• “Is this helpful?”

    “Is this helpful?”

    Are you familiar with this nagging feeling that something is bothering you over and over every time you encounter a particular situation? Then, try to ask yourself: ‘Is this helpful?’ So, here is a chain of thought; Here I am, again. Expecting that a friend comes to my aid… silly me… they’re of course not

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  • Doom Scrolling

    Doom Scrolling

    Finding yourself mindlessly scrolling? Read along here to understand the behavior of “doom scrolling” better and what can be done to guard yourself against this subtle but time consuming behavior! Sometimes, I’m not mindful of what I’m doing or how I’m reacting to external stimuli, thus being seduced by shiny objects rather than spending my

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  • Do the Right Thing – Even When Nobody is Looking

    Over the last couple of years I have started to regain an interest for religion and the stories within, most specifically for the Bible. Why? I’ve started to appreciate that the Bible is a book of philosophy portraied through stories. Take the following passage as an example: “Do not pray in public.” In Matthew 6:5-6

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  • The Value of Sportsmanship

    We have all heard it. “It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose, it matters how you play the game.” Yes! But… what does this ACTUALLY mean? It is the difference between playing the ‘long game’ and the ‘short game’. Think of it like this. In a football season you have to win a series

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  • Learn to say “No”, and Mean it

    This post is yet another reminder for myself similarly to my other writings. My blogs are motivated by thoughts, paradoxes or in this case something I have been battling with, and therefore laying out the principles for why I should reinforce a certain behaviour. Essentially, exploration through writing is a sophisticated type of thinking, it

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  • Pursuit Truth

    Pursuit Truth

    Have you ever found yourself in a situation, where you have been anxious about the outcome, but you have been too striking by fear, allowing you to find the courage to pursuit the outcome, the truth? Common situations could be job, dating or maybe test results from the hospital. I’m urging you to be brave,

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  • Pretend that you’re someone who you’re Responsible for

    Hello boys and girls, ladies and gents! Today we are looking into improving our self-care routines. It may sound comical, it may even sound utopian… but it is not uncommon that people are better at caring for other people and yes, even their pets than themselves. Caring for others is definitely not a bad thing,

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  • First Things First: Play Before Work Sucks!

    Hey there, fellow life enthusiasts! Today, we’re diving headfirst into something quite simple: why we should do our work before we kick back for the day. Now, I know what you’re thinking – you already believe that you have this topic sorted out. Well, we’ll see. So why does work come before play, you ask?

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  • Don’t Try to be a Good Man. Just be One.

    Striving forward, wanting to improve of our current state of being is admirable. In my urge to grow, I recently noticed in myself that instead of ‘just being a good man’, I was ‘trying to be a good man’. Now and then I sense my behavior changes when I’m in certain type of situations or

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  • The Hemmingway Bridge

    The Hemmingway Bridge

    Where was it now we left off the last time? Instead of pondering this question, you may without noticing suddenly realize that you have spent the last 30 minutes doom-scrolling Youtube. For you who is working on a larger project day-to-day, ‘The Hemmingway Bridge’ may contain the answers to this predicament. Ernest Hemmingway was a

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  • You’re Not Aiming Low Enough

    That’s some nice new year’s resolutions you have! What have you done so far to reach your goal of writing a book this year? Running a marathon? Doing a handstand? Getting into a relationship? Are you struggling getting started? Then you’re probably not aiming low enough. This doesn’t mean “don’t aim high”. It means you

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  • First things First: Start by Making your Bed

    So, you want to leave a positive mark on the world? Great! First things first. Before casting blame upon the societal structure, the macro, create order in your own house, the micro. “Can an individual rule a kingdom who cannot rule their own household?” Prior to balking orders at government officials who need to clean

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  • George Orwell’s “2024”: The Digital Inquisition

    In the landscape of social media and online discourse in modern era, a new force has emerged, akin to the fervor of Orwell’s “1984” but with a distinct twist. This force, often referred to colloquially as “social justice warriors,” has taken it upon themselves to act as the arbiters of what is politically correct, morally

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