NOTE: This is an excerpt from my book The Happy Life Formula, which is all about the science of happiness and how to apply it in our lives to become happier, healthier, and more successful. Creating a happy life starts by creating happier days. And creating happier days comes down to the deliberate addition of activities […]
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Teacher: “How many Pokémon do you know?” Me: “I know all the Pokémon, all 151.” Teacher: “So you could learn some plant names, too.” That’s a conversation I had with my teacher when I was eleven years old. I was annoyed that we had to learn all these plant names by heart. My teacher was right, though, I could […]
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Imagine you’re an archer aiming at a deer (or a clay pigeon – depending on your values). You’re highly focused. Notch your arrow. Draw your bow. Close an eye. Aim… and… Shoot! Now imagine the arrow moving in slow-motion towards the target. The arrow is out there. In the air. Out of your control. And you can only wait […]
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NOTE: This is an excerpt from my upcoming book The Happy Life Formula, which will officially launch on Amazon on Monday,12th of March. Make sure you’re on our newsletter list to get notified when the book’s on sale. It’s odd to talk about happiness in terms of benefits, isn’t it? After all, the benefit of happiness is […]
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(EXCITING NEWS: I recently published a book on overcoming procrastination. You can check it out here on Amazon!) “Neurons that fire together wire together.” This statement, attributed to neuropsychologist Donald Hebb, means that every experience we have becomes embedded in our brains, and the more an action is repeated, the stronger the connection between these neurons […]
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Scientia potentia est. That’s Latin and means knowledge is power. I firmly believe in that statement: Having knowledge is powerful in many ways, especially in helping us facilitate positive change. “But,” you may interject, “knowledge is only powerful when it’s implemented, otherwise it’s useless!” I don’t fully agree. Oftentimes, merely knowing something is enough to cause change. Once you know […]
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In September 2017, I attended my first ten-day Vipassana Meditation retreat. I share my detailed day-to-day experiences in this article along with an explanation of the technique, my motivations, what I learned, and much more. In today’s article, I want to give you some tips for surviving your first retreat. But… why survive? This isn’t the […]
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So you’re thinking about attending a Vipassana retreat? Or maybe you have already registered for one. And now you’re wondering how best to prepare for it. I’ve got you covered. First of all, realize there’s no preparation necessary. On my own retreat, many people attended without any meditation experience and no clue of what to expect. […]
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For ten days straight, I woke up at 4 a.m., meditated for up to 11 hours a day, and abstained from speaking, reading, writing, exercising, listening to music, using technology, or communicating in any way. It’s called a ten-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat. (For a detailed explanation of the technique as well as my day-to-day experiences, […]
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Recently, I attended a ten-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat – ten days without technology, speaking, reading, writing, listening to music, exercising, or communicating in any way. Oh, and of course, close to 11 hours of meditating a day. In this article, I’ll share my detailed experiences with you. This involves flow experiences, seemingly unbearable back and […]
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