How I Redeem My Regrets
Use your past mistakes as fuel to create your future It happens when my mind is most idle. While I’m …
Personal Development
20 Self-Reflection Questions for Personal Growth in 2020
As we transition from 2019 into 2020, take some time to go through these personal reflection questions. They’ll help you identify the high points and low points of different areas of your life, along with nuances on how you perceived those experience and what you can learn from them.
How to Let Go of Sentimental Things
If you’ve ever tried to adopt minimalism on any scale, you know how difficult it can be. We develop strong attachments to the objects we own. But when we have to make the tough decision to let them go, there are a few ways to make the process easier.
How I Form Gratitude, Joy, & Resilience by Thinking About Death
Throughout life, all of us have unbearable moments. They could be physically or mentally agonizing. We can’t wait for it to be over. But there’s a simple thought exercise that helps me get through it with gratitude: death.
3 Ways to Be a Better Traveler and Tourist
This summer, you’ll most likely be traveling in some way. While a lot of posts teach you about being a …
How and Why I Finished a Book I Only Understood 5% Of
I’m a horrible reader. It’s been awhile since I’ve actually read an entire book. But I recently finished one on astrophysics that completely went over my head. Here’s why I chose that book, and how I got through it.
How a Free Subway Sandwich Led to a Decade of Credit Card Debt
As a freshman in college I was lured into signing up for my first credit card by being offered a free subway sandwich. I knew nothing about debt and interest. But over the next decade, I gradually accumulated credit card debt without knowing anything was wrong.
How to Do Stuff You Don’t Want to Do
There’s a lot of stuff I don’t want to do ExerciseRead booksWriteMeditateRead the newsCook healthy mealsPrayRead my BiblePractice foreign languages …
We Need to Get Rid of Our Stuff
We have too much stuff. Us personally, and us as a collective society. We hoard junk. We develop emotional attachments. …
I Got Anxiety Trying to Meditate
My heart felt like it was beating faster and somewhat irregularly. My breath was short and I felt like I was suffocating. I noticed every area of discomfort in my body. The irony is that I was trying to get the exact opposite result.
I was actually trying to meditate and calm myself down.