Category Archives: Mindfulness

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’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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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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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 …

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Achieving success in life is primarily psychological. Even when we talk about physical activities like elite sport competitions, our minds play a big part. The key to success is our mental ability and the strength of our character. Developing self-awareness helps us understand who we are. And with this insight, we can fine-tune our actions …

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Victor Frankl wrote the book Man’s Search for Meaning to account for his time in concentration camps during World War II. He tells his story through the lens of Logotherapy, his own branch of therapy focused on the importance of meaning. In this post, we’ll discuss Viktor Frankl’s background, his philosophy and the core ideas …

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Visualisation is a self-reflective technique that’s become increasingly popular in the last few decades. The practice helps people clarify and visualise their goals, making them more visual and attainable. In this post, we’ll run through visualisation and its benefits. We’ll also offer a guide to starting our own visualisation practice from scratch. But first, let’s …

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Emile Coue was a French Psychologist in the early 20th century. He noticed that telling patients how effective their treatment was, helped them recover quicker. Coue is generally considered the father of the positive affirmation movement for this insight. In today’s post, we’ll discuss positive affirmations – what they are and why everyone should use …

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Journaling is great for many reasons. Above all, we can use it as a self-reflection practice. In this post, we’ll discuss some of the benefits of journaling and give a few examples of how we can pick up the practice. There’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to journaling, so we’ll list out a few different approaches …

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Wilhelm Wundt originally developed the idea of self-reflection in the late 1800s, which focused on three functions of the mind: thoughts, feelings and images. His work eventually resulted in the development of cognitive psychology. This post starts by discussing the importance of self-reflection. Then we’ll offer a few simple methods and prompts to start reflecting …

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