Watching Videos to be more productive (How the way you watch videos can make your life worse ll) How to get where you want in Youtube In the previous article of this series I've talked about the dangers of using powerful video media platforms such as Youtube in a wrong manner, explaining how they are specifically designed to provide you with the content they think interests you at that moment and making a great void of information that can distract you from your real focus…
Don't suppress your emotions No control over what happens to us No one in this life is safe from inconveniences, whether in the form of being stuck in traffic, being fired or even the death of a loved one. However, as one of the basis of stoicism points out, Sometimes you have no control over what happens, though one thing you have is control over the way you react to these events. What this means is that when you are experiencing a situation that causes you negative emotion…
Differences between Positivity and Toxic Positivity When bright becomes too bright Our ideals in life are highlighted in positive terms, such as wealth, spirituality, a meaningful practice, and over all, a positive outlook in life. Most people like to look at things from the brighter side and actually rejoice in the little moments that the world has to offer, keeping a wide smile when all is going good. However, we can't be happy and "Good Vibes" in any moment as there'll…
The Dangers of Overthinking What If... We all had nights where we weren't able to fall asleep, just going from one side of the bed to the other and just keeping our eyes closed hoping for our conscience to fade away for 7 or 8 hours at least, thinking about the past, the future and what's going on now. Well, If this has happened to you or is even happening, you might be facing a case of overthinking, whose causes and effects are linked bringing you misery with every occasion…
How can I stop overthinking? After thinking about all As I've portrayed in the past article, overthinking's a phenomena that tends to affects us all, for some It might come after a particular and traumatizing experience after taking a bad decision and being presented with the same situation again, for others before an upcoming big event or change in their lives, and for some other It is just chronic, being a flaw of their character. However, there's a lot of things that you…
3 key components of a productive morning routine Start your day great to finish your day great I've seen that a lot of people are used to copy a lot of famous routines for maximum productivity and think that in the first day they try them It is gonna work for them. However, there's a fact that they overlook: That every routine is fitted to different needs and goals that the person wants to achieve, so maybe waking up at 4 am might not be the correct solution to all your…
The Seneca Effect Fortune is of sluggish growth, but ruin is rapid You might have seen this too many times: An enterprise or artist begins from the bottom, getting to slowly make a network, a respectable body of work, reaching mastery in what has to be learned and creates spectacular things, finally getting the so appreciated success they sought. Then, as time comes by and they get more accustomed to this "master" status, they get complacient: They stop learning about ways…
Define what you want out of life Know your goal Most people find themselves in the same predicament. They are in a miserable situation, in a job they don't like, a relationship they don't want and a life that they despise. However, If you would ask them what is that they really want out of life, you would find that in most cases the answer would be either too vague or a sudden "I don't know". The problem of not knowing what you really want out of life is that by not having a…
Why Youtube is so addictive One more video and then I'll sleep Many of us have the same problem. Some days we find ourselves watching a particular video before going to sleep, telling ourselves that this will be the last one and after It we'll close the app hit the pillow. However, more than we would like to admit, a recommended video will pop up just before the previous one ends and we'll be drawn back towards the same platform, ending up watching random videos till 6:00…
How to choose books to read How to live multiple lives in one I see that a lot of people take pleasure in the fact that they've read over 20 books in a year. However, If you ask them for information about any of them, they'll surely be left in blank as they rushed through all those books that didn't really interest them, weren't good to make them progress in their career or life and were just an obligation to them. That's why, as an advocate of reading for the purpose or…
How to increase your willpower The one thing people say they have until 9pm A lot of people undermine the role that willpower plays in life, however, at the same time, many others exaggerate the prowess that working hard for the sake of It represents. Being something that drives throughout the day and being "limited", sometimes It will be harder for us to just sit and do things. That's why in this article I will talk about how and to build an actual solid foundation for an…
Sometimes Unaction is the best course of action Thinking too much? A lot of anxieties plague our mind day by day, making us more and more nervous and getting our thoughts to shift by the second. All of this has to do with the uncertainty of action, how can certain problems be solved. This is normal to our human condition as our brain tries to figure out different pathways to a satisfactory conclussion. However, there are other kind of thoughts that haunt our minds, even If…
Pain is the best teacher How to really learn from mistakes When we do something, like a project or assignment for class, we usually pour our energy into learning what's required to do It, then applying the knowledge in order achieve It. Once It's finished, we put It at the side and we go on with our life waiting for the results of It. Once grades become available or someone gives us feedback, most of the time we just look at them, and If they're not positive or what we…
