by Harold Taylor | Sep 27, 2014 | Holistic Time Management
The Best Things in Life are Free from Technology: A case for holistic time management. A heading of an article in the May 17, 2012 issue of the Toronto Star caught my attention – “Outsourcing Life.” It’s true. We’re outsourcing all the enjoyable,...
by Harold Taylor | Sep 25, 2014 | Executive Function Skills
Goal-directed persistence is another important executive function skill. It is the ability to have a goal and follow through until its completion. If you are strong in this skill, you have a good record of achieving goals that you set. You are steady, persistent and...
by Harold Taylor | Sep 18, 2014 | Executive Function Skills
Time management and organization are usually treated as two separate skills, but they are so closely related I will discuss them both together. Organization is the ability to arrange according to a system. If you are neat, detailed and orderly, generally have a place...
by Harold Taylor | Sep 10, 2014 | Executive Function Skills
If you’re trying to figure out how to get the important things done you may have to look at the brain. The Planning/prioritization executive function skill is the ability to determine what is important and what is not, and to create a road map or step by step...
by Harold Taylor | Sep 4, 2014 | Executive Function Skills, Procrastination
A new way of looking at procrastination is from the perspective of an executive function skill – task initiation. Task initiation is the ability to begin tasks without undue procrastination. If you have no problem digging right into a task at the scheduled time,...
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