When people finally overcome the fear of starting with something (exercising, learning, changing a job, finding a partner or anything else) another mistake they usually make is sticking to a plan that does not work. You wanted to run every… Read More »Adjusting your plan to your actual goals
It is good to have some heurestics in life to safe time and congitive load. I have built several over time, here are some how I pick what to watch or read What are your heurestics for life?
Sometimes I want to watch something again because it was good. But there are some things I rewatch all the time when I am tired, just because I have no energy to do anything else. In that case, it is… Read More »I want to watch that again
We used to sing a lot over a beer as students (off-key but from the hearth). And we used to tell a lot of jokes (even bad ones, but we laughed anyway). It is nice to do the same again… Read More »Singing from the heart
It is easy to criticize others. It is much harder to improve what you can actually influence. If you do not like something, explain it to the people in charge of it and get back to your responsibilities. Don’t waste… Read More »Focus on what you can do
People often get stuck with perfectionism. Or even more often, they want to do a good job, do it 100 percent or as best as possible. Usually, you really need just good enough. But what is good enough? Good enough… Read More »What is good enough?
If you are angry or annoyed, first think if you are not tired or hungry. If so, do not be mad at people and do not argue until adressed.
I have unfortunately experienced this two times already. You cannot even go and open the door for the emergency. Sure, you can let them break down the door, but that is not ideal (and to fix it will be expensive).… Read More »Who will take care of you, when you cannot walk?
There are people without legs living in a poorest environment who are happy. And there are healthy rich people who are depressed. Mostly it comes down to expectations. If you expect more from life than you have, you will not… Read More »The Power of Expectations
Sometimes we want to give people we talk to a benefit of the doubt. We do not want to dumb down our content or say (for us) obvious stuff out loud. This usually backfires. People are more prone to stop… Read More »Harms of a Benefit of the Doubt