Journaling for clarity has been known for centuries. We can go back to Roman emperors and further. It has endless benefits. It helps achieve stillness and calmness in the chaotic world of today. But at the same time, it can be yet another way of wasting your time. We’ll discuss several traits you should watch out for to get the most out of it. 1. Complicated organization The idea of doing something and the actual action are two separate things....
When you don’t stand for something, you fall for everything. There are times in life when you face difficult choices. Sometimes, you can see through and understand the consequences of each of them. Other times, emotions cloud your judgment and result in decisions you later regret. Also, often you don’t have the luxury to ponder in silence for hours. Hence, you need to have pre-defined solid life rules to live by....
We’ve broken promises to ourselves. We’ve let ourselves down. Eventually, we stop trusting ourselves. That’s the cause of abandoned projects. The biggest culprit of dried-up motivation when we need it the most. How can we stop leaning towards the negative? How can we focus on the positive outcomes instead? There’s no shortage of fears. The fear of asking your crush for a date. The intimidation of writing a book. The sheer fear of joining the special forces....
Habits are the pixels that connect to build your future. The strength and quality of these pixels determine how enjoyable that image is going to be. The life you have today is the result of tiny actions and habits of the past. The actions of today might seem menial in the grand scheme of things you’d love to have in the future. But you’ll get nothing but the accumulated rewards for your habits in the present....
The holy grail of self-improvement and the forever-changing answer to leading a better life is pursuing a life full of passion. The common advice to find your passion is “expose yourself to more experiences”. But what about the experiences you’ve already had exposure to? Some people have been many things. They’ve had exposure to vast areas. They’ve been the athlete, the dancer, the speaker, the bookworm, the sales guy, and more....