When everything else doesn’t work Photo by Katelyn Greer on Unsplash For most of my twenties, I was desperate for answers. I spent the vast majority of my weekends asking myself questions that I couldn’t possibly know the answer to. I was relentless. Demanding to know who I was, what I wanted, and where I was going. I was trying to wrestle life into the perfect picture. To feel in control, to take ownership so I could steer my ship to the perfect destination. The excitement, the things, the milestones. But over time, as life adjusted, as my restlessness settled, as my expec ..read more

What No One Tells You About Letting Go and How I Learned To Do It Properly Photo by James Zwadlo on Unsplash Letting go is often the most difficult part of the self-help/mindfulness journey many of us are on. We must do it, but that fact alone won’t change how hard it can be. In essence, letting go is a relaxation. It’s not an effort, and it’s not forceful. In his famous book The Power of Now, author Eckhart Tolle compared letting go to dropping heavy luggage. You don’t have to do anything physically straining to drop something. There’s effort in carrying it, for sure. The ..read more

Now it took a nearly deadly error to convince one surgeon that his most important patient was himself. Photo by Li Lin on Unsplash Your well-being is the foundation of everything else in life. I subscribed to the theory that overwork and exhaustion showed my value until I learned that the opposite was true. You think that taking breaks and going on vacation is the reward for your hard work and success. But the opposite is true; your health allows you to do meaningful work and succeed. Take that health for granted, and you will lose your ability to work hard and succeed ..read more

The Art of Ikigai — Living a Long and Meaningful Life Find your reasons for being. Image by Masaaki Komori on Unsplash Western tradition is to work and then retire. You spend 30–40 years in a job and earn good money. If you’re lucky you’re happy with your life and go on vacation twice a year. Then you retire and spend your time at home, in the garden, or move to a foreign country to spend your money. But you stop doing meaningful things. Although, most people do. Not in Okinawa, Japan — a place known as one of the “Blue Zones”. People live significantly longe ..read more

I wasted many years not progressing so you don’t have to. Source: Me! I’ve had a regular fitness routine for a decade now. I’ve gone through a multitude of phases based on the latest research, anecdotes, and random self-experimentation. Some phases propelled me forward to a healthier and happier version of myself (the goal of any fitness journey, right?). But there have also been phases that have pushed me far back, almost wiping away years of progress. This is my advice on what to avoid if you want to make progress more consistently on your fitness journey. 1. Don’t listen to people ..read more

What makes us who were are? Image by Lawrence Chismorie on Unsplash What makes us who we are? The question about our identity has been around for a very long time and is mostly unanswered. When people ask you who you are you mostly reply with your name. Something that your parents gave you. Or you tell them what you do for work, how you make your money — but is that who you are? As you can tell, it’s a difficult question. Is there an answer? Who are we? “The soul takes nothing with her to the next world but her education and culture. At the beginning of her j ..read more

And the different ways of feeling at home. Image by Jejo Jose on Unsplash Home is a concept. To me it can be something completely different than it would to you — therefore it is a concept. The concept of home consists of many things. Most people would describe it as “in their house”, but that doesn’t always cover the meaning of it. Home is much broader than a single place. In this article, we’ll explore the various meanings of home and what it means to have one. The first feeling of home People have had homes for many, many years. The first ty ..read more

And stop struggling with daily things. Image by Elevate on Unsplash A lot of people overthink and get anxious. Many people overthink their lives, careers, love, and more things. Things that you perhaps shouldn’t worry too much about. But it happens a lot. Things like the fear of losing control, perfecting everything, and the endless stream of information that’s coming at us. To help those people, here are 3 micro habits to stop overthinking. 1 — Focus on what you can control One of the main reasons why we overthink certain things is because we have the urge t ..read more

Here are three theories for you Photo: Marcus Aurelius / Pexels In a world of minimalism, it can feel a little daunting to talk about maximalism. I’m not quite sure if that’s a real thing, but I’m talking about the aesthetic of excess, also known as capitalism, greed, and materialism. It’s all of those things, as many of us like having things. But I recently thought more specifically about clothing and the clothes I can’t seem to let go of. I have so many pieces of clothing that I never wear, and yet I can’t relinquish their spot in my closet. It’s not everything; other things I happ ..read more

How to travel without stress in 2024. Image by Alexander Bagno on Unsplash Summer is here. What should be a mostly peaceful and relaxing time to pack your bags and travel, isn’t always that. There are many situations where travel can cause a lot of stress. People are cluttered, still stressed, and overworked. Before you can fully dive into the summer holiday season you need to declutter yourself and then your travels. And that’s exactly what I’m going to teach you in this article. 1 — Make a Plan This might be the most obvious one. You don’t travel ..read more