Last week I followed the morning routine of Tony Robbins, consisting of Cold shower Special breathing Special mindfulness practice Results? Quick summary is: Yes (cold shower and gratitude); Meh/so-so (breath and feeling God); Hell yes! (one golden nugget in the last part). But let’s go one by one (or feel free to skip to main … Continue reading
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Best and most helpful experiments in 2017
Even though I acknowledge that “end of year” is just an arbitrary date, I take January as a good time to look back and ponder over what activities/relationships/methods had the best return on investment and I should invest even more this year, and what are those that I should cut back. January seems to have … Continue reading
Tony Robbins: Priming the mind to kick ass
Happy arbitrary period called “year 2018”! 🙂 I wish you lots of health, great relationships and interesting experiences. Learn, experiment, do more of things you enjoy and occasionally do things that scare you or feel uncomfortable – that’s how we grow. And of course spend ample time with those you love and respect and want … Continue reading
What can you learn from your future self?
Shay Carl recommends that we should ask ourselves the question “What would I probably tell myself as 10 year older version of myself?”. Of course you can’t, you know what would 10-year-older version of yourself would tell you. Because you can’t really see into the future. So what is the point of that question? What you get … Continue reading
Who needs another advice from YouTube celebrity?
Answer: it looks like I need it. Or at least I’ll test it. But first I should explain why I think it’s a good idea. Last few weeks I was revisiting some of the older experiments that worked well, to remind myself of their power. There are few things going on in my life which … Continue reading
How to remember anything you learn
Remembering things is a meta-skill that boosts many of the other skills. Yes, we now outsource our memory to Google, but some things are just too useful to forget – important things we need to do our job right, people we need to recognize, or just cool facts we can use to impress our friends. … Continue reading
Week 15 – Testing the famous Dvorak keyboard (and giving up)
I’m obsessed with efficiency and productivity. And sometimes I just like to find ways how to do things faster, even though they may not be important or useful at all. Typing is one of those activities where it’s useful to make the distinction between being effective (type fast) and being efficient (create good content). But sometime it’s … Continue reading