The Difference Between Dressing Up Your Problems and Solving Them
When you were told to clean your room, did you kick everything under your bed? It’s easy to believe that that’s how quickly problems disappear. One minute mom is complaining about how dirty our rooms...
View ArticleYou Become What You See
They teach in Psychology that 90% of what we learn is by watching others. It is incidental. Some of it may stick, some of it may not. Imitation begins the moment we are in our cribs. Older brother or...
View ArticleHow to Be In Charge of Your Feelings
The most important conversation isn’t the one we have with others, but rather the one in our mind. It turns out that what you tell yourself (cognition) creates how you feel (affect), and in turn,...
View ArticleThe Truth About What You’re Currently Going Through
Isn’t it amazing how many angles there are to view a problem or situation? There are so many sides to a story and yet, we often believe in the ones that contain negative beliefs and values. It is much...
View ArticleThe Truth About Mastery
Is that it’s unattainable. Our craft — if we choose to do it for as long as we live — stays with us and dies with us. I used to believe that mastery was a finish line. It’s not. One may know that...
View ArticleIn Your Room vs. Out There
One of the main reasons why I write is because it helps me learn. I devour books. Then I formulate opinions—what works for me, what doesn’t? If I’m in the process of changing my own habits, I need to...
View Article“Take a Chance”
Whether you’re trying out for the volleyball team, applying for a scholarship, pitching an idea, or filling out a form to attend a special seminar, there are usually always two guaranteed outcomes....
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How to Enjoy Discomfort
One of the greatest habits that I am currently learning is how to enjoy discomfort. Why is this important? Because chances are, the decisions and tasks required of you to lead you to where you want to...
View ArticleNot Worth Mentioning
Like the fact that something is going to be hard. “Starting a restaurant is one of the hardest things you can do.” “Losing weight is so hard.” No shit. Of course it’s going to be hard. When we embark...
View ArticleYour Perception versus Theirs
How do you see yourself? How do others see you? Perception is what you tell yourself. Perception is thinking about the sensory stuff that is happening around you. It is mediated thought, not...
View ArticleHow to Read Self-Help
Seth Godin once said that all help is self-help. I agree. A book that is labeled as a “business book” may be about business, but ultimately it is helping the reader become exposed to new ideas and...
View ArticlePaying Mind to Unnecessary Provocations
Why do most people care about celebrity marriages or an athlete’s scandal? I opened a Time magazine and one of the first things I saw was, “SCANDAL: Beyoncé and Jay-Z caught flak for vacationing in...
View ArticleThe Event or The Emotion?
Which came first? Was it the criticism that angered you or did you make yourself angry? Was it the article that went against your worldview that angered you or was it you that angered you? Perception...
View ArticleThe Habit of Failing Forward
I willed it everyday and believed in it like the Pope believes in God. A few months ago I applied for 99U’s new feature, Workbook. It’s about providing bite-sized bits of knowledge on many topics:...
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Mastery: A Possible Panacea for The Pursuit of Meaningful Work and a Vibrant...
photo: MAMJODH Whenever I hear of someone not knowing what they want to do with their life, I empathize and wholeheartedly understand their frustrations. After years of studying this common dilemma...
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Mass Productivity to Mass Consciousness: Understanding Narcissism, Shame, and...
photo: BetterWorks There is a undoubtedly a change in our culture, a revolution at large. More students (and people in general) are embracing the risky and uncertain path of the entrepreneur/artist....
View ArticleThe Importance of Having a Work Ritual and Learning to Cultivate Pleasure in...
If I asked you to draw the face of your watch, something that you probably wear and look at everyday, or to draw the dashboard of your car, many of us would get it terribly wrong. Why? Because we...
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What We Can Learn From Legendary Boxing Trainer Freddie Roach About Adapting...
Pursuing our life’s work may be challenging because it’s frightening. photo: roger_alcantara The uncertainty, fear, and self-doubt that comes with showing up, not always seeing results, and what feels...
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Mindfulness in Technology: Why The Future Belongs To Those Who Can Tame Their...
“Using technology is a relatively new thing,” said James Victore in 99u’s latest book, Manage Your Day-to-Day. Found on the HONY (Humans of New York) Blog You can see it everywhere—hunched over, heads...
View ArticleWhat Rats and Levers Can Tell Us About Humans And Social Media
The other day I noticed that I closed my Instagram, hit the power button on the top of my iPhone—click!—and within minutes I slid my thumb across the screen and clicked on Instagram again. What—why? Do...
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