Episode 15: How to Stop Procrastinating RIGHT NOW

Are you a student struggling to study for the Big Test?

Are you up at 2am trying to get a project done for the 5th time this semester?

Do you have any work at all that NEEDS to get done, but you just keep putting off?

If any of those apply to you then this is the episode for you. Especially if you’re in the middle of a Procrastination Cycle Right Now.

Procrastination is an issue that effects us all. Every person is capable of doing anything with their lives, it’s just a matter of actually getting the work done. In this episode we cover all the tactics you can use to accomplish your tasks and prevent yourself from procrastinating in the future. Tactics such as:

  • Restarting the Day

  • Temptation Bundling

  • Accountability Partners

  • the 2 minute rule

  • Betting on Yourself

  • Making your Social Media Ugly

  • and Many More

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Shownotes:

Episode 13: Using Meditation to Manage Stress

List of even more Commitment Devices

James Clear’s great Article on Procrastination

Atomic Habits by James Clear

The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker

The Productivity Planner Aidan has been using

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday (Getting past the flinch)

Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport

Deep Work by Cal Newport

Episode 11: Prioritization and Learning to Say NO

Do you find yourself overwhelmed by commitments? Unable to spend time on the things you actually want to be doing? In this episode we discuss a method for evaluating commitments when they come up to decide if it’s really worth taking on. Allowing you to Confidently say No when its not worth it and Yes when the opportunity is perfect for you.

Standard Humans is hosted by Aidan Dennehy and Evan.

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Shownotes:

Toastmasters | Ryerson Club | Humber Club | Schulich Club

Cortex Yearly Themes | CGP Grey | Myke Hurley

Standard Humans PATREON

Diogenes the Cynic

Walden by Henry David Thoreau (Aidan called it Thoreau’s New Economics)

Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport

The Icarus Deception by Seth Godin

Episode 4: To University, or not to University

Deciding what to do after high school is tough. There are so many different options to choose from. Do you take a year off? Go to University? Maybe College or a Trade? All these questions and more are answered in this episode of Standard Humans.

Standard Humans is hosted by Aidan Dennehy and Evan.

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Waterloo University - Ecology Degree - Co-op

JUST DO IT Speech

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

What is a Fisheries Technician

Ryerson University - Aerospace Degree

University of Toronto - Astrophysics - Engineering Science

CEGEP Quebec Post Secondary System

Algonquin College - Game Development

Carleton University - Computer Game Development

360 The Restaurant at the Top of the CN Tower

Harvard Gap Year Paper

Spider-man: Far from Home

The Lion King (2019)

Fantasia

"Take care of your morals first, your health next, and finally your studies." Theodore Roosevelt’s Dad, 1876

Why we Sleep by Matthew Walker PhD

How often do people change jobs?