Even though I have never been a hardcore YouTube addict, I would often lose myself in the endless sea of entertainment where every ounce of water is a new video, and the shore far away. Sure, I will make it to the shore, but it requires a lot of swimming on my part—a lot of watching "just this one last video." Today, I am in firm control of my YouTube consumption, and I can assure you from my personal experience that there are addictions, even behavioral ones, that are harder to get rid of. … [Read more...]
Willpower: Lessons in Self-Discipline #1
The first principle in my willpower series states: Your self-discipline increases when you Minimize Distraction! First of all, no! You (probably) don't have ADHD. Do not take this as medical advice (I'm not a psychiatrist), but for some people attention deficit disorder seems to be just a convenient excuse to not take responsibility for their lack of discipline. The truth is, everybody gets distracted. You can do something about it, but not if you hide behind a mental disorder you (most … [Read more...]
8 Reasons Why You’re Still Not Meditating Every Day
You've read about meditation. You know about its benefits: on health, happiness, vitality, empathy, focus, and success. Every day you hear yet another rhapsody about the wonders of mindfulness exercise. Every day you come across a new scientific study about yet another way in which meditation positively affects your brain and body. Every day twenty new generic blog posts are written to te... You get the picture. Maybe you're already zealously telling others about meditation, and about how you … [Read more...]
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