Teuscher Decision Coaching

How scientists tackle their own life choices, and why we wrote our book:
https://www.teuscher-coaching.com/trust-your-gut-or-run-the-numbers/

Do you know what you should be doing — but find yourself not doing it anyway? 🐘

In my latest blog post, I share the framework I use when helping clients troubleshoot their habits, routines, and productivity. It's built around a metaphor that I find surprisingly useful: a rider sitting on top of an elephant, traveling down a path.

The Rider is your rational, planning mind. The Elephant is your emotional, habitual side. And the Path is everything in your environment that makes the desired behavior easier — or harder.

When someone is stuck, the fix isn't always more willpower. Often it's a Path problem — and a well-designed environment can get you started even when motivation is nowhere to be found.

The post includes a free downloadable handout that summarizes the whole framework, including concrete coaching tools at each level.

https://seths.blog/2024/10/decisions-as-effort/

Decisions as effort Why are we more likely to get tasks done than to take on new initiatives? Checking something off a to-do list requires far less emotional energy than adding something to the list was in the first p…

My main take-aways from Gloria Mark's 2023 book "Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity":

Attention Span & Productivity – Book Recommendation In her book “Attention Span”, Gloria Mark explores the impacts of today’s fast-paced technology on our attention spans, productivity, and happiness. She presents a lot of research…

"A problem with the perception of time could be the true underlying cause of many ADHD symptoms" even though it isn't (yet) on the official list of symptoms:

ADHD: What's behind the recent explosion in diagnoses? Cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are rocketing, but what's the cause? Fortunately, we now have a better understanding of the condition - and how to identify those who have it

https://www.teuscher-coaching.com/adhd-tools-involve-others-for-help/

ADHD Tools – Part 3: Don’t Do It Alone Tools and Tricks to Improve Your Executive Functioning Part 3: Involving Others And Asking for Help In my last two posts, I have written about practical tools that can improve your executive functi…

Gentle Productivity: 5 Tips for Neurodivergent-Friendly Work Habits Sensory-aware work spaces, hyperfocus mode, time blocking, and more.

Some important pieces of advice if you suffer from time blindness: give yourself more transition time; use clocks and alarms instead of relying on your memory; allow and plan for hyperfocus, including rest.

Time Blindness: Why You’re Always Late, Why You Underestimate How Long It Takes to Finish Something, and What to Do About It The title seems fairly comprehensive, right? Let's get to it. ⏰

We can’t really do more than one thing at a time, but these tactics can help:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/well/mind/multitasking-tips.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cE0.9LGY.v8y5oqhuXh7S&smid=url-share

A Multitasker’s Guide to Regaining Focus (Gift Article) We can’t really do more than one thing at a time, experts say. But these tactics can help.

TED-ed video on the psychology of decision fatigue, what kinds of choices lead us to this state and what we can do to fight it:

How to make smart decisions more easily Explore the psychology of decision fatigue, what kinds of choices lead us to this state and what we can do to fight it.--Everything our bodies do— whether ph...