News, the dark side of information Whatever It takes to grab your attention When we look at the news we have a great array of emotions, from anger to sadness to even hatred towards other person, though there's something odd enough about It, the fact that there's not a single positive new in most publications and If there are they are quickly overshadowed by content that only points the finger at the worst parts of our nature. You might think that all this has to do with the…
The Do Something Principle Actions for Motivation People usually get caught in this predicament: They look at their unorganized rooms and at their dirty kitchens with a feeling of contempt and anxiety, however, they do nothing to fix It. All this might have to do with a wrong belief than to do something you have to be motivated. This is a detrimental way of looking at things which only makes you rely on an unpredictable factor as motivation, which might come at any moment.…
Wu Wei: Action by not Acting The best course of Action Some days ago I've talked about why not knowing what you really want out of life can be detrimental to you and how finding that object will make things much more easier to do, as you will enjoy the process of going there. In this article I will talk about a pretty similar concept, though guided more by two philosophies/ways of thinking, confucianism and taoism, one that dictates that best course of action for a…
Addiction to Videogames More common than you think Videogames are, have and will be part of our lives in some aspect or another. We remember with fondness the times we spent with our friends playing a particular match of CS:GO, COD or even just building a city in Minecraft. All this is good, though there comes a point where It becomes dangerous, where It reaches the status of addiction. More than ever we find ourselves with less time to spend in meaningful activities,…
Look at the Journey What matters is the trajectory not the situation You might be finding yourself in a bad day, where nothing goes like you planned It, where an inconvenient along the way makes everything go south or experience even personal tragedy. If you think you're the only one, don't worry, you're not alone. However, when a setback occurs the best way to look at It is to recognize as another pebble on the path of reaching your goals, not really paying too much…
Tips to be more Likeable It's not about what you say, is about how you listen. A lot of people are constantly scratching their brains day to day thinking about what witty remark they're gonna make with their coworkers, what topics of conversation they are going to talk about and how they'll impress that date in the evening, all with the intent of being more likeable to people. However, what most people don't realize is that the key to really be someone whose company everyone…
The pain of not taking action Hell comes when you don't do It There have been many of situations where you might be overrun by excuses, procrastination and all those little machinations of your mind to get you to not do what you would be supposed to. From not talking to that cute stranger that you really want to approach to cleaning your room or spending time with your family, There'll always come a sensation after that, one of deep despair and guilt for not being able to do…
Writing is about rewriting More than a single draft As the Author of numerous books that form part of our popular culture, Michael Crichton mentioned: "Book's aren't written, they are rewritten. Including your own", this meaning that the pages contained in a book aren't written in a single draft, though they go through a constant process of revision for each word and every phrase in order to achieve the greatest impact with the lesser amount of words. However, this phrase…
Take responsibility for your life It might not be your fault, but.... Many things have happened to us over the course of our lives, from enjoyable memories of love, fun and cosiness, to uncomfortable, sad and painful and situations of sorrow. Sometimes we might be the ones that caused those moments to happen to us, and others they're the result of something bigger than us, something which we can't control at all. However, what differentiates one person to another in the way…
Decision Fatigue Tired of Freedom More than 2000 years ago, as humans we had a pretty limited amount of decisions to make in order to survive as a species, from arranging in tribes, to hunting for food or later settling down and adopting agriculture as a new source of sustenance. However, all that has changed, specially since the 20th century. Our life quality has incremented from the uncertainty of making It alive of even our first decades of existence to the guarantee that…
How to not burn out Going to 100 20 a day or 80 the first one? In our cultures we tend to idolize those who work hard and are constantly pushing themselves to their absolute maxes in order to achieve things, wanting to replicate their work ethic in the pursuit of our own goals. However, a problem many of us face is wanting to reach everything in the least amount of time possible, so we throw ourselves in the initial parts of the project with all we have, then ending in the…
Time ≠ Energy Manage what's most precious Many people in today's world still think about their work ethic in terms of time spent, using the same frame of mind as industrialists and every worker from the 19-20th century, where productivity was not measured with the quality of the work though with the hours spent on It. This has changed greatly with times and now more and more individuals came to the right conclussion that what they should be focusing on in order to get the…
The compound effect of not giving Up There might be ups and downs We have all passed through the same process. We see a video motivating us to start a new practice, working out or improving our life in some way through the development of benefitial habits for us. We thought to ourselves that we were going to change our lives completely from the next day onwards. Then the next morning comes and we begin our journey towards change by making a habit stick. The first week goes…
Habits for Content Creators Methods for Madness Content creation is a job that increases day by day as every media platform provides an space for people to publish their work and get rewarded for It, all which has inspired a lot of highly creative individuals to show their craft in innovative ways. However, creating is not an easy business, as you'll find yourself with all the traps that might stagnate your progress in any other area, whether in the form of negative…
Tips for better sleep Resilience to Fading Out According to studies, 51% of the adult population worldwide is getting less sleep than they need in an average night, all replaced with tons of caffeine and bad moods. However, taking this necessity as something optional is having a detrimental in our lives, making It much more difficult for us to focus, having stable emotions and even compromising our inmunologic system, which increases the chances of suffering from diseases…
