It’s been a few months since my last post on quitting the 9-5. But trust me, when I say I’ve made some great strides towards self-employed life. This post is an update on everything I’ve done and planned in the last 3 months – ever since I handed in my work notice way back in …
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I’m quitting the 9-5 and starting my own business — This is my 6 month plan!
I’ve been planning to move to Lisbon for the last year or so. My partner and I decided we were fed up with London and wanted a different life. One without the smoggy pollution, busy tubes and workaholic attitude to life! I told my employer early this year, once it was confirmed, to see if …
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How I Solved Anxiety with A Stoic AI Mentor
I’ve been in a tough situation the last 6 months, but I didn’t fully understand why until I started reflecting. Luckily I had some handy tools at my disposal. This is the story of how an AI model became my Stoic mentor. In this post, I’ll first share some of the anxieties I’ve been facing …
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How To Be Happy With What You Already Have
The promise of happiness is one of the main reasons people buy things. Happiness often seems like one of our most important life goals. Our society seems to be obsessed with being happy. That’s why fear and pain sell so well. Most people don’t consciously understand that we are in control of our happiness. Being …
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How to Master the Exercise Habit
Everyone has their own rhythm & working from home has given a lot of people more freedom to design their daily lives as they choose. Companies in the long-term are moving toward more flexible work schedules. We’re in control of our lives now more than ever. We have the potential design our environment and spend …
Stoicism Philosophy & Crypto Investments: How to Build Wealth & Success
Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that teaches how to live practically and ethically with the ultimate goal of having a virtuous life. On the other hand, cryptocurrency has only been around for about a decade and already grown to a total market capitalization of $2.9 Trillion by late 2021. Today’s post will apply concepts of …
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A Mindful Venture into the Startup World
I’ll start off by apologising for the radio silence over the past few months. I’ve taken a step back from contributing to this blog on productivity and mindfulness to focus on a brand new adventure. Since September 2021, I’ve joined a startup venture as a co-founder! As the nature of startups is extremely volatile and …
How to Start Tasks & Stay Motivated for Ultimate Productivity
Motivation can be a difficult state to achieve. Even if we’re lucky to experience periods of increased drive, our energy can easily disappear without much warning. It’s important to have the right mental frameworks in place when we’re trying to motivate ourselves. This is an important topic for me personally right now, because lately I …
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How To Increase Focus & Reduce Distractions with Task Batching
It’s easy to think of productivity as working longer hours with more effort. But when we boil it down, productivity is all about avoiding distractions while maintaining focus. Time batching is a technique we can use to focus on our most important tasks while avoiding unnecessary distractions. In this post, we’ll discuss the benefits of …
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Unlock Delegated Task Efficiency With The Waiting For List
Productivity is easy when we have something to work on. But other times we need other people to help execute the tasks and projects that matter to our core goals. The Waiting For list is a core component of the GTD methodology that allows us to stay on top of work that other people perform. …
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