Life Lessons

Slow Down: You’re Not Falling Behind

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Nothing annoys me more than the loss of time.

When I feel like I’m wasting my time on useless activities, doing meaningless things, or when I’m spending time with negative people, I get frustrated.

When it comes to time, I agree with what Darwin once said:

“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”

But I’ve found that an obsession with time can put unnecessary pressure on yourself. I see it a lot with ambitious people—anyone who wants to get the most out of life.

They feel like they have to use every single minute of life. Things have to happen: Quick, quick, now, now. 

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Personal Development, Productivity

Read This if You Want to Keep a Journal but Don’t Know How

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3 ideas for journaling

Just open any given site that publishes articles on personal growth, and you will find at least one article that says: Why Keeping A Journal Will Change Your Life. A journal is truly one of the best self-improvement tools there is.

When I talk to friends, or when I coach people, I always ask: “Do you keep a journal?”

This probably won’t surprise you, but the answer is almost always “No.”

And the funny thing is that everyone knows that they should keep one. But it should is not enough. There are a lot of things that we should do—but we don’t do them.

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Happiness, Life Lessons

Stop Spending So Much Time In Your Head

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I know something about you without knowing you. I bet you spend A LOT of time in your head.

You know, thinking, worrying, stressing, freaking out — call it whatever you want. I call it a preoccupied mind. And with what?

99% of your thoughts are useless. William James put it best:

“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.”

All my life I’ve been obsessed with practical things. Practical philosophy, practical knowledge, practical books, practical work, and practical advice.

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Happiness, Productivity

How To Quit Your Multitasking Addiction

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quit multitasking

Do you want to quit multitasking? So many of us are addicted to it. In fact, chances are that you’re doing something else right now! You might be in a meeting, working on a proposal, talking to someone on the phone, working out in the gym, having dinner, you name it.

Am I right? Even if you’re 100% concentrated on reading this article, you probably engage in some multitasking throughout your day. Most of us do. We think it’s a good thing to be busy.

But at the same time, we all have read that multitasking is not effective. In recent years, there’s been a lot of attention to the negative impact of multitasking on your brain.

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