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Mindset Matters
from SE23 August 2020
by SE Magazines
With Becca Teers | www.healthy-habits.me | www.mindplus-experience.com
Cure Procrastination! A Great Technique Using Swiss Cheese!
Procrastination is the habit of putting off what should be done today until tomorrow, or the next day, or week, or month... and so on. This affects us all from time to time. There are a few reasons why we procrastinate but the main one is fear: Fear of rejection, fear of change, fear of failure, and also perfectionism can cause procrastination. These are natural fears but the idea is to acknowledge them, but act in spite of them! Sometimes procrastination is the result of feeling that something is just too big and scary to even begin! The thing is that once you have begun, the task is probably a lot more enjoyable & doable than you thought. Here is a great technique that you can use to overcome procrastination & get into action!
The Swiss Cheese Method
Alan Lakein, author of an amazing little book: “How to Get Control of Your Time & Your Life” advises that if a task is overwhelming you, poke holes in it like Swiss cheese. The holes represent small parts of this task that take small chunks of time. Once you have made a few holes, the overall task will seem less scary and looming. You will already be involved, gaining momentum and confidence and it will be much easier to continue. You’ll be surprised how much you can do in small chunks of time. Even if you only have a few minutes to spare in between other stuff, still attempt the Swiss cheese method. “The secret to getting ahead is getting started.”
—Mark Twain How to do the Swiss Cheese!
• Identify a large or overwhelming task. • To start thinking positively and get yourself in the right frame of mind, take a few minutes
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to close your eyes and imagine how you will feel once this task is complete. • Now brainstorm and create a list of short or instant actions to complete this task. You may need to break down larger steps into smaller chunks to come up with your list of small items. • Put these tasks in order of priority. • Start on the first one now! • As you work through your list and make more holes in the cheese, notice how much better and more confident you feel as you are now involved, and how less scary the job is now. The thought of a large or complex action is always worse than actually doing it. Once you have started and are involved, you will be surprised at how much easier the task is than you initially thought. You will power forward and find it so much simpler to complete it! Remember that the only cure to procrastination is action and if you wait until you ’feel’ like doing something you may never begin! So try the Swiss Cheese Method!
We have vacancies in our Nursery & Reception Classes for SEPTEMBER 2020
15 hours & 30 hours available in the Nursery* *ADDITIONAL HOURS CAN BE BOUGHT FOR THOSE ENTITLED TO 15 HOURS (Up to 30 hrs Max)
Contact the school office for more information: admin@swoy.lewisham.sch.uk | 020 8690 2842
Forest School sessions at local nature reserve Experienced & stable staff team Exciting & engaging curriculum Breakfast & After School Club providers, in partnership with the school Friendly & supportive community Strong & effective School Association (known as SWOYSA)
PLACES AVAILABLE FOR NON CATHOLICS & ALL RELIGIONS WELCOME!
Brockley Park, Forest Hill, London SE23 1PS | www.swoy.lewisham.sch.uk
www.horniman.ac.uk | 100 London Road, SE23 3PQ
Museum Reopening From Thursday 30 July
The Horniman will reopen its doors to the public from Thursday 30 July. Visitors (including Members) will need to pre-book for a free, timed entry slot. Social distancing and other safety measures will be in place, including hand sanitisation stations, an enhanced cleaning regime, updated signage and a one-way visitor route. Some attractions including the Aquarium and Butterfly House will remain closed initially, and some interactive exhibits have been removed or covered up. FREE. Advance booking required – horniman.ac.uk.
Exhibitions & Displays Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs Extended to 3 January 2021
252 million years ago, in a period called the Permian, life on Earth was dominated by extraordinary creatures. It was a time of fearsome sabre-toothed predators, giant insects and bizarre-looking sharks. The Permian ended with a mass extinction that destroyed 90% of all life, paving the way for the Earth's next great rulers… the dinosaurs. In this fascinating, family-friendly exhibition, which is travelling to the UK for the first time, you can discover more about this mysterious time period. On display will be fossil skeletons as well as full-size models and animatronics that bring the Permian back to life.
