Life, Fitness – Keep It Simple Stupid
Challenge your body and mind, in any way you can.
I'm about halfway through Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience and as I said in an recent installment of my weekly blogpost, LFK Thoughtful Weekends it is headed to be one of the most important books I have ever read - and I read quite a few. It is said to be the "classical" work … Continue reading The distraction economy kills happiness
Ease of communication and hyper-connectivity comes with a myriad of advantages as well as disadvantages. As good as it can be at times, I am probably leaning towards it having dragged along as many new problems as it solved along the way. Not that we shouldn't have it, but we need to adapt to both … Continue reading How to deal with long reply times or no answer
All my life I have been struggling with, what I think is called onset sleep insomnia - meaning trouble falling asleep. Once I have fallen asleep I usually sleep just fine. So not the serious kind that keeps you from sleeping several days in a row, but still incredibly annoying. I even think I know … Continue reading Sleep comes to you, it’s not something you do
Okay I'll start with a confession. If you are an employer, then giving this to your employees, won't make them magically skip their holidays to work more hours for you. Although if you try and it works, then please transfer a percentage of whatever that is worth to you to my account. Having gotten that … Continue reading How to make everyday feel like vacation without quitting your job
There are numerous articles and blog-post that promises to help you get rid of worry. This won’t be one. Try as you might you’ll never get to a point where you’re free of worry in your life. You will probably have periods with more and periods with less, but avoid it altogether won’t happen. What’s … Continue reading Stop worrying – get to the confirmed objective facts
There are numerous examples of situations where you would want to come across as insecure. Say you found yourself writing a CV where you wouldn’t want the recipient to hire you, maybe sending along a cover letter that backed up the insecurity of set CV. Maybe you are writing business emails to potential new clients … Continue reading How to come across as insecure in writing
There are many views on how you should live and prioritize your life as an entrepreneur. Some find the only way is to dedicate 25 hours of your day towards your company or goal. If you aren’t working all hours of the day, then maybe your competitors are and they are getting ahead. Eating, sleeping, … Continue reading Strength training the ultimate supplement for entrepreneurs
One of the hard parts about entrepreneurship is the lack of acknowledgement and appreciation when starting out. No one really knows what you are doing. A few people may know the hypothesis behind what you are trying to accomplish but for most unproven ideas they start their life as just that - an unproven hypothesis. … Continue reading The Myth of Sisyphus starring the hopeful entrepreneur
Almost no matter who you are daily living can be both mundane and boring. Even if I wanted I can’t change that. But I do believe there is value to be had and perhaps I can make a little change in the way you go about your day which will make them seem a little … Continue reading Awareness in daily living
I've had this book on my shelf for quite some while. I actually started reading it while in Dublin on a business trip some 6-8 months ago - got very amused by it, but at the time I was in the midst of two other books so had to leave it for some while and … Continue reading Surely you’re joking Mr. Feynman!
