by Kyle Brennan
In this digital age, we're constantly bombarded with inputs - most of them negative and/or anxiety-inducing: Movie trailers, iPhone alerts, Instagram notifications, billboards, emails, new music, podcasts, and news of the world collapsing around us. Cal Newport, author of Digital Minimalism has called this style of living Solitude Deprivation - a state in which you …
Mindfulness, by many, is thought of as a stress-reducing activity. “If I just sit calmly and breathe slowly for five to ten minutes a day I will be less anxious.” While it’s certainly a start, that’s not the inherent point of mindfulness practice. Instead, the “goal” (although having a goal kind of defeats the purpose) …
I have written extensively about my morning routine and the importance of setting a schedule to free yourself from decision fatigue. If you check out my article from over four years ago, you can see it hasn't changed much. That's because I'm obsessive about starting the day right. This isn't to say you need to …
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Hi All, Welcome to the Weekly Rapport. A weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with during this boring-ass quarantine. Enjoy. My Latest Quarantine Book Recommendations Every week I'm going to post a short video recommending three books. This week I share three books for personal development that will help you through our …
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Hi All, Here is your weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with. Enjoy. Book I'm Reading Atomic Habits - James Clear [from Amazon] James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master …
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I already wrote a post about my morning routine to get my day started, but how you end your day is eqaully important. I never had a “routine” – I would just go to sleep when I got tired and tried to get 7-8 hours of sleep. But as I read up on newsletters, interviews, …
I've always had trouble with my breathing, whether from asthma as a kid or just stress-related things that cause me to breathe a little heavier. I read some articles about meditation and their was enough evidence out there for me to convince myself meditating would solve all my breath-related issues.
"It is well to be upbefore daybreak, for, such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom." - Aristotle The morning it the best time to do anything – period. I've never been a happy person in the morning - I still prefer to not talk to anyone for the first hour or so until I've …
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