Focusing has been found to increase happiness (Killingsworth & Gilbert, 2010), boost creativity (Sellier & Dahl), and maximize the brain’s effectiveness (April 2010 – Science Mag). It’s second to none in importance for anyone wanting to change their life for the better. Deep Existence is the internet’s most in-depth resource for focusing strategies.
This guest post is by Daniel Zandt. Daniel covers the scientific benefits of meditation and gives a great guide for different ways to do it. I hope you enjoy this as […]
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Have you noticed that when you focus on your work, it generates new ideas? New ideas are great, but I’ve noticed that they are often strong enough to pull me away from
I’m going to tell you how to get better at making decisions by starting with a strange story. In London recently, a man started attacking strangers with a scaffolding pole. The police
“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” John F. Kennedy Direction is everything in life. If you know where you’re going, you can dodge obstacles, plow through
Quotes like the one below tend to hit us as inspiring and sound like good advice. But reader beware! Aiming high has some serious downsides. I’m shooting for at least
There are three ways you can take a break: By default By burnout By choice As the world focuses heavily on productivity, it’s easy to forget that breaks are important too. We need to think
The picture below seems free from overwhelm, but why? Because it shows the secret for how to stop feeling overwhelmed. “Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think,
If you want to have more success in any area of your life, focus on the process. “The temperature seemed to grow colder as we jogged around in the freezing
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In a recent Mini Habits audiobook giveaway (subscribers only), I asked people what they were struggling with. About half of the 160 responses mentioned some form of overwhelm and procrastination as
How to organize your life: it’s more important to be decisive than to find the perfect system. Are Your Ideas & Decisions Floating? Organization means having a system to organize your life through,
