by Harold Taylor | Oct 17, 2014 | Executive Function Skills, Stress
Chuck Martin, Richard Guare and Peggy Dawson, in their book Work Your Strengths, include stress tolerance as an executive skill. I would think that being strong in many of the other executive skills would help you to tolerate stressful situations, including emotional...
by Harold Taylor | Oct 8, 2014 | Executive Function Skills
Metacognition is the ability to observe yourself in a situation and make changes so you’re better able to solve problems, build relationships and succeed in life. If you can see a situation objectively and evaluate how things are going, you are strong in this skill....
by Harold Taylor | Oct 3, 2014 | Executive Function Skills
Flexibility is the ability to revise plans in the face of obstacles and setbacks. If you are strong in this skill, you’re adaptable and can easily adjust to a change in plans. You are good at coming up with alternative courses of action if conditions change. But if...
by Harold Taylor | Sep 29, 2014 | General Time Management
Should your iPad replace your Paper Planner? For me the answer is no. An electronic beep will tell you when to leave for an appointment. An automated email message will remind you to buy your spouse a birthday card. No need to learn anything– just Google it. Don’t...
by Harold Taylor | Sep 27, 2014 | Holistic Time Management
Slowing Down the Speed of Life We’re not that great at judging the passage of time since our concept of time is influenced by so many things, such as heat, activity, stress, and speed. For example, according to the March, 2008 issue of Scientific American Mind, a...
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