This weeks installment of LFK Thoughtful Weekends will feature 2 articles and a little film clip. They aren't all that related, but each of them really caught my attention during the past week. The first one is kind of philosophic and self-examining, but bears a very important message especially in this day and age. With … Continue reading LFK Thoughtful Weekends 005
Tag: Simple advice
Stop worrying – get to the confirmed objective facts
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
How to come across as insecure in writing
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
Buy green tea locally and drink more of it
There is no shortage of articles, blog posts or even entire blogs dedicated to sell you on the idea that you should be drinking green tea if you aren’t going to die tomorrow - fat - lonely with only a stray-cat for company. So I won’t dig too much into that. As a general rule … Continue reading Buy green tea locally and drink more of it
Does foam rolling work? Mobility, warm-up and science.
There has been a lot of different opinions when it comes to foam rolling. Some people swear by it while others says it is a total waste of time and highlights the foam-roller as the most over-hyped accessory in the fitness industry. But now finally there has been some scientific research that looked into the … Continue reading Does foam rolling work? Mobility, warm-up and science.
Awareness in daily living
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
Drinking water vs absorbing water
Most people probably drink too little water. They kill their thirst with some sort of bottled or canned alternative containing either none or lots of calories. Steering somewhat clear of that discussion I will focus on the ones who actually do turn to water whenever they feel thirsty and only uses the bottled and canned … Continue reading Drinking water vs absorbing water
Cleaning up your procrastination
This may come of as a very unconventional tip for breaking procrastination or even hard to believe - I found it that way when I first read it somewhere - but again and again it somehow works for me, so it might work for you. Even though I keep my productivity in close check and … Continue reading Cleaning up your procrastination
“Nailing” perfect sprint technique; high knee, quick recovery and toes up with one simple tip
I absolutely do not consider myself an expert on sprinting as it, at least by track & field terms, is not something I have done my entire life. But what I do consider myself quite an expert on is biomechanics and applying well researched concepts to actual sports specific training. And with the title of … Continue reading “Nailing” perfect sprint technique; high knee, quick recovery and toes up with one simple tip
How to do cold showers
Turn on the cold water - duh! Nahh - this is not going to be some long explanation of why cold showers is a good idea and not some crazy way to make them easy. It's just going to be a few easy points on how to make them more bearable and therefore enabling you … Continue reading How to do cold showers