by Mayo Oshin | Procrastination, Productivity
The last six months have been the most unproductive months of my life. But I wasn’t always this lazy. Like most productivity junkies, my default was to optimize every minute of my life. I took pride in the stack of habits I’d built over the years: intermittent... by Mayo Oshin | Life Lessons, Procrastination, Productivity
Lucius Annaeus Seneca, better known as Seneca (or Seneca the Younger), was a Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman, who became one of the most influential figures of the Roman Imperial Period. Like most of us, Seneca’s life had its ups and downs, as he lived through... by Mayo Oshin | Procrastination, Productivity, Self Improvement
For centuries, so-called experts and motivational speakers have preached that we should conquer the ‘enemy’ called procrastination, at all costs. Because if we fail to avoid laziness, we’ll waste away our life’s potential. So what do we do? Each day, we try even... by Mayo Oshin | Creativity, Procrastination, Productivity
Over the course of his 39 year writing career—from 1843 to 1882—Anthony Trollope wrote 47 novels, 17 non-fiction books, 2 plays, and over 20 articles and letters, that made him famous. 1Full list of Trollope works. As a further testament to his incredible work ethic,... by Mayo Oshin | Motivation, Procrastination
In July 1830, a young twenty-eight-year-old named Victor Hugo, struggled with procrastination, and almost gave up on writing his book. Hugo was due to submit the book to his publisher by April 1829, but he missed the deadline—in fact, he hadn’t written a single word.... 
by Mayo Oshin | Focus, Motivation, Procrastination, Productivity
In today’s distracted world—filled with overflowing emails, mobile phone and social media notifications—it’s harder than ever to focus on our important goals and get things done. Every day, we struggle with procrastination and waste precious time—that we can’t get...