by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Many things in life come with expectations of good performance. Good students receive high grades. Good workers receive raises. Good dogs receive treats. We are socialized to, and rewarded for, the pursuit of excellence. An unfortunate, and unproductive, byproduct of...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Yes, I have been radio silent (blog silent?) for the past couple of months. One reason is that I have been working on developing online, on-demand courses to help people improve their productivity. I have invested in software, education, graphic design, and many, many...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
If you have ever worked with me, you likely know that I have a love match with Outlook Tasks. I rely on it for my survival much like Rose did with that chunk of door from the sinking Titanic. Too bad for Jack, though. Don’t tell Outlook Tasks, but I’m seeing someone...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
I was on a call with a client yesterday, and she was trying to tell me that she almost doubled her sales over quota last month. But she didn’t just say, “I made 190% of quota last month!” She stammered the following sentence fragments first: “I don’t...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
Yesterday, my son passed his road test and got his license to drive. He is our youngest, so the days of school drop offs, pickups, swim runs, driving him to a friend’s house…those are over. When I said goodnight to him last night, it wasn’t, “See you at 6:45 am...
by Melissa Gratias, Ph.D. |
In 2019, the National Center for Youth Issues published my children’s storybook, Seraphina Does Everything. In 2020, volume two of the book could have been titled, Seraphina Does Virtual School. In 2021, I would have written Seraphina Does Generalized Anxiety...
