After years of wanting to build my own website but not knowing where to begin, I finally started Mind & Practice in August 2020. I’ve been interested in writing since I was a kid, but for a long time I felt like it was just a hobby I’d someday outgrow. After all, why would anyone …
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Productivity comes down to many different factors. Beyond following systems, having effective habits and achieving flow, it’s important to get enough rest to keep the mind fresh. After all, our minds are not robotic, we have to use the off-switch and unplug occasionally. The reason we need to prioritise rest and relaxation is that our …
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I’ve had my fair share of cravings in life, and I know exactly how easily bad habits can develop. It’s easy to get stuck in a routine that we know isn’t rational, but somehow it can seem impossible to break these habits. I’ve found techniques like meditation to help me distance myself from my cravings. …
Have you ever found yourself disappointed in the lack of progress you’ve made towards a goal that you wrote down over a year ago - maybe it was 2, 5 or even 10 years ago? Someone told you that writing down your goals would make it more likely to accomplish the goal. So you did …
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Waking up early is something that I’ve always struggled with personally. I've had good periods over the past few years where I was excited to wake up and work on my latest project. I even noticed an impact in my morning routine after reading Hal Elrod’s Miracle Morning. But there was another great thinker whose …
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We often find ourselves complaining about things that aren’t perfect in our lives. However, the Stoics took a more rational approach to obstacles. After all, when we look back, we often find that our biggest challenges made us into who we are today. The challenges, which we dreaded so much at the time, are what …
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James Clear discusses habits in his book Atomic Habits. Ultimately we can develop our desired habits and make them stick. This post introduces habit stacking, one of the key techniques in Atomic Habits. We'll also offer a list of habits and methods to streamline your implementing habit stacks. Habit stacking In Atomic Habits, habit stacking is …
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It’s easy to get overwhelmed with everything we have going on in life. With bills that need to be paid, kids that need to be taken care of and a flurry of other responsibilities, it’s no wonder that anxiety is at an all time high in the United States, United Kingdom and around the world. …
My journey to Stoicism started in early 2020 as a result of stress I was experiencing from a seemingly never-ending workload. I had never experienced anything so mentally demanding and draining before then. It seemed like no matter how late I stayed at the office, I could never catch up on everything that had to …
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We’ve all had moments when we knew we had to say something to someone but weren’t sure how to phrase it. It’s important not to shy away from important conversations. After all, the ability to have difficult conversations is one of the biggest indicators for success later in life. Conflict allows us to express our …
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