The hidden power of less
Less isn’t necessarily better than more. However, it appears that in most scenarios that it is most often the case. Less participants, more effective meetings...
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Stuck, in limbo, at the fright of starting. It is the activation energy that gets us over the hurdle of inertia. For Ernest Hemingway, writing...
Take action while you can
“Impatience with actions, patience with results.” Naval Inspiration is not a prerequisite for action. You don’t need emotional fuel, just as you don’t need a...
Pause to go forward
We all hit the wall. Stuck in inanition, we get frustrated with a lack of progress. But all blocks are temporary. Our neurons continue searching...
Time keeps on slipping into the future
Time is moving at warp speed. But is it time or our habits that permit time to slip into the future? Today’s perception is irreality....
‘The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work and gave to it neither power nor time’
“It is six A.M., and I am working. I am absentminded, reckless, heedless of social obligations, etc. It is as it must be. The tire...
Getting to zero time
Time is constant. And it keeps on moving with more and more rapidity, driven by technology. Said painter Fredericka Foster in her interview with composer...
Dear Sheeple, are you part of the herd?
Each individual reduces danger to itself by moving to the center of the group. The herd appears as a unit, but its function emerges from the...
Why sitting is bad for you, animated
Sitting is the new smoking. While that claim may be a bit exaggerated, it is an effective reminder to remind ourselves to take our body...
How to persist after hitting rock-bottom
We can toil in obscurity for years before we get a lucky break. We can also give up and accept that it isn’t meant to...
The placebo effect of a good luck charm
NASA engineers eat peanuts before every launch as a lucky charm. Picasso held on to his fingernail clippings to maintain his spiritual “essence.” You can...
The paradox of holding high standards
The irony of holding high standards is that often times they prevent us from taking action. Perfectionism can be a thought stopper rather than a...