It's more rewarding to talk about accomplishments than to-do lists.
Read MoreEmbracing Imperfection to Make Habits Stick
You should have heard from me sooner than now. I planned to build this habit of weekly articles that would eventually turn into a massive amount of content over time - it was gonna be great!
Anyway, life has gotten in the way. Various commitments, complexities, blah blah. But that isn't the real reason.
The real reason was that I had this assumption in the corner of my mind that each article had to be long and detailed, otherwise it just wasn't worthwhile. I couldn't just bust out a few useful phrases - there must be structure, links, images for God's sake.
Well, I'm questioning that assumption. A little bit of content is surely better than the theoretically perfect content that never gets written. And by making a tiny bit of progress a daily habit, it'll stack up.
That's my new assumption that I will be testing. What are your thoughts? What could you accomplish if you gave up perfection and took a tiny step today?
The If/Then Habit: A Plan With Branches
In a new environment, our habits seem weaker. Life takes more brainwork without the triggers we take for granted.
Read MoreRoot Habits: Sprouting Real Change
To find out your root habits - the repetitive behaviours that are the most effective for you, there are some questions that you can ask.
Read MoreGoals Alone Are Useless
The problem arises when setting a goal is mistaken for taking meaningful action; when we focus on the destination instead of the journey.
Read MoreWhat Marin Cilic Can Teach Us About Mental Fitness
There are a lot of situations where you have to choose your suffering. These are dilemmas, and they're more common than you think...
Read MoreYour Brain on CrossFit: Part 4 - Endorphins
It is your responsibility to decide what to do with pain, just as you decide what to do with all the other signals you receive from your senses.
Read MoreYour Brain on CrossFit: Part 3 - Serotonin
If I was going to call any chemical the most important, it would be serotonin.
Read MoreYour Brain on CrossFit: Part 2 - Oxytocin
The affiliate system in CrossFit has given rise to a tribe bound together by oxytocin, which at the same time makes those within the tribe wary of outsiders.
Read MoreYour Brain on CrossFit: Part 1 - Dopamine
I don't need 25 pullups because I want to be functionally fit; I need 25 pullups because at the moment, my best score is 24 pullups.
Read MoreMental Efficiency: The 80/20 Rule
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Knowing both your outcome and your boundaries is critical, because then you can take action that is sustainable, and that is what make things happen.
Read MoreMeditation and Mental Fitness
Everything is a skill. Meditation is training the skill of choosing the focus of your attention in a world where everything and everyone is constantly trying to take that choice away from you.
Read MoreManage Your Own Expectations
When you think of the events in your life that affect you, don't fixate on the external circumstances, believing that those are the sole source of the problem. Your internal circumstances - your expectations, biases and beliefs - will determine how you perceive all the external stuff, and therefore how it will affect you.
Read MoreWhat is Resilience?
When you consider mental fitness as the 11th Skill, keep in mind that it is displayed in many ways. Just as your strength is displayed by lifting, holding and lowering, your mental fitness contains a number of factors, one of which is resilience.
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