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my octopus teacher

My Octopus Teacher

A documentary about a man and an awesome octopus, highlighting the healing properties of nature.

Highly recommended.

The Importance of Morning Rituals

The Importance of Morning Rituals

One of my most striking revelations in recent years has been the importance of morning rituals.

If you’re tired of chaotic days and abandoned goals, this is how to regain control.

Let’s dive in.

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Daily Discipline Checklist: Guaranteed to Conquer Goals

Question – do you have desirable goals or even big dreams?

Now, are you achieving these ambitions or at least making steady progress?

Many of us, despite repeatedly setting new intentions, fail to follow through, falling into predictable inaction.

If you want to start seeing results, it’s time to harness the power of the daily discipline checklist.

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Creativity Tools and Techniques to Spark Inspiration

We all want to be creative thinkers.

Not only can it help us with personal passion projects, but professionally too.

So what are the tools and techniques that help us think outside the box?

Let’s take a look.

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Meditation Benefits Timeline

How long before meditation works?

It’s a common question.

Many people, upon beginning contemplative practice, question the meditation benefits timeline.

My synopsis here will be based on my own experience and your mileage may vary massively.

Having said that, let’s take a look…

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Productivity and Success: The Ultimate Combination

Productivity and success are intimately related.

Whatever success means to you, if you want to see better results, it’s worth spending at least a little time analysing how efficiently you’re getting things done.

This was certainly true for me.

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September 2020 Review

Last month was mixed.

As usual, I was pleased with aspects of my habits and performance but slipped in certain areas.

Let’s take a look.

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Blog update

A quick announcement – You might start seeing some shorter, journal-style articles on the blog.

When I performed my monthly reflection at the end of August, I was disappointed to see that I hadn’t published as much as I would have hoped.

The reasons, along with prior months, are threefold.

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August 2020 Review

In this personal August 2020 review, I parse patterns and reflect on results, so as to inform, and hopefully improve, my future behaviour.