Xanthe Briefly

When we pre-crastinate, we get tasks out of the way very quickly, rather than waiting on them. I tend to pre-creastinate on more trivial tasks, while I continue to procrastinate on serious goals. Pre-crastination can ease our mental burdens and make us feel temporarily accomplished for having achieved a small goal. One potential way to harness the positive effects of pre-crastination is to break down our big goals (the ones we tend to procrastinate on) into smaller, manageable chunks. That way, we can still benefit from confidence boost of more frequent accomplishments while tricking ourselves into making progress on our real, procrastinatory goals. Pre-Crastination: The Opposite of Procrastination (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pre-crastination-the-opposite-of-procrastination/) by David A. Rosenbaum and Edward A. Wasserman for Scientific American Where to find me My Website (https://www.chrysanthetan.com

Haircuts - aren't they amazing? Wearing my hair how I want to wear it (as opposed to how others want to see me) is a small but empowering act of self-affirmation. What's your relationship to your hair? How do you affirm yourself? PS: Screw what everyone else thinks. This is about you. Where to find me My Website (https://www.chrysanthetan.com) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/chrysanthetan) Email me at chrysanthetan@gmail.com Subscribe to my mailing list (http://chrysanthetan.us6.list-manage2.com/subscribe?u=2cfa091b8c391646b3afab8d1&id=ad84bba9ba) for a free song download. *Stories *album for piano, strings, and electronics now on iTunes (https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/stories/id1012794946?mt=1&app=music) Enjoy my music? I’d love to have your support on Patreon (http://bit.ly/ctpatreon) for as little as $1/month!

Woke up disappointed. Somehow turned my day around. This is how. Note: Please do not confuse disappointment and sadness with depression. Depression is something much different that I also do experience, but that was not the case this morning. Cheryl B. Engelhardt (http://www.cbemusic.com/#!home/mainPage), songwriter, composer, music biz & branding consultant In the Key of Success podcast (https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/key-conversations/id1044285312?mt=2) Where to find me My Website (https://www.chrysanthetan.com

My first musical episode! For this one, I randomly selected a few words from my Patreon (http://bit.ly/ctpatreon) suggestion box and interpreted them with my violin. If you'd like to join my Patreon and give me suggestions for my next batch of musical interpretations, you can do so here (http://www.patreon.com/chrysanthetan) Here are the words I "play" in this episode query: to ask; to question defy: to challenge the power of; resist boldly echo: to resound with an echo (a repetition or close imitation) Thank you to Kevin Hsu, Tyler Ford (http://myfriendtyler.com), and Paola for those verb suggestions! Where to find me My Website (https://www.chrysanthetan.com) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/chrysanthetan) Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/chrysanthetan) Email me at chrysanthetan@gmail.com My Stories album on iTunes (https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/stories/id1012794946?mt=1&app=music) Thanks for listening!

The agony of perfectionism, my embarrassing confession, and a book recommendation for fellow perfectionists. PS: I ended up changing the name of the podcast shortly after recording this, but I’m keeping the episode anyway. All in the spirit of accepting my process, right? Book recommendation: Show Your Work (http://amzn.to/1KtXk8n) by Austin Kleon Where to find me My Website (https://www.chrysanthetan.com) Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/chrysanthetan) Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/chrysanthetan) Email me at chrysanthetan@gmail.com