Punishment versus rewards
Back in the days I was a pet writer and wrote about dog training, I wrote repeatedly on the effectiveness of rewards over punishment.
Why, then, am I a little surprised that my recent experiment in using the threat of punishment to get me to do something wasn’t a resounding success?
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Update on StickK
Three weeks ago, I signed up for stickK.com, a website that helps you keep goals and commitments by asking you to pledge to pay money if you don’t do what you say you’ll do. I blogged about it shortly after I joined.
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StickKing to your goals
I recently learned about stickK.com. (In fact, I learned about it on the CBS Sunday Morning episode I blogged about on Monday.)
Filed under: Organizing Living || Tagged with: exercise, goals, stickk.com
Choices, choices
Choice is a good thing. I think that having lots of options can feel very freeing. But when there are too many choices, it can be very hard to make a decision. I was reflecting on this today because I started out the day actually scheduling what I was going to do every hour. Today I’m playing catch-up after a visit to my family in Washington state. There’s a whole lot of disarray in the house and lots of email to catch up on and I found myself being pretty ineffective in the two days since I’ve been home.
Filed under: Organizing Living || Tagged with: decisions, exercise, scientific american
Wii Fit Plus arrives in the nick of time
If you read my blog with any regularity, you’ve read about my infatuation with the Wii Fit. I’ve found it a fun and effective way to get exercise and stay in shape. (I’m a huge couch potato and don’t need to exercise to stay trim, so it’s hard for me to motivate myself to exercise.)
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Automating my exercise
I’ve written about my infatuation with the Wii Fit I purchased in April. I built a routine of doing Wii Fit six days a week (I’d take Thursdays off) and was going strong. I was so enthusiastic about it that my friend Margaret Lukens of New Leaf + Company interviewed me about it and included me and my Wii Fit in a blog post she wrote about exercise this week.
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Still loving the Wii Fit
Back in April, I bought a Wii Fit
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Wii Fit update
I posted almost two weeks ago that I’d purchased a Wii Fit
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The vanishing day
I’m writing this at 6 p.m. Six flippin’ p.m! I usually blog in the morning and when I mess up my routine, things tend to fall through the cracks.
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Getting fit the Wii way
I just purchased a Wii
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Scrambling
It’s so interesting to me how in control I feel when I have (and take) the time to keep my systems going, and to maintain order. And it’s also interesting how quickly those systems can break down.
Filed under: Organizing Living || Tagged with: autofocus, backsliding, balance, clutter, control, disorder, exercise, time management
Confessions of a couch potato
I got up early and walked eight miles yesterday morning. I realize that doesn’t sound like something you’d hear from a self-described couch potato.
Filed under: Living Sharing || Tagged with: aging, couch potato, exercise, health, marathon
