Are you stuck? Do you spend hours scrolling through Netflix without being able to choose a show to watch? Do you walk through the library shelf, unable to pick a book to take home with you? Do you stare at the Tim Hortons menu for way too long only to walk away without buying somethingContinue reading “how to overcome analysis paralysis (furreal!)”
Tag Archives: personal development
reconstructing arguments – a strategy to accept criticism better
Ever had that moment where people kept telling you to do or stop doing something and you just didn’t follow through with that? Maybe you thought you knew better or wanted to test out your judgement on your own. Or maybe the way the criticisms were delivered was not diplomatic, kind, or well-crafted enough. There’sContinue reading “reconstructing arguments – a strategy to accept criticism better”
how writing a blog has been helping me
1. Archive of strategies/perspectives. Usually the things I write about are things that I’ve found helpful in my daily life. When you keep those things in your head, it’s easy to forget about them, or not have those thoughts as sorted out or solidified. Having an archive of those strategies or perspectives helps me rememberContinue reading “how writing a blog has been helping me”
Don’t wait for someone.
Don’t wait for someone to read a new book with. Don’t wait for someone to go to a new place with. Don’t wait for someone to start a new hobby with. Don’t wait for someone to reassure you, and give you the confidence to start a new project. Don’t wait for someone to come andContinue reading “Don’t wait for someone.”
creating meaningful moments during tough times
Lately, I’ve been realizing that in life sometimes when we get hit by hard times they might not end as soon as we’d like. Maybe you have to deal with something for 1, 2, 5, 13 years or even longer. That leaves a lot of room for wallowing in your pain or suffering. Is thereContinue reading “creating meaningful moments during tough times”
why I choose a growth mindset
A little while ago, I found myself stuck in a fixed mindset, where you start to believe that your talents and your intelligence are fixed traits. People who fall into a fixed mindset may become more occupied with trying to measure how intelligent they are, how their level of intelligence or ability limits them, andContinue reading “why I choose a growth mindset”
6 ways daily journaling helps
I’ve been journaling for the last 2-3 years, and daily for the last 6 months. Here are some insights I gained: Gratitude. Journaling can help you you start to notice details and moments in your life more as you’re trying to remember them to write down later. Looking back at your entries can help youContinue reading “6 ways daily journaling helps”
Two effective ways to fight off depression
Depression has a remarkable way of making you feel like everything about yourself, your life, and this world is horribly beyond repair. Waves of depression can completely shift your thinking into a negative, heavy, and hopeless state of mind where no solutions to your problems can be seen anymore. Besides trying to take care ofContinue reading “Two effective ways to fight off depression”
self-acceptance vs. self-improvement
Recently I have been thinking about how to strike a balance between the contentment of self-acceptance, versus being discontent with your current self and pushing yourself for self-improvement. A main reason for this deliberation is that I’ve spent the past few years of my life consuming a lot of content that had to do withContinue reading “self-acceptance vs. self-improvement”
want to do or to be? a question to ask in your career search
There’s a chapter in the book ‘Ego is the Enemy’ called “To be, or to do?” This concept has been guiding my search for a career direction recently. Do you desire to do something because you want to be that kind of professional, or because you want to do the things that come under thatContinue reading “want to do or to be? a question to ask in your career search”
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