In houses worldwide, youâll find neatness personified; cutlery organised according to its purpose, colour-coded bookshelves and even seasonally-racked clothes. In many of those houses, youâll also find a âmessy drawerâ – a slice; a taster, perhaps – of the human brainâs capability for facilitating disorganisation. Itâs a dumping ground for the miscellaneous items we canât quite seem to find a designated home for, but at the same time, its value isnât lost on its owners.
Self-Improvement
Self-Improvement Checklist: 5 Tasks You Need To Do in December
Another year is coming to a close and itâs a good time to be thinking about how it went, and what youâd like to see in the coming year.
You may be realizing that time is short, and you still have some things to accomplish before the year ends. But how much can you get done with only one month left to go? By following these next steps, you might find you can end the year feeling not only accomplished, but also excited about whatâs coming next!
How to Stay Focused When the Internet Wants Your Attention
Have you ever had one of those days where you canât seem to get anything done? At every turn, thereâs another distraction.
For example, say youâre just starting your day, and you hear a text notification. You pick up your phone to check the text, but then notice you have emails, one of which you have been anxiously awaiting. So you start to check your emails, when your alarm goes off reminding you to take your vitamins. So you walk into the kitchen to get your vitamins and notice the laptop laying on the table. This makes you think about the project you were going to work on today, and since youâre getting a late start you decide to send a text to let someone know youâre running late. Then when you look at your phone you notice the first text that came in this morning that you havenât answered yet.
How Introverts Quietly Dominate Self-Improvement
In Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Canât Stop Talking, Susan Cain writes about Rosa Parks:
âI had always imagined Rosa Parks as a stately woman with a bold temperament, someone who could easily stand up to a busload of glowering passengers. But when she died in 2005 at the age of 92, the flood of obituaries recalled her as soft-spoken, sweet, and small in stature. They said she was âtimid and shyâ but had âthe courage of a lion.â They were full of phrases like âradical humilityâ and âquiet fortitude.â â
Rosa Parksâ legacy is weaved into the fabric of American history. Her revolutionary choice to not give her seat up for a white man was, at the time, cataclysmic. The boldness of the action and grandeur of its consequence could fool anyone into assuming Rosa Parks was a bold, seemingly extroverted person. That wasnât the case. Her âtimid and shyâ persona is not one youâd typically assign to someone looking to radically alter the way racial equality is perceived and addressed in America and around the world, but Rosa Parks was unassuming in her bravery, her introversion providing fertile ground for the âcourage of a lionâ to feed, grow, and roar.
A Complete Guide to Mastering Consistency
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, one definition of consistency is, âThe state or condition of always happening or behaving in the same way.â That may seem a bit boring at first, but the benefits of consistency can bring just the opposite.
Consistency helps to strengthen connections in the brain, so you may be thinking with greater clarity, and developing skills and knowledge through strong neural pathways.
Consistency creates momentum, which becomes a habit that can contribute to lasting change. So by being consistent you can make big strides in the direction of your goals. It tips the scales toward the side of success.
Do These 5 October Tasks or Regret It Forever
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52 weeks.
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You can split the calendar year in all manner of ways. There are holidays galore, seasonal change, and so much more besides. October – the 10th month of the year – sits in a unique position. Autumn is well and truly alive, summer is in the rear view mirror and Christmas isnât too far away. A period for reflection and forward-thinking inspection. Oh, and Halloween. October is a good time to take note of everything that has happened in the 9 months prior, while also cultivating a mind toward the future. The holiday season isnât too far away, so while Christmas lists are just around the corner, itâs time to focus on your journey.
How to Break Through Your Fear of Failure
Failure is inevitable. Itâs going to happen. And itâs probably more common than you think. If you havenât experienced some form of failure in your life, you probably havenât stepped too far outside of your comfort zone.
Since failure is something that happens to everyone at some point, you may find some degree of comfort knowing youâre not alone. But if failure is so common, why does it feel so big? Why is failure so hard to accept? Well, maybe itâs not so much the failure itself, but the fear of it. Maybe itâs so difficult because of all of the emotions associated with it.
Build a Resilient Brain to Overcome Any Obstacle
When you are rejected, resilience is there. When life goes wrong at all – guess what? The resilience within picks you up, ready to fight another day. Itâs found in the gritty, everyday situations you encounter on a daily basis, whether thatâs forcing yourself out of bed or finding your seats in a dark cinema room. It takes inner strength to do what you need to do, let alone achieve success and happiness.
Success and happiness are quantified in different ways. Success may derive from reaching career goals, and happiness could come in the form of meaningful relationships. Whatever it is, the ability to rely on resilience lies at the core. As a result, it mustnât be neglected. Building a resilient brain helps you overcome obstacles and thrive in life because it allows you to make risky decisions and take risks, all with the knowledge that no matter what happens, you will be okay. Acquiring that isnât as easy as it seems, but not impossible. Resilience, after all, is a skill you can learn, not necessarily an inherent personality trait.
A Complete Guide to Becoming Highly Productive
Productivity guides are a hot commodity. If youâre a productive worker, youâll likely get commended. After all, the more work you produce, the more valuable you are, right? While that may be true in a lot of ways, productivity isnât just for business purposes. A productive person isnât merely the employee of the month, theyâre productive in every sense of the word. A productive friend shows up when needed. A productive partner listens and plans dates. A productive person looks out for themselves and ensures theyâre not slacking when it comes to self-care.
Yes, a lack of productivity in a work environment is not a favourable position to be in. Looking further, if youâre not actively working to improve your life, whether thatâs via self-betterment or relationships, it can lead to a lack of self-esteem and dwindling confidence. These traits help make productivity a formidable yet sustainable presence in your life, so their absence is potentially very damaging in any pursuit of a long-term goal.
Building Iron Discipline: Achieve Your Goals with Unwavering Willpower
What do you think of when you hear the words, âIron Disciplineâ and âUnwavering Willpowerâ? Superheroes? Some guys at the gym? A trusted Mentor?
Such qualities of great strength, endurance and self control can often seem out of reach. It might seem as if itâs something others are able to achieve, but may be too hard to find for ourselves. If youâre looking outside of yourself, you may struggle to find what youâre looking for, because those qualities come from within.