The word minimalism might initially inspire thoughts of living lightly strictly in the physical or aesthetic sense: buying less and purging more material items. Decorating our homes lightly and making do with fewer clothes, makeup and products. But minimalism can transcend the physical world. It can be applied as a filter through which we view …
Tag: personal development
MUNDANE PLACES THAT BOOST CREATIVITY
A boring life tends to get a bad reputation. It typically creates visuals of getting through a dreary daily routine, rarely trying new things, killing time until the next fun event or activity, or anything else that could be described as unexciting. Personally speaking, being somewhat of an introvert by nature, I’ve never had much …
DO WE CHASE HIGHS OR HAPPINESS?
I first thought about the concept of highs versus happiness when I heard the author Mark Manson speak about it on a podcast with YouTube life coach Jay Shetty. Mark discusses the concept of differentiating the two words in his book, “The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck”. He explains, “If you have to …
HOW I STAY ORGANIZED AND PRODUCTIVE
I have battled my weaknesses in time management on and off for as long as I can remember. There are and always will be too many fun and shiny things (literally and figuratively) that can hook one’s attention and keep us from getting all the things we want to get done. Sleeping in on the …
HOW TO MAKE SOLITUDE WORK FOR YOU
Feeling comfortable with my own company has always come naturally to me. I haven’t yet been able to identify if it’s because of my inborn personality, the environment and lifestyle that nurtured me, or a combination of both. My father was in the Navy, so we moved homes a lot as a child. This made …
WHY WE NEED TO BE BORED MORE OFTEN
The word boredom doesn’t typically evoke many positive feelings within us. We associate boredom with disengagement, monotony, feeling uninterested in the current situation and hoping to be or get to somewhere else. Boredom creeps up on us while we’re waiting too long for anything, when the movie/book/presentation isn’t going anywhere and when our daily routines …
HOW MEDITATION ADVANCED MY LIFE IN 5 KEY AREAS
HOW IT STARTED I never really took the time to understand and adequately experiment with practicing meditation until the COVID-19 pandemic. I was always too busy, too skeptical, too impatient. The idea of dedicating precious time in the morning to a relaxation technique seemed to contradict the purpose of the previous night’s sleep. Instead, I …
TEN UNEXPECTED LESSONS FROM THE PANDEMIC
As we round the turn of the world’s second Christmas spent in the psychological and physical confines of the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus tends to be on what we can buy for loved ones (and ourselves) to distract ourselves from the weariness of further restrictions and booster shots. We feel an even stronger need than …