Self-awareness is touted by self-help gurus like Gary Vaynerchuk as one of the MOST IMPORTANT traits to have for success. Why does journaling increase self-awareness? Like I said before — letting thoughts run through our mind is one thing, but recording them is like stepping in wet concrete. The outline of our foot is now there forever. After one month of journaling, I stopped getting angry at people. After three
Psychology
October 9, 2023
The Japanese Concept ‘Ikigai’ is a Formula for Happiness and Meaning
Flash back to 2012. You would find me squished between Wall Street bankers on a bus heading out of New York City at the height of rush hour, with a two hour commute ahead. Stress-induced cortisol was the only thing keeping me going. I was the picture of burnout: frazzled, restless, completely emotionally depleted from forcing myself to pursue a lifestyle that was doing more harm than good. Up until
September 26, 2023
Transform Your Life By Transforming Your Habits – Darius Foroux
5 min read Where you are in your life is a result of your habits. Will Durant (not Aristotle) said it best: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” I think that’s also true for the opposite of excellence. Mediocrity is a result of mediocre habits. That means we can go from mediocrity to excellence by changing our habits. But how do you do