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3 Unexpected Things That Happened When I Fully Focused On My Strengths

You have all probably been to that dark place where the only thing you see is a failure and the only thing you hear is the ticking of negative thoughts in your brain. This is certainly a ‘place-to-be’ as our … Continue reading

How to Stop Lying to Ourselves: A Call for Self-Awareness

Finding a sincere person is difficult. We are not always ready to share our innermost feelings and do not show a lot of emotions. People have a right for little secrets, but problems begin when we try to deceive ourselves. … Continue reading

The Rules of Sleep Hygiene Made Me Rethink My Mornings

I think our modern compulsion to optimize the living hell out of our mornings is counterproductive. Okay. Maybe I shouldn’t make such a sweeping statement. Let’s try again. For me, personally, when I tried to apply takeaways from the seemingly … Continue reading

Seven Ways Keeping a Journal Can Help Your Career

Keeping a journal might seem childish, but you’d be surprised to find out about the help it can offer you during a period of struggle. An intimate journal is meant to keep a record of your daily activities as well … Continue reading

Meditation mastery

Training Your Mind with Meditation

“Meditation is a science, the systematic process of training the mind.” – John Yates, Ph.D. By sophomore year of high school, it had become clear that my mind was completely out of control. After a series of car crashes resulting … Continue reading