procrastination – The Caneelian – Leadership, Creativity, Startups, Organizational Culture https://www.caneelian.com The personal blog of Caneel Joyce PhD, executive coach & culture builder. Work is a spiritual journey and sometimes a total cluster. Mon, 10 Jul 2017 15:29:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 33319490 Video: I’m going to be honest with you https://www.caneelian.com/2017/06/30/video-im-going-to-be-honest-with-you/ https://www.caneelian.com/2017/06/30/video-im-going-to-be-honest-with-you/#comments Fri, 30 Jun 2017 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.caneelian.com/?p=866300853 Hi my friends, I’m back! Last year, I promised to share more of my work and thoughts with all of you, since I knew it was going to be a big year of change. But my pace of personal evolution has been so fast that I haven’t had time to reflect on what is happening. …

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]]> https://www.caneelian.com/2017/06/30/video-im-going-to-be-honest-with-you/feed/ 2 866300853 How to Pick a Thesis or Dissertation Topic: Thinking by Writing https://www.caneelian.com/2011/05/10/how-to-pick-a-thesis-or-dissertation-topic-thinking-by-writing/ https://www.caneelian.com/2011/05/10/how-to-pick-a-thesis-or-dissertation-topic-thinking-by-writing/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 12:50:48 +0000 http://caneelian.com/?p=866300375 Dear Caneel, Choosing a thesis topic is kind of crazy.  I feel like I’m committing to marriage or something. Is it the right one? Will I be happy? Will I get bored? Will it keep my interest? Is there something better out there?  – A Masters Student Dear Masters Student, I know, the decision can …

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]]> https://www.caneelian.com/2011/05/10/how-to-pick-a-thesis-or-dissertation-topic-thinking-by-writing/feed/ 4 866300375 Distract Your Inner Critic https://www.caneelian.com/2010/11/08/distract-your-inner-critic/ https://www.caneelian.com/2010/11/08/distract-your-inner-critic/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:22:01 +0000 http://caneelian.wordpress.com/?p=11 I have written before about the evils of multi-tasking and especially task-switching. However I’d like to offer a caveat. One part of the brain – the critic – is logical, rational, judgmental, and oriented to language and analysis. Distract this part with other words or quantitative, patterned, or analytical input (like music), and you can …

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]]> https://www.caneelian.com/2010/11/08/distract-your-inner-critic/feed/ 2 866300362 Missing inspiration? https://www.caneelian.com/2010/06/25/735952623/ Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:05:48 +0000 http://caneelian.tumblr.com/post/735952623 I don’t worry about inspiration. I am unable to detect the difference between what came easily and when I had to sit down and say, ‘Well, now it’s writing time and now I’ll write.’ There’s no difference on paper between the two. Frank Herbert, science fiction writer (via @academicladder)

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]]> 735952623 And Van Halen sings “Write now!” https://www.caneelian.com/2010/06/25/734300339/ Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:41:00 +0000 http://caneelian.tumblr.com/post/734300339 If you want to write, you can. Fear stops most people from writing, not lack of talent, whatever that is. Who am I? What right have I to speak? Who would listen to me if I do? You’re a human being with a unique story to tell, and you have every right. Yours enlarges the …

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