Mental Exercises to Help You Tame Stress and Anxiety
Darius Foroux
by Darius Foroux
3d ago
I recently read an alarming statistic about the health of workers in The Netherlands. Compared to before the pandemic, 13% more people took sick leave due to mental reasons.1 Stress and anxiety are major factors in our ability to live and work well. From what I can see online, this trend is happening across the globe. And the most worrisome part is that people who go on sick leave for mental issues don’t come back to work that quickly. It’s not like you get the flu, stay at home for a week, and then come back. We must do everything we can to prevent burning out or getting so overwhe ..read more
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Why We Should Talk About Money More Often
Darius Foroux
by Darius Foroux
3d ago
So many of us carry around some baggage when it comes to money. Some folks find it rude to talk about finances, others are ashamed or uncomfortable. And then there are many folks who’re clueless because no one ever taught them how to talk about money. It’s no wonder that a recent survey found that 44 percent of Americans see personal finance as the most challenging topic to discuss with others.1 Most folks find it harder to talk about money than subjects like death, politics, and religion. A 2009 study highlighted something interesting: Those who talked about money at home while growing up di ..read more
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Wise & Wealthy: Talking money and mental exercises to lower stress
Darius Foroux
by Darius Foroux
3d ago
Welcome to Wise & Wealthy: A weekly newsletter full of proven ideas to become smarter and wealthier. I send this every Monday. #117 – March 25, 2024 Was this shared with you? Sign up here. Wise: Taming stress and anxiety I recently read an alarming statistic about the health of workers in The Netherlands. Compared to before the pandemic, 13% more people took sick leave due to mental reasons. While we can never avoid stress and anxiety, we can find ways to tame it. In my new article, I share 5 mental exercises for that. One effective strategy to manage this is the “5-minute w ..read more
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How to Enjoy Life With Less Money
Darius Foroux
by Darius Foroux
1w ago
Social media has warped our perspective about reality and “enjoying life.” It seems like it’s damn near impossible to live well with less money. With the constant pressure to travel, dine at trendy restaurants, drive a fancy car, and have the newest gadgets, it’s easy to feel like we need a lot of money to enjoy life truly.1 Sure, enjoying life does take a bit of money since nothing is for free. And even if you don’t plan to eat out a lot or are not into shopping, you still need to spend a certain amount to be comfortable. The global inflation rate is on a downtrend, but it’s still higher tha ..read more
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Wise & Wealthy: Perfect mental health and loving frugality
Darius Foroux
by Darius Foroux
1w ago
Welcome to Wise & Wealthy: A weekly newsletter full of proven ideas to become smarter and wealthier. I send this every Monday. #116 – March 18, 2024 Was this shared with you? Sign up here. Wise: Having perfect mental health Many people live under the assumption that they can somehow achieve a perfect state of mind, a constant state of happiness. This is why we can’t get enough of self-help videos, seminars, conferences, books, and talks. The Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung did groundbreaking work on the inner workings of our mind. He discovered that perfect mental health is an ideal tha ..read more
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A Life of Pleasure: How to Enjoy Yourself Without Destroying Your Wealth
Darius Foroux
by Darius Foroux
2w ago
Stoicism has become a part of mainstream culture during the past decade. People realized that living on hedonism —always chasing after a life of pleasure and avoiding pain — doesn’t bring genuine happiness. Hedonism can also be expensive. An overly luxurious lifestyle will destroy your wealth. But even the ancient stoics didn’t believe in living like a monk. Seneca said it well in On The Happy Life: “The wise man does not consider himself unworthy of any gifts from Fortune’s hands: he does not love wealth but he would rather have it; he does not admit into his heart but into his home; and wh ..read more
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Emotional Payoff: The Best Source of Motivation for Exercising Daily
Darius Foroux
by Darius Foroux
2w ago
I tried a running habit before. I soon learned that my best workout routine is a mix of strength training and cardio. But whatever I’m doing, I still ensure I have a form of exercise per day. The key is to focus on having an emotional payoff. This is what makes it easier to be consistent with your exercise. By doing something small each day that made you feel good. Even when things get tough and busy. What motivated me the most about the experience was that, at first, I used to get excited about the idea of finishing my day’s workout. Then, sometimes, I just won’t feel like doing it. But even ..read more
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Wise & Wealthy: Exercising daily and living a life of pleasure
Darius Foroux
by Darius Foroux
2w ago
Welcome to Wise & Wealthy: A weekly newsletter full of proven ideas to become smarter and wealthier. I send this every Monday. #115 – March 11, 2024 Was this shared with you? Sign up here. Wise: Exercising daily The most important thing about maintaining a daily exercise habit is to make sure you have an emotional payoff every time you exercise. By doing something active each day that also makes you feel good, you make sure you keep going Don’t focus on goals that are too far out in the future, like looking a certain way or losing a certain amount of weight. Focus on what you get out ..read more
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Why You’re Scared of Investing (and how to overcome it)
Darius Foroux
by Darius Foroux
3w ago
My heart is racing. My hands are so wet from my sweat that I can’t even get a good grip on the computer mouse. After hearing many stories from people who lost money, I feared investing. But I still to get in on the game. I wanted to get rich badly. But my stomach felt like it was inside out. I collected all the courage inside me. Then, I finally did it. Boom! I bought my first stocks. This was in 2007, and I STILL remember how I felt. That’s how scary investing is. Over the years, I started to control my emotions to a degree that I don’t even feel the slightest itch when I invest my money. Th ..read more
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The “Right” Way to Multitask
Darius Foroux
by Darius Foroux
3w ago
Science keeps telling everyone that multitasking is bad.1 When you multitask, it takes a toll on your productivity.2 Switching between two different technologies (like watching TV while posting on social media) can negatively affect your long-term and working memory.3 But people still do it. Research even found out why: Multitaskers feel that they’re getting more things done, even if multitasking has little positive correlation to their effectiveness.4 I get why we have the urge to multitask. We want to make the most of our 24 hours. We want to get more things done in less time. If you’re rea ..read more
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