Productivity
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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