#405. Dad, how do I relax in the chaos?
Breathe deeply and slowly. Focus only on your breath and become comfortable with chaos.
#405. Dad, how do I relax in the chaos? Read Post »
Breathe deeply and slowly. Focus only on your breath and become comfortable with chaos.
#405. Dad, how do I relax in the chaos? Read Post »
The more people agree, the less likely they are thinking for themselves. Therefore, beware of consensuses.
#401. Dad, what is the Paradox Of Unanimity? Read Post »
This effect is when people tend to “bury their heads in the sand” and avoid potentially negative but useful information,
#400. Dad, what is the “ostrich effect?” Read Post »
Teaching resilience involves encouraging kids to face challenges, learn from failures, and persevere in the face of adversity. Lead by
#398. Dad, how do I teach my children to be resilient? Read Post »
Premeditatio Malorum or “negative visualization” is a Stoic exercise of imagining things that could go wrong or be taken away
#397. Dad, what is “Premeditatio Malorum”? Read Post »
If you would like to have a more peaceful life, it is powerful to understand what disturbs that peace. Practice
#396. Dad, how do I master the art of “letting go?” Read Post »
It is a never-ending list of ‘’shoulds”. It distracts your mind and makes you feel overwhelmed.
#393. Dad, what is mental clutter? Read Post »
Burning your boat is an act of courage that makes it impossible to return to an earlier situation.
#389. Dad, what does it mean to ” burn your boat?” Read Post »
Productivity guilt is the nagging feeling that you are not creating, achieving or working hard enough.
#388. Dad, what is “productivity guilt?” Read Post »
We get bored because we fail to see the beauty in the mundane. We forget to appreciate the simple things
#384. Dad, why do we get bored? Read Post »
Being an entrepreneur takes time. Quitting won’t speed it up.
#379. Dad, starting my business is a slow process. I want to quit. Read Post »
Our thoughts are incredibly powerful. Our thoughts bring us down or lift us up. How we think about things literally
#376. Dad, how do our thoughts change our mood? Read Post »
Negative thoughts are the past trying to occupy the present and the future. These thoughts do not represent the present
#375. Dad, what are negative thoughts? Read Post »
We will benefit from being honest with ourselves about uncertainty, difficulty and moving forward.
#373. Dad, tell me about masking my emotions Read Post »
Our priorities should be our sanity, survival and safety of our loved ones
#352. Dad, what should our priorities be during a pandemic? Read Post »
Guilt is self-hate. Self-hate destroys optimism. Be kind to yourself every day.
#350. Dad, how do I manage my guilt? Read Post »
Obsession with yesterday leads to regret and a constant focus on the future breeds anxiety.
#343. Dad, I focus too much on yesterday and tomorrow? Read Post »
The best way to combat stress and anxiety is to focus on one positive thought after another until you are
#339. Dad, how do I get through these dark days? Read Post »
In order to become someone different, you must do something different.
#330. Dad, How do I reinvent myself? Read Post »
Criticism gives rise to uncomfortable emotions. Seeing these emotions as data and not as judgements helps us to be more
#313. Dad, criticism is difficult to handle. Read Post »
You may feel lost, but you are not alone. Ask for help and let go of the idea that you
#311. Dad, sometimes I feel lost Read Post »
It means being open to criticism while not feeling crushed by it.
#306. Dad, what does it mean to embrace our vulnerabilities. Read Post »
Become more aware of your own judgments of strangers.
#301. Dad, I am afraid of being judged by strangers. Read Post »
It’s interesting that when others fail, we admire them for trying. Yet, when we fail, we beat ourselves up.
#292. Dad, I am pretty hard on myself when I fail. Read Post »
Yes. Without change, there would be no butterflies.
#287. Dad, is change necessary? Read Post »
Wabi-sabi is the Japanese philosophy of embracing the beauty of imperfection.
#286. Dad, what is wabi-sabi? Read Post »
When you build a crisis in your mind and expect everything to go wrong.
#281.Dad, what is catastrophizing? Read Post »
I like Mark Manson’s definition: “The ability to see one’s own flaws and be accountable for them.”
#268. Dad, what is emotional self-reliance? Read Post »
Wu-Wei is action through non action. Letting go and letting things unfold. It is the opposite of trying to control.
#265. Dad, what is Wu-Wei? Read Post »
Living boldly means recognizing that many of your fears are false.
#253. Dad, how do I live boldly? Read Post »