The working hypothesis of enlightened beings to contentment right now
Photo by Lesly Juarez on Unsplash The working hypothesis proposed by the many enlightened beings is that we cannot focus on the bad things and the good things at the same time. We cannot have a positive state of mind and a negative state of mind at the same time. We need to choose at any…
Do we need more strategy meetings? Or deeper unfractured undistracted execution time?
Photo by Alex McIl on Unsplash Right now leaders, managers and executives are sitting down all over the world talking “strategy”? How many of them will break up the strategy meeting and move onto some other meetings? How many of them will simply move from one distracted state to another, from one strategy meeting to another, without…
Shift into 1000x more effective work: Create like an artist, Work like an accountant
Photo by Samuel Zeller on Unsplash Many of us creatives have a very ineffective thought habit ( anyone who does not have a manual to follow, anyone who makes something never made before, anyone who is making something that might not work, anyone…………is a creative, anyone who is an entrepreneur or inventor or freelancer who is not…
Hey, we have 24 brand new hours today, here is a way to “make the world a better place” that will transform the way we show up in in the world.
Photo by Scott Jackson on Unsplash We say with good intent: “I want to change the world”. “I want to make the world a better place”. The problem with this is that very often it ends with frustration as the world does not want to be changed, or at least does not want to be changed the…
Do you really want to do deep and meaningful work? Supercharge your effectiveness 1000X by dumping “multitasking” and embracing “unitasking” instead.
Photo by Ross Findon on Unsplash To go really deeply into anything is scary. Because it necessarily requires us to be ruthlessly saying no to all other shallow stuff, while we are engaged with the deep work in front of us. It means abandoning the “multitasking” mindset that we have been brainwashed into believing or trained by modern…
A powerful mental shift: Nothing is “wrong”. Everything is “right”.
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash In the past week, I did not ship a daily blog for a whole week. I was with a family member who needed my full attention and help, and support 7/24. Did something go wrong? Probably it’s “normal” to think something has gone “wrong” when something (my daily blog) hasn’t gone…
Let go of the outcome and allow the best version of your art to come out, and not be concerned what others think!
Photo by Raul Varzar on Unsplash We are frequently attached to the outcome of what we do, and this paralyzes us. And this attachment makes us obsessed with what other people think of our art. And so we give priority to other people’s opinion over our own belief of doing what’s right, what will spark joy…
Be your own therapist: writing daily helps you unpack your own mind, think clearly and improve your mental health.
Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash Writing a daily blog has had a phenomenal effect on my thinking and writing. In fact, it has made me think more clearly because I have to write it down and have it in public. And it has also made me write more clearly as a result of thinking more clearly. Clearer…
Is what you are thinking about and doing something your are proud of?
Photo by Ichio on Unsplash Ever since I realised that I’m not here for “everyone”, that is I can’t please everyone otherwise I would please no one. That’s when “the penny dropped” for me. If our work is not to gain traction over as wide a circle of people, as many people as possible, and instead is…
A few simple ways to bring the beautiful self awareness back to our lives!
Photo by Anna Sullivan on Unsplash Self awareness is the antidote to the modern busy, internet connected, high pressure, in the moment life. While we are mostly on autopilot throughout the waking hours from the moment we get up till when we go to sleep, with some of us having the smartphones next to our pillows, it definitely…