How to increase your gratefulness and enjoyment Maybe the last... All the little things We're so accustomed to perform all our favorite activities frequently that we really haven't stopped to think that this cycle can come to an abrupt end, leaving us with just the memories of something that we took for granted and regretting not enjoying those last moments as we should have done. Along with this, we don't look at all the little things and systems that cooperate together to…
The Importance of Curating and Synthesizing Condensing Knowledge There's a lot of information available in the internet, and when I say a lot, that word just comes short. You can know with the tap of a button or a screen what happened in a place that's more than 5000km apart from your location, what are the latest trends and all aspects of a person's life. However, there's a problem with all this: As there are a lot of food choices nowadays, not all of them are good for you.…
The importance of not caring It is what It is As we do our job in a day to day basis, we find days where we are deeply engaged in our craft and able to do everything with enjoyment, and others where we just feel stressed with the thought of looking at It, worrying too much about how all can turn out and If others will like what we're doing. However, there's a great problem with this, as we're crippling ourselves to inaction with a lot of anxious thoughts that have nothing to…
Making the first step What's important is beginning A lot of us fantasize day and night about making our own business, a particular work of art or finishing any project we are thinking about doing. If the desire is strong enough we might even begin the plannifying stage for all the little details about the journey of making It possible. However, we forgot something, maybe the most important thing of all, Beginning. As simple as It might sound, some people (Including myself…
Work from afar Income from the outside We find ourselves in a point of humanity where work has shifted one of Its main requeriments, being present. A lot of businesses had found much more profitable to employ people without ever having seen them, just putting a series of objectives and tasks for the employee and then letting him/her resolve then. This modality of work is here to stay, as It has been demonstrated with the eruption of the pandemic, making much more people…
Focusing on the Inputs or the Outputs? Input vs Output A lot of us are constantly working hard in jobs that we don't like, alongside coworkers that we don't really get along with and we do It on a constant basis over more than a quarter of our life time, and, for what? To tell ourselves that we're working hard, while we're not following the best route or getting the best results from our work. That's what is called input focus, just paying attention to what you doing without…
Enjoy the Little Moments Pet a cat when you see one in the street There's a lot of stressful situations and problems we go through in our lives, from the anxiety of being accepted in a group in our teenage years to the responsibilities we have to face as adults, even the constant reflections of our own mortality as we get older and get Ill. However, there are little moments when we forget about all that, maybe a party or meaningful encounter with someone we care about, to…
The importance of taking notes Write It on paper As someone who has to write repeatedly, either in the way of university assignments or articles, I have to be constantly seeking sources of information in order to get the best data I can and to summarize It in a proper manner. To do this, I usually check books to get the knowledge that their authors have to offer. However, I did notice at one point of my career in university that I usually forgot what I learned in a span of…
Learning things "Just in Time" or "Just In Case"? Taking them as they come When we choose a particular topic to study, a book to read or even an educational video to watch, we usually choose one of two approaches: The first one, that selects information for future events that might occur or situations that might require that type of knowledge, choosing to delve deeper into the subject and sharpening the data acquired for this possible situation. However, there's a downside…
Perfect just a day or Good everyday? Better to do It at all times than just go one day We all have faced this predicament, one day you decide you will go to the gym and follow your workout routine to perfection, even to the point of being more intense than usual. Then, the next day you feel yourself with less energy, all sore and in the same shape. All this will make you question yourself whether you're good enough to perform something in a professional way, thus leaving It…
How to sit and do your work Simple and Complex at the same time We've spent many days telling ourselves that the present one is going to be our most productive, that as soon as we hop out of bed we're going to do all our pending work and at end the day we will end with a smile in our faces due to all the rewarding hard work, even making predictions as to how we're gonna repeat this practice the rest of our lives. Then, your phone begins to ring with all kinds of…
Fiction or Non-Fiction? A thinner line than you think. When we think about the terms fiction and non-fiction, we instantly associate these with book-reading, one being the opposite of the other. However, there's not too much of a difference between a book that tells you how to act in a certain situation and other that just narrates the story of a character that doesn't really exist If you don't apply what the first dictates as an advice in your life. In this article I will…
What do you want out of life? Not enough thought in this question Sometimes we feel that we're not getting what we deserve or want out of life, being in a work that we don't really feel content with, relationships that bring us more anxiety and stress than joy or relaxation and at the end of the day, all we have to cope with that are our phones to bury our heads in with social media. There might be a lot of underlying problems that have to do with this, like trauma, not…
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