When it comes to knowing what truly makes us happy, it seems that size does matter. And SMALL is where it's at. Most of you have probably heard the theory that our base level of happiness is pretty much set. So, even if we win the lottery, or (God forbid) lose a limb, we will likely be as chirpy or as stroppy as we started out, 12/24 months down the track. So, if all that death, MORE +
Are You Wasting Your Time?
Yeah, yeah. I know - life is short. We should get busy trying not to waste it. But - is that exactly what we are doing by being busy - wasting it? Well, Yes. And No. These days, everybody is OBSESSED with time management. It's all busy this, productive that and the person who complains the most, and sleeps the least wins. And where, my friend, is the fun in that? The German economist, Max MORE +
Motivation is Bullsh*t – A Short Guide to Getting Unstuck.
Most of us want to be better. We want better bodies, better relationships, better career opportunities, better bank balances. And bizarrely, most of us already know what we need to do to get these better, more fulfilling and happier lives. It's not rocket science. We just need to start eating better, spending quality time together, networking more, taking chances, putting in the hours MORE +
Three Ways to Quieten Your Mind. (Guest Post)
Why can’t we just switch off our brains as easily as we can switch them on? For many of us, overthinking and worrying is our constant companion. We overthink everything and it is not only stressful, it’s also exhausting! It prevents us from being in the here and now, and instead keeps us unhealthily fixated on the past or the future. Let’s face it, life is way too precious to spend most of it MORE +
The Diderot Effect & Why Buying New Things (Might) Make You Sad.
In life, it can be seriously easy to SPIRAL. One minute, you are enjoying a second glass of wine. The next you've ordered a pizza, which morphs in to 3/4 of a tub of Ben and Jerry's and then, seeing as it's already Wednesday, you think f*ck it! - let's skip the gym this week, and start over again next Monday. Same thing with money - once we start spending it, there are suddenly so many other MORE +
How to Make a Decision.
Did you know the average person makes roughly 35,000 semi-conscious decisions, every single day? With so much practice, you would think we would be total pros by now, but instead, we 'um' and we 'ah', we delay and procrastinate, and then spend ages overthinking if maybe, just maybe, we should have chosen differently. There are a whole heap of fancy decision-making tools out there, but life is MORE +
Three Things That (Might) Change Your Life.
The 'FALL IN LOVE' Test: Some years ago, Arthur Aron (and a few fellow boffins), conducted a study to see if they could make two strangers fall in love. It worked, and they did. Some twenty years later, Mandy Catron's Modern Love essay, 'To Fall in Love With Anyone Do This', describes what happened when she tried the test out. Spoiler Alert! It worked. So, if the idea of asking 36 increasingly MORE +
Self-Sabotage – Why we do it & How can we stop?
It's amazing how un-helpful we can be. To ourselves. I mean, you would like to think that the one person who truly has our back, the one person who would do everything possible to help us get closer to our dreams, would be US. Especially bearing in mind, that we would be the primary beneficiary of said positive behaviour. But, No. Somehow, the biggest obstacle between what we want and where MORE +
How to Spend Your Money – (The Beginners Guide)
If you have ever got to the end of the day, week or month and wondered, ‘Where the hell did all my money go?’, you are not alone, my friend. From the untracked direct debits, to the f*ck it I’ll get an Uber, from the unexpected medical bill, to the wine-induced online splurge, money has a terrible habit of slipping away from us. If you are guilty of blindly tapping, swiping (and occasionally, MORE +
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life
I seriously don't know how I punctuated my day before Instagram. Did I wake up in the morning, lie there for a bit and then just, you know, get up? Did I order a coffee and just stand there doing nothing whilst it was being made? What did I used to do in a bar on my own? On the bus? In the ad break? I literally have no idea. You know things are getting really bad when you keep being reminded, MORE +
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