How to focus on the present moment. People suffer because they do not live in the present; their minds are in the future or in the past. A colleague of mine came to me and was worried about his job after our company had just announced a merger. Over the next several months, he became […]
Self-suffering comes by living in the past or the future. Read More »
It is also useful when you are irritated by someone. If someone cuts you off in traffic, or your boss yells at you, or you see someone behaving in a way that irritates you, what happens? Depends on the person, but most reactions range from minor irritation to outright anger. What if someone has hurt
How to let go of resentment and grudges. Read More »
What I hate about the law of attraction. There is one thing I really hate about the law of attraction. It makes people complacent. Many people who practice the law of attraction want riches and money to flow to them without lifting a finger. They sit, dream, and wait. The most important point of the
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Some Techniques on Managing Different Emotions Wouldn’t you love to have better control over your emotions? Who wouldn’t? When I caught myself feeling stressed and irritated about not getting things done, I felt disappointed with myself. This led to me often questioning myself and my beliefs. If I got angry about something, I would later
Are you able to manage your emotions? Read More »
My simple 3-purpose morning routine that has boosted my productivity. How many morning routines have you tried to follow? It seems every expert has a morning routine of some kind or another that incorporates a lot of different things. They do things like breathing exercises, getting sunlight, waking up early, journaling, exercising, taking cold plunges,
Forget complex morning routines. Create a simple one that gets you going. Read More »
Did you know that eleven total minutes of cold exposure a week is enough to enjoy the benefits of cold plunges? I hate cold water. I used to think that people like Wim Hoff and Polar Bear club members were all crazy. Maybe I was that way because I would get cramps easily when I
I hate cold plunges, but I discovered 5 unusual benefits from doing them. Read More »
I was embarrassed to be in my fifties and worried about money. I had planned to be retired and living the dream at this time in my life. About 15 years prior, I had been working in a securities bank in Tokyo as an IT engineer. My salary and my savings were good. But I
An interesting superpower learned from Reese, the troublemaking brother, in the Malcolm in the Middle TV series. A random clip, season 5 episode 21, from the TV series, Malcolm in the Middle, popped up in my feed. Malcolm in the Middle is a TV series that ran from 2000 to 2006 and centers around Malcolm
I just stopped thinking. I figured out that using my brain was the whole problem. Read More »
How to apply Dr. Huberman’s concepts to creating any new habit. If you have wanted to create any new habit, especially one that will be difficult for you to start and maintain, applying these concepts from Dr. Huberman can help. These concepts come from his podcast: Episode 53: The Science of Making & Breaking Habits
How can you create a habit of exercising if you have not exercised for many years? Read More »
I pondered this question and came up with a new habit that I would follow. A random video of a young man who had asked himself a similar question popped up on my Instagram. He often went to bed very late at night, and then he would have to get up very early the next
