Podcasts by Inner Monkey

Creating Motivation to Work at Home from 2020-09-25T07:00

Getting out of the zero-sum mindset. Don't think of it as choosing between work and play.

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Getting Back Up (After Falling Down) from 2020-07-31T07:00

We make it harder than it needs to be.

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Forgive Your Inner Monkey from 2020-07-14T07:00

Stop beating yourself up when you don't live up to expectations.

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Becoming Ok with Uncertainty from 2020-05-26T09:25:09

Uncertainty is a scary thing. Especially when being an adult often means learning to "suck it up" and "deal with it". But where are the instructions on how to do that?

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Life Isn't a Competition from 2020-02-18T08:00

The success of others highlights how much of a failure I am. Sometimes I wonder why I even both working so hard when I can never seem to catch up.

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Stop Running Away From Life from 2020-02-04T16:08:34

When life smacks me around, I want to run away. And when various aspects of my life gang up to bully me, I want to hide. When I feel overwhelmed by life, I need to find a way to turn it around i...

Getting Myself to Do the Dishes from 2020-01-21T08:00

I never want to do the dishes, so they just pile up and make my living space feel cluttered and gross. It's a simple task that I acknowledge I should do, yet I avoid it. I need to understand why...

How To Follow Through from 2020-01-07T08:00

Setting goals and resolutions are easy. They take no real effort. Following through is where I fall down. It's so easy to put stuff off, to fall into traps I've set for myself. It's only by foll...

Using Deadlines to Stop Procrastination from 2019-12-17T08:00

Procrastination can also be the result of simple laziness. Sometimes I just don't want to do something even though it's for my own good. I'm not afraid of it or trying to avoid it, I just don't ...

Deadlines Amplify Procrastination from 2019-12-03T08:00

We all know procrastination is bad, but we do it anyway. Procrastination is the symptom of a deeper issue, it's the avoidance of anxiety. Deadlines create anxiety and we react to anxiety by proc...

Start Your Mornings Right from 2019-11-19T08:00

We can't avoid mornings. They're a part of literally every day life. And by making our mornings better, we can make a big impact on the quality of our lives.

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Regret Isn't Useful from 2019-11-12T08:00

Getting lost in regret can leave me paralyzed and unable to do anything. Learning from the past is important, but I can't get lost in it, or it'll only distract me from the present and building ...

Reward Yourself for Working Hard from 2019-11-05T08:00

No one wants to do boring, tedious stuff, like practice. But if I want to achieve certain things, I need to find a way to get over this.

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Self-Control Doesn't Work from 2019-10-29T07:00

Self-Control presumes I have full control over my decisions. I don't, otherwise I wouldn't need to actively control myself. So what if I try a different approach. What if stop trusting myself to...

Daydreams Discourage Achievement from 2019-10-22T07:00

It's hard to work towards big dreams, because they're so intimidating. I struggle to get started because the road ahead is long and daunting. The more I dream the worse this becomes. If I want t...

Finding Confidence from 2019-10-15T07:00

Confidence is hard to find, not because it's hiding, but because I don't know where to look. Confidence is believing in yourself, but that's hard to do when I never feel like I'm good enough and...

Bite-sized Goals Promote Success from 2019-10-01T07:00

Goals are important. The more important it is, the bigger and more daunting it tends to be. But the more daunting, the more likely I am to find an excuse not to complete it. This ends with never...

Making Big Scary Decisions from 2019-09-24T07:00

Some decisions are terrifying to make, especially when they will have a big impact on my future. But if I can't face these decisions head on, I'll never be able to move forward.

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Overwhelmed by Life Goals from 2019-09-17T07:10

I can't seem to do all the things I want. I feel overwhelmed and helpless when faced with the metaphorical mountain of goals I have yet to achieve. But if I can make it more manageable, maybe I ...

I'm Not a Failure from 2019-09-17T07:05

I feel like a failure because I know I'm not "successful". I like to think I know what success is, but do I really? By trying to define what it means to "be successful", I realized that it's an ...

Stop Wasting Time from 2019-09-17T07:00

I wish I was more productive. I try, but I find it so hard to avoid things like TV and video games which soak up most of my time. I need to stop wasting my time.

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Stop Fighting Yourself from 2019-09-10T07:00

When I fight with myself or struggle with self-control, I'm really fighting with my inner monkey and struggling to control him.

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Stop Fighting Yourself from 2019-09-10T07:00

When I fight with myself or struggle with self-control, I'm really fighting with my inner monkey and struggling to control him.

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Stop Fighting Yourself from 2019-09-10T07:00

When I fight with myself or struggle with self-control, I'm really fighting with my inner monkey and struggling to control him.

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