Articles I enjoyed

The exercise effect - pump up your mood, not just your muscles

Well, there you go - I'm an active procrastinator (sometimes) and quite happy with it:
Rethinking Procrastination: Positive Effects of “Active” Procrastination Behavior on Attitudes and Performance

Mark of the INTJ rational - I'm more wishy washy than this, but it's a great article.

Willpower:  It's in Your Head - one of the authors is Carol Dweck (loved her book Mindset) - I didn't totally buy that whole glucose theory that Baumeister put out in his recent book on willpower.  Not saying it's wrong, but it seems very incomplete.  I've always thought it's sort of like a muscle that grows when you use it - and thus change your concept of yourself from a weak person that can't resist anything to someone who is in control of themselves.  Tell yourself enough times that you don't have the willpower to stick to something, and (shocking!) you won't be able to stick to anything.  This is why it's so important to really notice all the things you do right and not beat yourself up (too much) for what you fail to do.  

Distracted?  It's time to hit the reset button - "Starting the day with a to-do list is important, but if it’s overly ambitious you will put yourself in a state of anticipatory anxiety, Dr. Pillay says. That makes it hard for the brain — which doesn’t like uncertainty — to concentrate. “Choosing three or four things as your priority for the day allows your brain to settle down and focus,” he says. Look at what is realistically possible and be specific with yourself about what you can and cannot do that day."   No arguments here on that.

Questionable research practices in psychology - which hopefully doesn't negate the studies above.  ;-)

The totally obvious:  Impatience makes you bad with money - no really?  Say it isn't so.

Tops on my "to read ASAP" (as I patiently wait for it to come available at the library):  Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow.  From the blurb:  "Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives—and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble."  Yeah, my intuition isn't that trustworthy.

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is another one I'm looking forward to reading.