How to Overcome Worst-Case Scenarios Thinking
During the past year or two, I’ve finally learned how to overcome worst-case scenarios thinking, and irrational fears. Here's how I do it and how you can too.
A blend of recommendations, theories, and thoughts on personal development, reaching goals, and questions on the meaning of life and reality (philosophy/spirituality).
During the past year or two, I’ve finally learned how to overcome worst-case scenarios thinking, and irrational fears. Here's how I do it and how you can too.
Dreamlining is a technique for goal-setting introduced in the book "The 4-Hour Work Week", and focuses on setting unrealistic goals!
The idea of identity-based habits comes from the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. Change your identity, change your outcome.
A person who succeeds, and a person who fails, can both have the exact same goal. The important difference is what atomic habits they each live with. Big changes don't happen from one single sporadic action, but from consistent actions over time. - This is the central point of the book "Atomic Habits"
Do you experience afternoon depression or mood dips that get better as the evening goes on? Here's the explanation for afternoon depression.
It’s so cool to think about the uniqueness of each individual who has ever lived and how we can express our uniqueness through authentic self-expression.
The 2-minute rule is the best trick I’ve learned to create new habits easily. It states that any new habit should be made as small as possible.
The habit that has brought me the most joy, is to take a moment for gratitude every day. It has changed my entire life for the better.
When I started living alone, I also started to experience loneliness and feelings of isolation. But I found ways to deal with it, here's how
We can experience ourselves as alone and isolated. But we never are, not truly. We are always a part of the universe.
I've heard it before, but it wasn't until recently that I really learned. Life is not a race; it's an experience. While growing up, I was never very competitive. And I didn't compare myself to others. I mostly compared myself to the earlier versions myself. Getting better grades, earning more…
It's common to seek validation from other people. Especially when you're young. But you can also learn how to validate yourself, here's how
Having regret or anxiety over something you did but didn't want to do, is a really unpleasant feeling. But it's a very common one. Let's talk about it.
Reflections about the definition of consciousness. Based on the article "What is it like to be a bat?", interesting counter-arguments, and my own reflections.
My experience with trying out the CBT method of pretending to be someone else (another persona). In short: It works!
One of the most important and life-changing habits I've learned in my 20s is to ask myself first, before seeking advice from others. This goes for all types of decisions, from what clothes to buy, to whether I should stay in a relationship or not, to what careers to pursue.…
Have you ever contemplated what friendship is? Is a friend just someone you spend time with within close proximity, or is it someone who needs to understand you deeply?
The book Meditations is a collection of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, who was the Roman Emperor. His philosophical ideas belong to Stoic philosophy.
These are the 4 best spirituality books I've read this year. They've all helped me grow in my spiritual awareness and empathy for myself and others.
Nothing really matters because, in the end, we are all just beings, existing in this universe. We don't have an ultimate higher purpose, at least unless you decide to have one. You can go an entire lifetime without a purpose, and you would still exist and be as you are.