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Do you want to be happier? Stop comparing yourself to others! Stop benchmarking yourself, your children, your income or whatever against others. Benchmarking is bullshit! It is based on partial data and external cues that do not tell the complete story. Are you keeping...
Take a day off. You are not a robot. From time to time step out of the rat race and have a day just for yourself. Use that day to unplug and relax. You can use that time to be alone, to completely unwind,...
Sometimes you bump into old friends on the street or a shopping mall. You chat for a few minutes and say goodbye. You think to yourself that you should do that more often but then life interferes and you never quite get to it....
Help somebody in a small way. Random means that you should do it whenever the opportunity arises. Not just randomly every other year. Focus your attention and find the situations where a small nudge may be appreciated. It should take a moment of your...
There’s a new best book about how to build good habits and get rid of the bad ones. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear This is one of the best books about habits...
Leo Babauta from zenhabits challenged his readers to a 30-day challenge to make their day simpler, focused and relaxed. I’m going to join in starting from June 1 to say “No” to one thing every day. Here are some of the things Leo lists...
Smile! As much as you can! Smiling will make you feel better and stay positive. Make yourself smile and then think of something negative without letting go of the smile. It’s not easy because smiling is body’s way to say everything is OK. Even...
Sometimes bad things happen! If you want to have a sunnier outlook on life, look for the good in a bad situation. Your mind is working with the material you focus on. So, feed it with the inputs that lead to positive outcomes. Always...
Do you want to become a better version of yourself? People have used self-affirmations for ages and found them working to improve their overall well-being. Then self-affirmations started to get a bad rap. There was not much scientific evidence about the workings of self-affirmations....
Do you want to keep the promises you made to yourself and stick to your plan? Willingness is the answer or part of it. Whatever your challenge, eat less sugar, go for a run, empty your inbox, there are times you don’t feel like keeping...
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