If there was a mental and emotional state that improved your creativity, your ability to think rationally, analytically, and critically, and as a result improved your cognitive performance, would you be interested in getting to know it and doing your best to get into it? In my experience, there’s such a state. It is equanimity […]
According to Wikipedia, equanimity is a state of psychological stability and composure which is undisturbed by experience of or exposure to emotions, pain, or other phenomena that may cause others to lose the balance of their mind. Can you see how crucial equanimity is for high performance and success? Hardship Is a Part of Life […]
In an interview on Impact Theory, Joe Dispenza explains the link between the thoughts in our mind and emotions in our body. There’s a positive feedback loop between our thoughts and emotions. Our thoughts trigger emotions in our body, and our emotions cause thoughts in our mind. For example, when you think a sad thought, […]
I do a light-moderate cardio workout three days a week, even though I hate it. Running or biking at the same tempo for 25 minutes bores the hell out of me. That’s one of the reasons I do it because it increases my mental toughness. Many people associate lifting heavy weights in the gym with […]
We are all a bunch of programs. These programs are transferred from generation to generation through genes and culture. Some of these programs are very basic. On a deep level, we all want to survive and reproduce. A lot of our behaviors stem from those two basic instincts. We share those instincts with other animals. […]
We, humans, have extraordinary potentials but use only a tiny fraction of our potential. Do you wonder why? Because we are not focused. We are distracted by millions of irrelevant things. If we have to realize our potential and accomplish extraordinary feats, we need to focus our attention single-mindedly on our vision. How are we […]
This post isn’t my attempt to dethrone Franz Kafka from his position in the royal family of literature. It’s about a species of beetles from Australia, and the similarities of our behavior with them. The males of this species are attracted to a particular beer bottle and try to mate with it. These beer bottles […]
Let me share with you three facts, and then explain how we can use them to eliminate bad habits. Our minds work with associations. Emotions have a higher impact on our behavior than thoughts. Negative emotions have a higher impact than positive emotions. An Example: Quitting Smoking I used to be a smoker. It […]
Make an honest assessment of your life. Do you consider yourself a success or a failure? If you consider yourself a success, great. If you consider yourself a failure, keep on reading. You’ll find out why you’re a failure and how to eliminate those reasons from your life. Before we continue, take a moment to […]
Today’s wisdom comes from two people from different walks of life. One is an American billionaire investor, and the other one is a Buddhist nun. We all experience psychological pain from time to time. I’m not talking about mental disorders like a major depression but the discomfort that happens as a result of unmet desires, […]
