Teuscher Decision Coaching

09/08/2026

How scientists tackle their own life choices, and why we wrote our book:
https://www.teuscher-coaching.com/trust-your-gut-or-run-the-numbers/

08/06/2026

Do you know what you should be doing — but find yourself not doing it anyway? 🐘

In my latest blog post, I share the framework I use when helping clients troubleshoot their habits, routines, and productivity. It's built around a metaphor that I find surprisingly useful: a rider sitting on top of an elephant, traveling down a path.

The Rider is your rational, planning mind. The Elephant is your emotional, habitual side. And the Path is everything in your environment that makes the desired behavior easier — or harder.

When someone is stuck, the fix isn't always more willpower. Often it's a Path problem — and a well-designed environment can get you started even when motivation is nowhere to be found.

The post includes a free downloadable handout that summarizes the whole framework, including concrete coaching tools at each level.

10/17/2024

https://seths.blog/2024/10/decisions-as-effort/

Why are we more likely to get tasks done than to take on new initiatives? Checking something off a to-do list requires far less emotional energy than adding something to the list was in the first p…

10/03/2024

My main take-aways from Gloria Mark's 2023 book "Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity":

In her book “Attention Span”, Gloria Mark explores the impacts of today’s fast-paced technology on our attention spans, productivity, and happiness. She presents a lot of research…

09/13/2024

"A problem with the perception of time could be the true underlying cause of many ADHD symptoms" even though it isn't (yet) on the official list of symptoms:

Cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are rocketing, but what's the cause? Fortunately, we now have a better understanding of the condition - and how to identify those who have it

06/20/2024

https://www.teuscher-coaching.com/adhd-tools-involve-others-for-help/

Tools and Tricks to Improve Your Executive Functioning Part 3: Involving Others And Asking for Help In my last two posts, I have written about practical tools that can improve your executive functi…

06/03/2024

Sensory-aware work spaces, hyperfocus mode, time blocking, and more.

04/24/2024

Some important pieces of advice if you suffer from time blindness: give yourself more transition time; use clocks and alarms instead of relying on your memory; allow and plan for hyperfocus, including rest.

The title seems fairly comprehensive, right? Let's get to it. ⏰

03/12/2024

We can’t really do more than one thing at a time, but these tactics can help:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/well/mind/multitasking-tips.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cE0.9LGY.v8y5oqhuXh7S&smid=url-share

We can’t really do more than one thing at a time, experts say. But these tactics can help.

12/14/2023

TED-ed video on the psychology of decision fatigue, what kinds of choices lead us to this state and what we can do to fight it:

Explore the psychology of decision fatigue, what kinds of choices lead us to this state and what we can do to fight it.--Everything our bodies do— whether ph...