Fitness motivation (Part 1): It's all about self-image Do you see yourself as unfit? Do you want to adopt a fitness lifestyle, but don’t know how? This one is for you. When I was a child, my parents forbade sports and working out. They felt that anything fitness-related would take away from my focus on studying for generic government-curriculum schooling. Regardless, I still liked the idea of me becoming good at sports, and becoming fit. Because I wasn’t fit already, I felt…
Fitness motivation (Part 2)A fitness self-image: A fitness self-image It’s easy to work out when your entire identity centers on fitness, wellness and a healthy lifestyle. But here’s the conundrum: Because your intrinsic motivation is derived mainly from your self-image, you work out the most when you already feel fit. This is because, if you identity as “fit”, you validate your identity with each workout, and that feels good. And if you don’t identify as “fit”, each workout…
Book preview: intro story A preview sample from my upcoming self-growth book During my army days, I had the misfortune of serving in a unit commanded by a certain major who ruled with an iron fist and a vicious autocratic approach, or at least he thought so. I didn’t realize then that all this authoritarian bullshit was the result of early childhood abuse and deep unresolved mental issues fuelled by underlying insecurities. No one knew. Had I known his insecure nature, I…
Laws without government: Law & order from INCENTIVE rather than THREAT Can laws exist without government? Yes. Without the force of an arbitrary perceived “authority”, law equivalents can exist that can be better than laws as we know them today: superior in application and in morality. Non-government law equivalents can exist, and can be more effective than threat-driven laws of modern “civilized” society. This is because such free laws are driven by incentive, not force.…
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