Watch out for these traits and characteristics to tell if someone is worth your time and energy — I was reading a book called “What Happened to Lani Garver” by Carol Plum-Ucci when a line instantly grabbed my attention: “If you can understand human behavior, it can’t hurt you nearly as much.” It felt like a strong sign telling me to change — I sucked at knowing people’s…

The perfect morning actually begins with a bedtime routine. — The world’s most successful and productive people believe and preach that success depends on a morning ritual. I will not deny it. However, it is difficult to stick to morning routines because they are elaborate, complicated, and require an immense will/commitment to follow. Here’s why I say so. Getting up…

This sleeping method has a 96% success rate after six weeks of practice. — “The worst thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald I was in my first year of college. The new dorm environment, staying away from home for the first time, college culture, (disgusting) hostel food, the burden of performing well in studies…

No, you don’t need to challenge your willpower to be an early riser — I used to be a night owl. I thought I was doomed for life. I stayed up until 2 or 3 a.m. watching Netflix and browsing the internet. Then I would sleep in until noon or 1 p.m. I repeated this cycle for years. …

Mental fatigue doesn’t develop in a day or two — it’s compounding of some of your unhealthy everyday tiny actions. — More than 21 million adults in America are suffering from depression. It’s not a magic number that I’ve pulled out from my pocket. The National Institute of Mental Health confirms. It’s a scary number of innocent people stuck in a deep, dark hole. I’ve come to the other side of…

3 wrong belief systems that make meditation work against you — Before you read any further, let’s experiment. Spirituality is all about experience, which comes from experimenting. Ready? Close your eyes for a minute. Make your mind blank. Don’t think anything. Hold on for twenty seconds, and then open your eyes. Your experience? Did it work? Were you able to stop thinking? Did…

No, forcing yourself doesn’t work — Did you know that 40% of your daily activities result from habits? These statistics mean we’re living in auto-pilot mode, consciously or unconsciously. Habits freeze our brain activity to such an extent that it feels like someone is regulating us. Sometimes, it feels as if we’re under some magic spell. …

No, procrastination is not about laziness or lack of time management skills — We all visualize what our weekends will look like after a hectic, stressful week: I’ll have a bubble bath… declutter the closet… cook some healthy recipes… organize the kitchen… mow the lawn… Set up the Christmas tree…(I did it after two weekends of procrastination) And finally dive into the book…

No, learning is not always the answer to growth — It all started in December 2022. As always, a year-end get-together in the community was the perfect opportunity for reflecting on the past year and setting goals for the coming one. Everyone shared stories about what they had learned during the previous months. But a lady in her early 90s…