Our desires and aversions, or our attachments, are the bosses of us. They call the shots on how much or little we enjoy every single moment. The alarm goes off: you press snooze instead of hitting the gym as planned. (You ...
Got your mind on your money, and your money on your mind? That’s no bad thing. Our relationship with money is fertile soil for self-insight. How we manage money, and the pitfalls we fall into, tells us tons about our beliefs and ...
What ignites your curiosity? And who? Which people do you want to climb into the mind and body of? I feel curious about you when I see you working on your laptop in a cafe (what you working on)? I ...
Question: how often do you think ‘damn, I really regret taking that job/going on that date/having that relationship/buying that house/taking that trip?’ Slightly different question: how often have you wished you had done those things? If you’re like most humans, ...
Codes of conduct – or personal philosophies, or personal brands, if you like – aren’t petty and pointless exercises in moralism. They are a powerful source of contentment in our lives. How so? A personal philosophy – which is sort of like ...
‘Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one‘ – Voltaire ‘When you become comfortable with uncertainty, Infinite Possibilities open up in your life‘ – Eckhart Tolle It was a situation with no guaranteed outcomes. That’s every time ...
Attachment theory is a heavyweight psychological theory explaining the nature of the emotional attachments we form with our fellow man and woman. It’s compelling stuff. Useful too, if you want to understand why you behave the way you do in romantic relationships. Psychologists ...
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them – Thoreau Walden Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear – Mark Twain Courage. Just how do we ...
If you can’t afford therapy, then do yoga. Seriously, you should consider it. I have already written about why I think self-experimenting is awesome and key in intentional living. This Summer saw me forsake my preferred high intensity kind of training ...
There is a fully legit reason for starting a spiritual practice. It makes you feel better. I personally didn’t bother with a spiritual practice until my late twenties. Now I make sure I am regularly reading spiritual texts, practicing yoga and self-awareness – ...