Tickets*: Child £5, Adult £9, Family (up to two adults and two children) £20. Horniman Members and Benefactors enjoy free, unlimited entry. *Prices include a voluntary Gift Aid donation which helps support the work of the Horniman.
Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs is a travelling exhibition produced by Gondwana Studios. See horniman.ac.uk for more information and to book tickets.
Image courtesy ©Gondwana Studios
As I Live and Breathe Until 30 August 2020
Award-winning, internationally exhibited visual artist Claire Morgan has created stunning new pieces for the Horniman, including a dramatic installation in Gallery Square. Claire's thoughtprovoking work draws on the theme of waste and the impact that humans have on their surroundings. Her pieces include thousands of fragments of colourful waste polythene frozen in time.
FREE – included in pre-booked, free museum visit, book: horniman.ac.uk Turn It Up: On Paradoxes Extended until 4 October 2020
Jide Odukoya's photographic series shows a contrasting Nigeria through the lens of traditional weddings, highlighting how moments of extravagant celebration are an important part of Nigerian cultural identity because of the fragile wealth that supports it.
FREE – included in pre-booked, free museum visit, book: horniman.ac.uk
www.horniman.ac.uk | 100 London Road, SE23 3PQ
Grasslands Garden Open year round
Wander through wild landscapes in the Grasslands Garden, featuring spectacular plants from North American prairie and South African grasslands. Celebrating critically threatened wild landscapes, during the winter months visitors will be able to see beautiful architectural seed head heads and fading flower spikes. Linked to the World Gallery, the naturalistic planting scheme was devised by Olympic Park designer James Hitchmough. FREE -
Bee Garden 'FlowerGirl' ©JasminePradissitto / Horniman
Newly created during lockdown, the Bee Garden is helping bees to thrive by the side of one of London's busiest roads, the South Circular. The Bee Garden features hexagonal planters filled with bee-friendly flowers, bee hotels set within in mini-meadows of wildflowers and a central sculpture – Flower Girl, by Jasmine Pradissitto – made of pollution-absorbing material. FREE - no pre-booking required.
Green Turtle Until May 2021
A magnificent taxidermy mount of a male Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas, on loan from the Natural History Museum is on display in the Natural History Gallery. Over 100 years old, this impressive animal was collected off the coast of Nicaragua in Central America and presented to the Natural History Museum in 1906. This small display will showcase the challenges facing Green Turtles and other marine life today and what we can do to protect it.
FREE – included in pre-booked, free museum visit, book at horniman.ac.uk Family: Plonk Golf Daily, 11am to 5.30pm
Grab a (sanitised) golf club and test your wits against a socially-distanced course featuring bonkers ball runs, loop-the-loops, heroic hills, balancing-beams, and some Horniman-themed specials. And for those who have fallen in love with the epic Horniman Walrus, meet Plonk's very own Gerald the Crazy Golf Walrus.
Tickets: Child £4, Adult £6, Family (two adults and two children, or one adult and three children) £16. Book in advance on Plonk's website or pay on the day (card payments only). Horniman Market Every Sunday, 10am–3pm
The Horniman Market is open every Sunday to pick-up your weekly essentials including fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread and meat, direct from independent and local producers. Follow @ HornimanMarket or visit the website to find out more horniman.ac.uk.
Free entry, no pre-booking required. Traders are currently accepting card payments only. Café Daily, 9am to 5.30pm
As well as the Café kiosks in the Gardens, the main Café will be open throughout August, offering takeaway meals, snacks, drinks and ice cream. Outdoor seating only.
No pre-booking required. Please note there is no access between the museum and the Café – please use the separate Café entrance. Shop Daily, 10am to 5.30pm
Visit the Horniman's pop-up gift shop at the end of your pre-booked visit, for a range of beautiful gifts, treats and memories to treasure.
