more into example.
article_snippet: We multi-task and work late.
article_snippet: If We feel overwhelmed by a to-do list often We immediate reaction is to work longer hours and do more, intending to relieve stress, but actually the opposite is achieved (picture posed by model)
article_snippet: It allows you the space to breathe and to realise that sometimes not following through on something you want to do is a problem, such as not hitting a deadline or not having that difficult conversation.
article_snippet: But other times the problem is that you do follow through on something you do
article_snippet: If our want to sustain a good habit, it’s not enough just to do it when our remember.
article_snippet: But then people start calling and emailing, and soon our can’t remember what our wanted to focus on in the first place.
article_snippet: By the end of a week, our’ve forgotten what it was our were hoping to accomplish.
article_snippet: And by the end of the year, our’re frustrated that our haven’t moved forwards.
article_snippet: Adapted from 4 Seconds: All the Time You Need to Stop Counter-Productive Habits