“Games are by definition fun. So, don't be surprised if you get addicted to the game of tracking. The difference with this game is that you set the parameters. You decide what's important and what winning means.”
The Surprising Pathway to Practical Mindfulness
Anything that brings you a feeling of unease is a sign. This feeling means you must repair this thing first. Feeling exhausted? Maybe you need to rest. Anger? Maybe you need to forgive and feel more empathy. Feeling lethargic? Perhaps exercise will help. Whatever the feeling, there is an appropriate response.
Addiction: Our Stupid Friend
Defense Against The Assault on Attention
Social Connections Have Supernatural Power to Change Us
There is groundbreaking research into the power of community. We become like the people we surround ourselves with. But it’s even spookier than that. It’s not only the people we’re in direct contact with who influence our behavior. The research shows that we are even affected by our friends’ friends' friends.
How Our Mental Habits Destroy Work Satisfaction
There’s a thin chance you'll have an industrial-style, widget-churning job. And even if you do, that daily task won’t fulfill you. You'll feel empty, a shell of a person, only partly developed. Because, on a deep, psychological level our work has to matter. And doing something that matters means doing deep work. The shallow life of pleasure, comfort, and distraction has failed. So, what else will you do with your working life except deep work?
5 Tips to Tap into The Creative Flow
A creative is one who invents, explores, and innovates. But it’s an illusion when others see us creating, since they think we have something they don’t. The cold, hard truth is that passion and creativity can’t exist without nurturing. We must do whatever it takes to ignite the creative spark again and again.
