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	<title>The Behaviour Effect &#187; Motivation</title>
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		<title>Freely available? No thanks!</title>
		<link>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2010/04/05/freely-available-no-thanks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The scarcity principle boils down to this: we want what we’re afraid we can’t have. Fear of losing out on something can be an extremely powerful motivator. Someone or something that's not available all the time is desirable.

Availability might be threatened by limited quantity, a time deadline, or by competition. Whatever the reason, the item in question becomes more attractive to us if we think we can’t have it. Whether it’s a potential mate, a used car, or an item on sale, once its availability is threatened we WANT it!

Even more interesting is the second way in which scarcity affects our thinking and ultimately our behaviour.]]></description>
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		<title>Stop stopping and start starting&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2010/03/03/stop-stopping-and-start-starting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Procrastinators are made not born. You need to first identify some of your causes of procrastination so you can begin to understand how to overcome it.

Procrastinators can change their behaviour—but doing so consumes a lot of psychic energy.

Knowing why procrastination happens can help us overcome it.]]></description>
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		<title>Why put it off until tomorrow?</title>
		<link>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2010/03/01/why-put-it-off-until-tomorrow-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Procrastination is not a problem of time management or of planning.  Procrastinators are not different in their ability to estimate time, although they are more optimistic than others.  "Telling someone who procrastinates to buy a weekly planner is like telling someone with chronic depression to just cheer up," insists Dr. Ferrari, associate professor of psychology at De Paul University in Chicago.

People procrastinate for different reasons.  Below is a brief description of Dr. Ferrari three basic types of procrastinators:]]></description>
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		<title>Are you a procrastinator?</title>
		<link>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2010/02/24/are-you-a-procrastinator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/?p=261</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever put something off until tomorrow?  It is a fact that we tend to put off those things which have a negative emotion attached to them.  Perhaps the task at hand is ‘too hard’, will ‘take too long’, is too ‘boring’ or requires ‘too much effort’.  Twenty percent of people identify themselves as chronic procrastinators.  And it’s a lifestyle.

Procrastinators tell themselves lies, such as, "I'll feel more like doing this tomorrow." Or "I work best under pressure." In reality they do not get the urge the next day.  In addition, they protect their sense of self by saying "this isn't important."

Read more about how to recognise a procrastinator after the jump...]]></description>
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		<title>The Black Dot and Procrastination</title>
		<link>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2010/02/22/the-black-dot-and-procrastination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently at a Customer Service workshop and during a conversation on what we expected as customers,  action within reasonabletime frames was mentioned.  One of the ladies in the group mentioned that she is forever procrastinating.  She explained that she'll read documents or emails any number of times before actually dealing with it or replying.

She reminded me of a suggestion I was once given which helps us measure how mad our procrastination of this type is and motivate us to postpone procrastination and act!]]></description>
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		<title>I am thinking, therefore I exist.</title>
		<link>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2010/02/14/i-think-therefore-i-am/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2010/02/14/i-think-therefore-i-am/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When trying to think of everything that was false Descarte it struck him that the fact that he was thinking proved that he was 'something'.  A truth.  Those who know a little about philosophy will understand that importance of the 'truth' debate.  This thought produced the most famous andinfluential philosophical quotes in the history of Western Philosophy.  The well known Latin form "Cognito ergo sum" or the traditional English translation "I think, therefore I am".

Now, why am I talking about this?  What on earth has this to do with anything that matters in our practical real life?]]></description>
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		<title>National Sickie Day &#8211; You suffering?</title>
		<link>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2010/02/01/national-sickie-day-you-suffering/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2010/02/01/national-sickie-day-you-suffering/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 'National Sickie Day', a day in which it is estimated that 350,000 workers will take a sickie.  This will cost businesses more than £30 million in lost business opportunities, reduced productivity and salary/overtime payments.

A survey by Employment Law Advisory Services (ELAS), shows that of the 1,500 bosses interviewed for the nationwide survey,  half said they did not believe staff who complained of being ill.  So why do they phone in sick and feel comfortable claiming illness not to go into work?]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy surroundings</title>
		<link>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2009/11/20/healthy-surroundings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is employee well-being?  What does it actually means for organisations?

We are all aware of how current economic conditions have affected our workplaces.  We also realise that as a result of our changing surroundings...employees and management are behaving differently.  Feeling good about the work we complete has a massive impact on quality and performance.  We know this due to the research that has been completed but more significantly we know this from personal experience.  Ever been unhappy in a role?  Ever felt not appreciated by your peers or manager?  What effect did your emotions have on your work?  Did you give it your best all the time? I think you get the idea! ]]></description>
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		<title>Step down from your throne and into the Warehouse</title>
		<link>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2009/11/18/step-down-from-your-throne-and-into-the-warehouse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2009/11/18/step-down-from-your-throne-and-into-the-warehouse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Julius Caesar , when the surpreme commander Caesar moves thrugh the city of Rome, the people throw notes at him, which Caesar's aides pick up.  This was a way of informing their leader what they needed fixing in the republic.

How often do you provide an opportunity for your employees to talk to you?  To let you know what they are thinking?  Worried about? ]]></description>
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		<title>Getting started</title>
		<link>http://www.thebehavioureffect.com/2009/11/05/getting-started/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best ways of gaining confidence is to make things happen.  Feeling effective is a huge boost to self-esteem.  Once we have started achieving then we are encouraged to continue.  This I discovered when I wanted to lose weight.  For years I talked about it, moaned about it&#8230;.paid lip service to the &#8216;diet&#8217;.  [...]]]></description>
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