What College doesn't teach you Debt for old knowledge We find ourselves in a point of time where following the traditional path of going to college seems less of an option for getting success in life, as prices of tuition are unaffordable and even unreasonable for most of young people, knowing that as long as they graduate, the only thing they will face is a lot of debt and the uncertainty of having learned something in the progress. Along with this, the way in which people…
Managing your Finances Here we go again... It might look like an overtly repeated indication, though there's nothing but truth when people tell you that one of the most important things for living a tranquile life as an adult is taking care of your personal finances, all so you can avoid many headaches and the dangers of lifestyle inflation, which is living way over your means, driving expensive cars and having designer clothes, all while you're constantly struggling to pay…
The Importance of Checklists Know what's the next step Usually when we embark ourselves in a project, we tend to make mistakes and forget things along the way. Usually, all of these inconvenients happen because of different factors: either because of things out of our control, our own inexperience or the lack of a precise system to track our progress, usually being the mix of all these variables. However, there has been an effective tool that has been at our disposal since…
What It takes to be an expert? Passion, Discipline and Swallowing your pride Many people like to consider themselves as experts in a particular field by taking into account things like college degrees, working at the same job for years or teaching others how to do It. However, all these factors alone aren't a guarantee of being a true professional in an area, as you'll surely find people with way less years of "experience" outweighing in terms of knowledge any other person…
Comfort is Killing You Slowly Sucking Your Soul Out of You We all have passed through different situations, situations that range from really bad to really good, with a gray area in the middle. Being really bad is a painful scenario, where you don't see the light at the end of the tunnel, even though, eventually, It comes. One thing many people say to soothe themselves during these periods is that at least things couldn't be worse and you can only go upward. If you're doing…
Balancing work and Rest Not all is work Hustle culture shows Itself as a mark of proudness for those who practice It. Those days of working till high hours of the night until falling unconscious and moving in all direction 24/7 had become a medal for those devotes to these work schemes. However, there's something that affects the quality of the work of people who form part of this movement. Being present all day in your work doesn't leave you time to think of solutions in a…
When Luxury Becomes a Necessity Do you really need that phone? We find ourselves at a point in time where debts creep through every part of our lives, whether in the form of college payments, credit cards, mortgages or any other amount of money we owe to an institution or person. You might think that this problem might have to do with the system, though we're more participant in It than we would like to think. From buying the latest phone in order to put up with the…
How to slow time What doesn't come back When we were teenagers we usually became upset with the fact that time passed so slow, being always eager to reach the age of 18 with all the benefits that an adult life could bring, though when we reached this we came to the realization that It wasn't what we really expected and even found out something worse, that the hours we thought so sluggish before were escaping from our hands at an accelerated pace, all with the burdens of…
The importance of Deadlines Finish what you start One of the most recurrent things in the life of a college student is working against deadlines. When all those things that you have been procrastinating all week had piled up and need to be delivered the next day, you find that with your back against the wall, you can do only one thing, to put the work required to do so. It is in these days that you seem to surpass your previously set limits for productivity, staying awake…
Why we procrastinate? - The 5 minute rule Don't give yourself the time to think Procrastination is the greatest danger we have at the corner of our minds, always rambling when there's something to do for the day. However, this doesn't happen only to you, as there are millions of people that have these thoughts before doing what they know is best for them, even the most accomplished ones. The thing that differentiates a responsible person who is in touch with his/her life and…
Wabi-Sabi - Accept Imperfection Better than the Best Creators are always striving to make the best product possible, dedicating their upmost effort to bring to the world something that can be looked at as flawless and groundbreaking, giving in some sense a meaning to their life through this pursuit. However, there's a problem with this way of thinking that becomes more noticeable when It's taken to a extreme, perfectionism. A perfectionist can bring himself/herself a great…
Don't Think, just Try The irrational in the rational Getting the solutions to any problem involves as a main component heavy thinking, all in order to analyze and consider different scenarios with their consequences so we can choose the best option and get into action. However, as benefitial as thinking about what to do to reach the best conclusion can be, there are times when this same tendency to use our minds can betray us, making us get into a wrestling match with our…
Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder Long time no see Many of us who live with another person, being either your parents, your spouse or a roommate are constantly in a state of internal war with the thought of seeing them, usually bottling up feelings of anger and resentment towards them, which makes our interactions with them less significative and more clogged with negative emotions. This might have to do with a lot of things, like not telling them when they are making you…
The Crisis of Authenticity Be who you are, not who you think they'll want Everyone says that the advance in technology and the creation of social media platforms has made our era the most connected of all, though this is only true to an extent. Even If we can communicate with people all across the globe, we are more disconnected from those who really matter, the ones that really care about us and know who we really are, loving us for that. You see more than ever persons from…
Reasons for Procrastination I will write this tomorrow... One of our most feared enemies, the one that can struck at any moment and any second when we are struck with any opportunity that life presents us, all to left that same thing for the next day or just in time to finish a deadline. Procrastination has formed part of our existence since we began to develop a conscience. Even If we know when we are pushing things to the last minute, we don't really know why It happens to…
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