https://giddup.me/en/blog/ Ideas, methods and stories to start and keep going. en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://giddup.me/en/blog/tiny-habits-start-ridiculously-small/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/tiny-habits-start-ridiculously-small/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Tiny habits: BJ Fogg's method for building new habits that last, with an anchor, a tiny behavior and a celebration right after. https://giddup.me/en/blog/fixed-vs-growth-mindset-stop-proving-yourself/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/fixed-vs-growth-mindset-stop-proving-yourself/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Fixed vs growth mindset: Carol Dweck explains the difference and how to stop avoiding challenges out of fear of looking like you're not good enough. https://giddup.me/en/blog/givers-takers-matchers-helping-others-at-work/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/givers-takers-matchers-helping-others-at-work/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Givers, takers and matchers: Adam Grant explains why givers land at both the bottom and the top at work, and how to help without being used. https://giddup.me/en/blog/how-to-communicate-clearly-at-work-first-minute/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/how-to-communicate-clearly-at-work-first-minute/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How to communicate clearly at work: Chris Fenning's method to frame any conversation in 15 seconds and get to the point with goal, problem, solution. https://giddup.me/en/blog/imposter-syndrome-why-you-feel-like-a-fraud/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/imposter-syndrome-why-you-feel-like-a-fraud/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Imposter syndrome: why you feel like a fraud right when things are going well, and a three-column exercise to stop downplaying your successes. https://giddup.me/en/blog/manage-your-energy-not-your-time/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/manage-your-energy-not-your-time/ Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Always tired at work? Jim Loehr explains why you should manage your energy, not your time, and how to recover between efforts like a champion. https://giddup.me/en/blog/why-you-procrastinate-things-that-matter-most/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/why-you-procrastinate-things-that-matter-most/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Why do you procrastinate on what you care about most? Steven Pressfield calls it Resistance, and shows how to beat it by showing up every day. https://giddup.me/en/blog/fresh-start-effect-why-mondays-work/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/fresh-start-effect-why-mondays-work/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 What Katy Milkman's fresh start effect is, why Mondays and birthdays help you start over, and how to use it without breaking your rhythm. https://giddup.me/en/blog/stop-procrastinating-schedule-free-time-first/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/stop-procrastinating-schedule-free-time-first/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How to stop procrastinating with Neil Fiore's Unschedule: put your free time on the calendar first, then work in thirty-minute blocks. https://giddup.me/en/blog/how-to-stop-getting-distracted-not-your-phone/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/how-to-stop-getting-distracted-not-your-phone/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How to stop getting distracted, according to Nir Eyal: every distraction is an escape from discomfort. A four-step method and the ten-minute rule. https://giddup.me/en/blog/too-much-to-do-efficiency-trap/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/too-much-to-do-efficiency-trap/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Too much to do? Oliver Burkeman explains the efficiency trap and how to choose what to neglect so the things that matter get your time. https://giddup.me/en/blog/willpower-being-hard-on-yourself-give-up/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/willpower-being-hard-on-yourself-give-up/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Willpower doesn't collapse after one slip, but because of the guilt that follows: what the research says and how to get back on track fast. https://giddup.me/en/blog/self-confidence-dont-wait-to-feel-ready/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/self-confidence-dont-wait-to-feel-ready/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Self-confidence doesn't come before you act, it comes after: Russ Harris's method for stopping the wait for the right moment. https://giddup.me/en/blog/fear-of-judgment-separation-of-tasks/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/fear-of-judgment-separation-of-tasks/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How to get past the fear of judgment with Alfred Adler's separation of tasks, as explained in The Courage to Be Disliked. https://giddup.me/en/blog/how-to-be-more-productive-one-thing/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/how-to-be-more-productive-one-thing/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How to be more productive with Gary Keller's focusing question: find the one thing that makes everything else easier and put it first. https://giddup.me/en/blog/nonviolent-communication-say-hard-things-without-a-fight/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/nonviolent-communication-say-hard-things-without-a-fight/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Nonviolent communication: Marshall Rosenberg's four steps for saying difficult things at work and at home without starting an argument. https://giddup.me/en/blog/bids-for-connection-small-moments/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/bids-for-connection-small-moments/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Bids for connection: John Gottman's study of 130 couples shows the small daily moments matter most. Here's how to notice them and respond. https://giddup.me/en/blog/how-to-change-your-habits-who-you-want-to-become/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/how-to-change-your-habits-who-you-want-to-become/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How to change your habits so they last: James Clear on why you should stop chasing goals and start casting daily votes for who you want to become. https://giddup.me/en/blog/talent-vs-effort-effort-counts-twice/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/talent-vs-effort-effort-counts-twice/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Talent vs effort: Angela Duckworth explains why effort counts twice and why you should stop telling yourself you're just not a natural. https://giddup.me/en/blog/deep-work-best-work-distracted-world/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/deep-work-best-work-distracted-world/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Deep work: Cal Newport on why a quick inbox check costs more than you think, and how to focus on the work that matters even with a busy job. https://giddup.me/en/blog/urgent-vs-important-stop-firefighting/ https://giddup.me/en/blog/urgent-vs-important-stop-firefighting/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Urgent vs important: Stephen Covey's four quadrants show where your time really goes and how to make room for the things that actually matter.