Why we procrastinate and how to fix our patterns

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Source:https://medium.com/ By:Hannah Kowalczyk-Harper Procrastination: we’re all guilty of it. Sometimes you spend more time coming up with excuses to postpone a task than it would take to actually complete it. Why is procrastination so prevalent? Unfortunately, there are several reasons we delay our tasks. But, believe it or not, it doesn’t have to be that […]

You’re Not Getting Enough Sleep—and It’s Killing You

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Source:https://www.wired.com/ By: EMILY DREYFUSS At TED 2019, neuroscientist Matthew Walker argued that sleep deprivation is having a catastrophic effect on our health and safety—here are all the ways. The whole world is exhausted. And it’s killing us. But particularly me. As I write this, I’m at TED 2019 in Vancouver, which is a weeklong marathon of talks and workshops and coffee […]

You’re Looking for Satisfaction in the Wrong Places.

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Source:https://medium.com/ By:Adrian Drew Photo by Braden Collum on Unsplash It’s not over there — it’s right here Before dying at the age of 68, Seneca the Younger made vast contributions to the school of philosophy, most notably in Stoicism. The influence of Seneca’s work, however, would reach far greater than the school of ancient philosophy, and many of his […]

“Success” habits I should have but don’t.

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Source:https://medium.com/ By: Daegan I have read so many articles that have a headline similar to: “If you want to be successful, adopt these 5 habits right away!” The problem is, the author is always telling me what I should do to be successful as if my success and their success looks exactly the same. I […]

Top 10 Ways to Train Your Brain to Stay Focused

Source: https://medium.com/ By:FacileThings Attention is the most precious resource that we can leverage to actually get things done. The ability to focus intensely and for a longer period of time on one activity is undoubtedly essential to every person who wishes to attract abundance and results. Our brain is a very complex mechanism that often […]

5 Easy Ways to Begin Improving Your Life.

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Source:https://medium.com/ By:Adam Bergen Photo:Monday Views Instagram The personal development field is an interesting one. There’s no shortage of information and sources on how to improve yourself, from the tried-and-true books (from well-known authors) to places like Quora, where anyone can become an expert and push their opinion. Now I don’t consider myself an expert; far […]

My Favourite Books of 2019

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Source:https://medium.com/ By:Matej Latin Reading books has become such an important part of my life. Funny, because I used to hate reading, now I can’t imagine going through a day without reading for at least 30 minutes. Similarly to last year’s favourite books of 2018, I wanted to write a quick blog post about some of my favourite […]

If You Want to Design Your Life, Start by Designing Your Environment

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Source:https://medium.com/ By:Srinivas Rao Photo:“empty desk near curtain” by Hutomo Abrianto on Unsplash A few nights ago I was teaching the first session of our Fearless Writer’s workshop. One of the common challenges people had was maintaining some semblance of consistency. It was the same problem I had before 2013. But once I understood the impact that environment has […]

5 Types of Music That Increase Your Productivity, According to Science

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Source: https://medium.com/ By:Melissa Chu Photo credit: Lauren Mancke Music has a way of permeating through empty corners and filling up environments with substance. It can help you relax, make you well up in tears, or feel alive. But can it make you more productive? We use music to set the tone of our environment and our mood, whether we’re […]

How To Know If You’ll Live Your Dreams

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Source: https://medium.com/ By:Benjamin Hardy, PhD “To realize one’s destiny is a person’s only obligation.” — The Alchemist The Alchemist is among the top 25 most selling books of all time. If you haven’t read it yet, do so immediately. In the book, a young boy meets an African King who teaches the boy how to live out his […]