Time for my annual discussion about sleep. Let’s start with some things we already know (Read more in LIFEies). —Sleeping less than 5 hours a night doubles the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. –Losing sleep during the week negatively changes your metabolism (and you can’t catch up). –Glymphatic System (the system that cleans out your brain) only works when… Read more →
I’m going new age on this LIFEies. Stay with me for a couple minutes. Here’s why: 95% of your life operates from your subconscious. If we can change our subconscious, then we can change our life. The below article is fantastic. I have been looking for a simple way to make my meditation easy and productive in my normal life.… Read more →
What is the 51/1 Rule? I thought this concept was really interesting. Below is the full detailed The full, detailed explanation of this rule, but here is the gist: Apply the 80-20 rule three times to get to 51/1. Essentially, 51/1 asks, what is the one thing I can do to make fill in the blank happen? With this thinking, here… Read more →
Over the past 4 years, I have been reading the Stoics and sharing their wisdom in my LIFEies. If you are still not convinced to learn more from them, maybe today will tip you over the top. Below you’ll find 50 rules for a good life from the Stoics. Here are a few of my favorites: –You are the… Read more →
I have eating issues. If you’ve been following for a while, you know that’s nothing new. I am always on the lookout for ways to change my eating habits. I ran across the article below that I found enlightening. Here is the quote that got my attention: Self-control is about our battle with our urges and impulses in the moment… Read more →
More and more these days you hear people talking about anxiety. As we emerge from over a year of the Covid-19 pandemic, anxiety became a prevalent part of our lives. But, as the article below shows, anxiety isn’t always bad. Sometimes it’s the very thing we need to make a change. Short-term anxiety is often merely a symptom of misguided… Read more →
If you have Twitter, you should be following @naval. His tweets are fantastic, thought-provoking, and simplify complex concepts easily. If you are cautious about who you follow, read below for more on Naval. Here are some of my favorite Twitter threads from him. –His thread on meditation is genius. –His thread on getting rich is genius: Below there is more including: –Wealth is having assets that earn… Read more →
Created in 1985, Satisfaction with Life Scales (SWLS) is an interesting way to look at yourself and reflect on how you feel about your life as a whole. You can actually measure if you are living your Fantastic Life . I pulled this simple SWLS from this website. Rate the statements below based on the following scale, and then add up your… Read more →
“You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes every day—unless you’re too busy; then you should sit for an hour.” – Sukhraj Dhillon That quote grabbed my attention in the article below. Wow. As I read on, the author, Patricia Williams called me out—If we say we are too busy we are simply making excuses and self-sabotaging ourselves. I will… Read more →
I am a big believer in reading. It’s the greatest way I continue to grow and learn. But I also love to read to get away and transport to another time, place, and story. Below is an article about how reading even rewires your mind and strengthens your ability to imagine and think through complex problems. Because this is a… Read more →