Mindfulness Introduction
Mindfulness isn’t about not thinking; it’s about noticing your present body and sensations. It’s easy to blame ourselves when the meditation isn’t going right, “I can’t do this.” Getting distracted …
Why Men Behave Badly
I listened to an interesting podcast discussing the difference between women’s and men’s evolution mating patterns. They discussed areas where men behave poorly in relationships and in treating women. The …
Our Brain’s Visual and Audio Blindspots
I stumbled upon a fascinating section about our brain blind spots in Stumbling into Happiness by Daniel Gilbert. Did you know that our eyes don’t see everything? There is a …
Narcissism Attributes Explored
Narcissism is one of the dangerous personality traits that Joe Navero talks about in his book Dangerous personalities. We all have a little bit of narcissism in ourselves; it can …
“It Ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” – Mark Twain.
The most ironic thing about the quote above is that it typically is attributed to Mark Twain, but most likely, he didn’t even say it. When we have stories or …
How to turn Luck into your Favor
Luck is a strange thing. Some of us like to point to people and say, “they got lucky.” Some will say it doesn’t exist. With random chance, there will always …
Dealing with Imposter Syndrome
The majority of high achievers have Imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is where you feel that you are a fraud; sooner or later, the people around you will find you out. …
The Elephant leans then the Rider follows – Intuitions come first, Reasoning come second
We like to think we are purely rational creates, which is not valid. The only humans without emotions are sociopaths. When it comes to our morality and emotions, intuitions come …
You become the Product of your Habits
Think about the person you want to become. Habits are the compass that will lead you there. A 1% change daily or weekly is much more useful than one big …
Be Wary of your own Biases
“A Bias Recognized is a Bias Sterilized” Biases affect our lives every day. We all grew up in a particular situation that makes us prone to individual behavior and thought. …