Intermittent fasting. It’s a trendy topic now since celebrities and fitness experts alike have tried it out. But just like any other "diet" that actually works, intermittent fasting is nothing new. Many people around the world, including those who unfortunately don’t have easy access to food, have eaten like this for … [Read more...]
How to Defend Against False Accusations: A Personal Defense and 5 Guidelines to Protect The Truth
[Note: This post contains details about an undiagnosed case of borderline personality disorder (BPD). These details are included for informational purposes only, not to spread hate towards people with the illness. If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with BPD, however, you may want to avoid this article.] Guilty until … [Read more...]
How to Break Through a Creative Wall (A 2 Phase Strategy Guaranteed to Work!)
You’ve been thinking about it all day. From the minute you clocked in at work, grabbed a donut off the commons table, and then plopped into your ergonomic yet somehow still uncomfortable chair, you were desperate to get back to your own project. Instead, you sifted through email after email, went to approximately 3.5 … [Read more...]
How to Make Failure Think You’re Ugly, Stupid, and Worth Absolutely None of Its Time
Failure and I have a love-hate relationship. Well, I say “relationship”, but it’s really a one-sided affair. Failure always calls for me at the worst possible times. It pesters me to give in to it, to settle for it, to embrace it like any rational man would. And as much as I try to stop thinking about failure, I get the … [Read more...]
The Enemy of Good: How to Stop Chasing Perfection and Get On with Life
“Knees... Hands... Square... Pull...” “Knees... Hands... Square... Pull...” Basketball, like many other sports, is a repetitive game. And I completed that four-word sequence hundreds of times before practice even began. Those were the steps to my jumpshot routine—a process I used to counter fatigue’s effect on my … [Read more...]
How to Transform from Complainer to Problem Solver: Introducing the AWARE Problem Solving Method
I'm a problem solver. It's what I'm paid to do professionally. But even if I didn't make a living from it, I'd still be just as interested. There's something about finding the cause behind your circumstances that fires me up. It's pretty much the adult version of videogames, and I love it. I haven't always been good … [Read more...]
Take These 20 Actions to Bounce Back from Devastating Mistakes
If I had to name the most important skill I developed in the last 3 to 5 years, it would be the ability to bounce back. Having the fortitude to not only recover from a devastating experience, but to go on and thrive afterwards is a lost art in today's coddled world. Sure no one wants to be in a position where they have to … [Read more...]
Follow These 7 Steps to Turn Whatever You Love into Work You Love
If you’re like most people, work is the last thing you want to do in your free time. There’s a reason why no one complains about how long their vacation was. Those moments away from it all are amazing, but what if you had work you didn’t want to take a break from? What if the path you chose was so fulfilling that you … [Read more...]
The Truth About Mindset
Time to set some things straight. I talk about forming a creative thought process and developing a strong mindset all the time on this site. That’s because I've seen the difference those skills make firsthand. If I always thought the way I think now, I would have avoided some awful times in the past. And I’m not saying … [Read more...]
Why You Should Care Less
I love the internet. Sure it's a cesspool of some of the worst filth humanity can imagine, but if there's one thing the internet does do right, it's that it toughens you up. Talk to anyone who's produced content online, and they'll tell you that one of the most important skills they developed was knowing when to ignore … [Read more...]
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