In the last post, we touched on some of the difficult feelings that can come out over the holidays. Today, we’re going to talk about difficult feelings that can be hard to recognise because of the concepts with which they’re associated. Giving and receiving Two things that are supposed to be delightful and generous, leaving [...]
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In this post, we talked about procrastination, and how it prevents us working towards our goals, dreams and ambitions. Instead of creating a ‘how to’ containing practical tips and suggestions, we’re looking at the core beliefs and resistance that feed procrastination. It’s not an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add your own below. [...]
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After this post at the weekend, we’re continuing the theme of happiness! *celebratory dance* In the video below, Srikumar Rao delivers an inspiring talk on this emotion, describing one of the common thought patterns that stop us from just kicking back, smelling the roses and enjoying it. A business professor and Columbia graduate, Srikumar says [...]
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It’s the ultimate question: why are we here? Depending on who we ask, the answers might vary between: To do God’s work To partyyyyyy To wage war on others who don’t share the same value system as us To pave a better way for future generations To work with the state and increase our county’s [...]
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Have you ever had one of those days when your task list felt a bit like this? Recently, I’ve noticed that the more I try and organise my life, the longer the ‘to do’ list gets. And the longer the ‘to do’ list gets, the more I look like this: . Although I’ve been doing [...]
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Of course there aren’t reallyany rules, this is a post written purely from personal experience. You’ll find quotes all over the web telling you what personal development and self-awareness is, isn’t and ought to be. But as meta-Ralph says: “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson OK, here goes… 1. Know [...]
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In yesterday’s post, I talked about adversity (that thing we call those times when the chips are down). In retrospect, I was far too nice to adversity. In the world-according-to-my-post, adversity is something that just glides by, that we float through in the knowledge that there will be nice things like kittens and rainbows on [...]
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The Monday song was conspicuously absent last week. It came with me to Brighton for the bank holiday and somehow got lost in one of the many stag/hen parties that invade the city at the weekend, never to be heard from again. This week it returns, shame-faced, repentent and still slightly hungover, with a classic [...]
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I’ve talked a bit about gratitude before in this post but hey, you can never be too grateful for gratitude. THXTHXTHX is a gorgeous website that has left me feeling warm and fuzzy every time I look at it. Described as a ‘daily exercise in gratitude’, this is the concept behind the blog: ‘Leah Dieterich’s [...]
In this great article by Dr Todd Kashdan, he gives several exercises and tips to help readers improve their curiosity levels. There’s also a nifty little explanation of how curiosity is beneficial to different aspects of our lives. But why? Didn’t we always hear that curiosity killed the cat? And that’s got to mean that [...]
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