For better sleep consistently, we need to listen to our bodies. When I read comments like “maybe I’m just meant to be a night owl”, or “I’m constantly trying to figure out what the heck I am – night owl/early bird…”, it made me realize something. We’re always categorizing and labeling. Sometimes it helps. But, when it comes to this topic (and many others) it can be dangerously disruptive. Continue reading
In almost every sort of work, we need periods of highly-focused concentration. Perhaps you have to analyze some complex figures, or write an important report, or put together a presentation: whatever it is, you need to be able to sit down, uninterrupted, and get it done. Continue reading
We all do, and most people suffer unnecessarily because of them.
The good news is that you don’t have to do that. The bad news is that most people will do it anyway, even though the tools are right in front of their eyes. Continue reading
The inner jerk is the anti-conscience of your thought process. It is the tiny voice inside your brain that says, “you’re not good enough. You’re not pretty enough. No, you can’t do that. You’re a loser. You’ll never amount to anything.” Continue reading
Two such movies came to mind. In When Harry Met Sally, Harry and Sally meet after college, hate each other, bump into one another years later, become friends, and then wind up falling in love. In Valentine’s Day, Jennifer Garner and Ashton Kutcher’s characters are best friends in love with people who are all wrong for them. In the end, they fall in love. Continue reading
Clarity of thought helps us make decisions that will lead to the outcome we desire. Unfortunately, at some point in our lives we give into the fast paced world around us and disregard the faculties of our own mind. These faculties of reasoning, processing information, and determining truth help lead to clear thinking. Clear thinking comes from having being informed Continue reading
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