“The greatest victory is that which requires no battle” Created by the author from Wikimedia Commons and PxHere Sun Tzu’s Art of War is a short book. You can read it quickly, tick it off and boast about it. Or you could read it slowly and painfully and learn something about yourself. I initially read it while I was deep
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Don’t imprison yourself Not Edith, unfortunately | edited by the author | original image pixabay At 18 years old, Edith Eger lay in a pile of corpses with a broken back, typhoid and pneumonia. Thankfully, for humanity, she survived and has blessed the world with her psychological research. You need to know there is a
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For humans who want easy ways to live better Created by the author — original image from Pexels It feels like everyone is taking on some kind of crazy challenge at the moment. This isn’t one of those 30-day challenges where you need to wake up at an ungodly hour or put your body through torture.
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The irony of notifications helping you to be present Created by the author Mindfulness is the art of living in the present moment. It’s also a rapidly growing billion-dollar industry. These two faces throw up some hilarious contradictions, especially when combined with technology. I’m not against the meditation app industry. They’re making the big bucks,
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Aimed at humans, not gods Created by the author I’m sick of lists of habits that are unrealistic for the majority of people. Even worse is when someone says to wake up at 5 am or run 10 kilometers every day and calls it a micro-habit. This is not one of those lists. Each micro-habit
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Don’t replace ego with selfishness Created by the author — original Photo by Miguel Henriques on Unsplash Solve this riddle: 10 people enter a room to fix a problem. Each person leaves as soon as they realize they are smarter than the others. What’s the result? A lonely room and no solution. “If you are the smartest person
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The remarkable story of Headspace founder Andy Puddicome Created by Author — original image from Wikimedia Commons Early adulthood was cruel to Andy. He narrowly missed death when a drunk driver plowed into his friends after a night out. Two of his friends weren’t so lucky and a dozen others ended up in intensive care.
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How to not get squashed like a grape Created by Author — original image Wikimedia commons I’m ashamed it took Netflix’s release of Cobra Kai to remind me how perceptive The Karate Kid’s Mr. Miyagi was. It’s funny to think about how much a fictional character has influenced my life and the path I took. I wasn’t even
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It happens to the best of us Created by Author — original by Adrian Swancar on Unsplash Before the pandemic, I thought I was in control of my digital urges. I deleted all social media from my phone and could happily go hours without checking my notifications. It didn’t take long for my discipline to go south once
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Be happy, but never satisfied Created by the author — original image from BruceLee.com Bruce Lee crammed several lifetimes worth of wisdom into his short life. Nearly 50 years after his death, he’s the first name that comes to many people’s minds when they think of a martial artist. He was born in the US
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