Stop thinking your life is over because of your past – you have so many options and life paths ahead of you!

I like to check out Derek Siver’s blog – I enjoy his contrarian ideas, even though he doesn’t post all that often. Here’s his 10 second self-description: “I’ve been a musician, producer, circus performer, entrepreneur, TED speaker, and book publisher. Monomaniac, introvert, slow thinker, and love finding a different point of view. California native, I now live in […]

I recently saw a tweet by comedian Mark Normand (he’s pretty funny by the way) which stuck in my head.Here’s what it said: Social Media is like looking in the fridge over and over.You know there’s nothing good but you check it so many times that eventually you start consuming things you don’t even like. […]

In light of current developments around the world, it’s easy to become cynical.  And yes, even though I write about peace of mind and create ASMR videos, I’m a bit of a cynic myself.I guess cynicism is a coping mechanism for being idealistic, but being painfully aware of how we don’t reach our potential because […]

How are some people just getting things done? How do they stick to their plans, how do they just sit down and study or work? For people who are prone to procrastinating, this seems inconceivable. Well, someone asked this question on reddit about a year ago, and I loved the top answer: “I am always trying to […]

A few days ago my younger brother asked me how to invest money in stocks (he saved a bit from his first job and didn’t know what to do with it). I don’t like to give investment advice, especially to friends and relatives. But he insisted, so I gave him a few pointers. I’ll share […]

Someone close to me was sad that many of her friends declined her birthday party invitation (I guess it’s because they’re on vacation or have other appointments, I’m not sure).  She felt her friends are not her real friends and that they didn’t really care for her, else they’d find a way to make time […]

Even if you don’t feel it, peace surrounds you.Even if you don’t see it, you are doing better than you give yourself credit for. Even if you have no idea what’s going on or where you’re supposed to be, you are doing better than you think you are. You are not failing if you are […]

Here are the 5 rules by which you should live your life: You must not have anything different or wrong with you If you do, you really have to get over it as quickly as you can, you’ll have to fix it If you can’t fix it, you should just pretend that you have, that […]

I thought about the following while on a beautiful morning hike at the coastline in Bretagne (here’s a video of it I just uploaded):What’s better: Experiencing lots of new things, or doing the things you love over and over? There’s something to be said for both: Making new experiences pushes you out of your comfort […]