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[...] Karl Staib writes about unlocking and kicking open the door to working happy at his own blog: Work Happy Now! If you enjoyed this article, you may like to subscribe to his feed , follow him on Twitter or read one of his most popular articles, Creating A Project Ritual to Encourage Happiness. [...]

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Why Rituals Pay Off: — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:22:29 +0000

[...] Staib, the man behind WorkHappyNow.com, shares his routine in "Creating a Project Ritual to Create Happiness." To get in the zone for one of his current projects, Staib’s ritual is to "Clean [...]

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[...] his Work Happy Now! blog, Karl Staib discusses Creating A Project Ritual to Encourage Happiness. He tells us that “By creating your own ritual you’ll promote the right frame of mind that [...]

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By: Arswino

Arswino — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:38:54 +0000

Your tips has inspired me, Karl. If we can save a little bit of time for doing a ritual as you said as well, I think any projects can be accomplished well without delay. I will try practicing these immediately. Arswino's last blog post..No More With Me

By: Barbara Swafford - Blogging Without A Blog

Barbara Swafford - Blogging Without A Blog — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:53:35 +0000

Hi Karl – I find rituals work well when I don’t let myself get distracted. Often when I should be concentrating on my blogging activities, I find myself clicking links or doing searches for odd things that come into my mind. Before I know it, an hour has passed and I’m feeling further behind.

I like the thought of concentrating on the task at hand and getting it done. Maybe if I set up some type of reward system it would work better.

Barbara Swafford – Blogging Without A Blog’s last blog post..NBOTW – It’s More Than A Funhouse

By: Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy

Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:56:21 +0000

Hi Tom, it’s always good to keep a ritual fresh. If it becomes routine then it might lose it’s effectiveness.

Hi Alex, we all have our own way. As long as it works, that’s all that matters.

Hi Marelisa, time-boxing is an interesting technique. I look forward to reading your post.

Hi Molly, let me know how the ritual works. I love to hear success stories.

By: Molly @ Stratejoy

Molly @ Stratejoy — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:59:58 +0000

Wow! This was exactly what I needed tonight… I’ve been hemming and hawing and planning and basically wasting time today, instead of executing some PR releases that need to be done.

Tomorrow, I’m going to create a ritual for myself and take care of business. Thanks Karl for the butt kick.

Peace.

Molly

Molly @ Stratejoy’s last blog post..Slices of Life a Success!

By: Marelisa

Marelisa — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:17:50 +0000

Hi Karl: I'm experimenting with time boxing to get projects off their feet (am writing a post on this soon). I'm also a big believer in rituals, they tell your subconscious mind to get on board with the project. Marelisa's last blog post..Productivity and Foie Gras

By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:31:39 +0000

Good for you with the ritual. Unfortunately for me they don’t work. I find the only thing that does is being firm and saying “Alexander, you sit your ass down and get to work.” and I meekly say “Yessir.” and then get whatever writing I need to do done. And then I pat myself on the head and say “Okay, now you can futz around on the internet for a bit, but only until your next task.” and off I go!

I guess that is a ritual of sorts, isn’t it?

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome’s last blog post..It’s Your Life So Take Control of It: Joanna Young Interview