Body and Mind
This section contains articles that will help you create a strong body and mind. Articles will contain developing a healthy body and a quicker and more effective mind.
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8 Lesson from Cal Newport’s book “Deep Work.”
Cal Newport writes in his book Deep Work that committing to focus on a cognitively demanding task is the meaning of deep work. The book is enlightening. We live in a distracting world full of email interruptions, popup notifications, Instagram updates, and other social media mind clutterers. Book: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World If we learn to focus our brain on a singular task, deep work becomes a superpower. Deep Work vs. Shallow Work Commit to Deep Work to Create Greatness Focus at an Elite Level Create Routines and Rituals For Deep Work Willpower Is a Limited Resource Create a Craftsman Philosophy To Be An…
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The Power of Slowing Down (A Mindfulness Practice)
New York City is a metropolis filled with tall skyscrapers, home to wealthy elites, major finance corporations, and technology startups. One word describes this city: “fast.” Every day there is a sense of rush in the air. The energy moves quickly. This same energy can be felt in most major large cities similar to New York. On the other end of the spectrum, I can compare growing up in a quaint farm of my childhood. On the outskirts of the Pacific Ocean in Southeast Asia, I lived in a village province in the Philippines. My childhood was spent among green grass, mountains towering over houses, rectangular matrixes of farmland patched with…
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Two Vital Success Indicators (That Can Be Learned)
I wanted to write 8 qualities that would be great indicators for success, however after further research most of the qualities I found could be boiled down to two. I can expand on other qualities until the lights go out, and most books written about success do just that, but these two indicators are the main foundation of other qualities stemming from these or grown out of these two premises. These two quality are vital indicators for success. Put it simply, if we can spot these in ourselves or in others we are more likely to predict success. The best things about these indicators are that they can be learned.…
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8 Foods that Boost Your Metabolism
If you want to look and feel your best then it’s important to eat a well balanced diet that’s made up of nutrient-rich foods. This means eating lean sources of protein, fruits, vegetables and healthy fats. As the winter months pass and springtime approaches, many people will be looking for weight-loss options to help them look their best when they step into their swimsuit. As a result, talk shows and newsstands will be buzzing with the latest diet fads. Unfortunately, many of these diets are difficult to sustain over a long-term period and don’t provide the weight loss solution that people are looking for. In order to lose weight, you…
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Mindfulness, For Starters…
“In the contemplation of what you desire you create what it is that you want to have for yourself.” – Wayne Dyer Are we the string of thoughts we think? Observe for a moment as you read this. Sit there for a moment and feel. What do you feel? Is it satisfaction? Is it happiness? Or opposite of that? Is it a sense of foreboding. Fear perhaps? Discontent? Step back now, after you answer the question. Mindfulness is awareness. It is the ability to distinguish our experience. Are we our thoughts? If so, what thoughts are we choosing to become every moment? “Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts…
