Are You Excited About Tomorrow?

When you go to bed at night, are you excited to wake up the next morning? Is there something you can’t wait for?

For the past three years or so, I’ve asked myself that question many nights. And often, I had nothing to be excited about. Those days were not special. They were like the day before.

It’s the opposite of big days like your first day at a new job, the first time you go on a holiday with your girlfriend/boyfriend, getting your diploma, signing a big deal; you name it.

Those things are nice and all. But most days of your life are the same. Do you know that feeling? You look back, and time seems to blend. You can’t separate days from each other. There’s a real danger in that feeling.

Because the next step is that you can’t separate the weeks from each other. That is what happens when every day is the same. And after a while, you stop noticing many things. You just go with it.

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Disconnecting From The Internet Improves Your Focus

Disconnect from the internet

Life in the 21st century is pretty good. You’re always connected to the internet, inside your home, and outside of it. You’re never disconnected.

With your smartphone, you have the world at your fingertips. Sounds great, right? NOT.

Most people don’t use technology but are rather used BY technology.

Apps, games, videos, articles, commercials, TV-shows, are all designed to keep your attention. So without you knowing it, you waste countless hours every single week. Your attention is all over the place, but not in the right place.

“To be everywhere is to be nowhere.”
— Seneca

Why do you think Netflix automatically starts the next episode in 3, 2, 1 seconds? When that happens, you think: “Screw it, let’s watch another episode.”

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Your Problem Will Never Go Away Until You Deal With It

deal with your problem

Everyone has problems. I’ve never met someone who has a perfect life. Wait, I have to put that differently.

I actually meet people who pretend they have a perfect life all the time. You know, you meet someone and ask, “how are you?”

And they start a monolog about perfect life their life is, and how great everything is going for them — and often, they’re just full of shit.

No, real people have problems. So, what’s your problem?

  • Stuck in a bad relationship?
  • Dealing with depression?
  • Do you always lie?
  • Can’t finish anything?
  • Addicted to substances? Or gaming, porn, dating, etc?
  • Can’t stop complaining?
  • Hate the world and everyone in it?
  • Didn’t speak to your parents for years?
  • Can’t stop procrastinating?
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Why Successful People Always Stay A Student

stay a student

When I met my first mentor I wasn’t impressed by his expensive car, his multi-million dollar business, or even how he managed hundreds of people.

No, I was impressed by how humble he was and how many questions he kept asking ME.

I thought to myself: Here’s a guy who’s rich, established, has everything — and he’s asking my opinion on everything? What the hell do I know?

At first, I thought he was just trying to make me feel important. That’s a common strategy that some people use to influence people.

But after a while, I noticed that he asked everyone for their opinion — and he actually cared. He listened. He even told me that his best ideas came from people who he usually wouldn’t ask.

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