by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Both of my go-to radio stations start playing Christmas music in early November. While there must be a large subset of the US population for whom this is a good thing, I am not in that group. I absolutely love the holidays, but the volume of tasks that get...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Have you ever felt betrayed by someone at work? Maybe a colleague took credit for your efforts. Perhaps your boss promised something and didn’t deliver. The injustice is frustrating, demotivating, and can devastate your productivity. One of the hardest lessons...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
If you have more tasks to do than time to do them in, you are prioritizing – intentionally or unintentionally. Unintentional methods of prioritization include: Recency Effect. What arrived last gets done first. This is pretty much how an email inbox works....
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Recently, I have witnessed what I can best describe as overuse injuries – in a cognitive/psychological sense. One person who is very generous was on the verge of burnout. She kept giving and prioritizing other people to the point that she had no time to take...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
I am learning a new business skill currently: how to promote a book. It is a time-consuming and often uncomfortable thing to do. I feel like I am pushing a boulder up hill. But tenacity is one of my strengths, and I am choosing to persevere. Recently, I...
