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15 Big Life Insights I Wish I Knew at 18

15 Big Life Insights I Wish I Knew at 18
One of the most popular posts of all time on HE is my 50 Life Secrets and Tips. However when I look back on that post, I see a fairly shallow and conventional list of recommendations. It shows me of how much I’ve grown in the years since it was published. This is the list that comes to mind now. 1) True pleasure and results come from mastery In this internet age, there are many of Jack of all trades: people who know a bit about MANY things, but have not mastered any one thing. The solution: “Take up one idea. 2) The best practices are those you discover for yourself The downside of having so much information available online is that it’s easy to get lost in spiral of trying out other people’s methods while never attempting to create on of your own. Instead, try a method that you think would feel good for you. 3) Reality is highly subjective Even science is subjective. 1) Accept the seemingly absurd views of others as a logical result of them looking through an entirely different lens. Related:  Thoughts of Being Alive

25 Psychological Life Hacks that Will Help You Gain the Advantage in Social Situations Social situations are among the most important in our lives. Yet, there is a huge chance that you are oblivious to the plethora of unwritten social rules that structure everybody’s behaviour. Failing to comply to these cultural imprints can cause irreversible damage. Just following them blindly will not get you ahead. Hacking them, however, will give you the best results possible. Therefore we bring to you these – 25 psychological life hacks that will help you gain the advantage in social situations 1) Assume comfort in any interaction. Our brain is an incredibly complicated instrument. In most of our social interactions, we find it difficult to feel comfortable among strangers because our brain tries to protect us from exposure. This however isn’t helping us when trying to be social and meet new people, is it? This is why assuming comfort is so powerful. 2) Pay attention to people’s feet when you are approaching them. If they turn both torso and feet, it means you are welcome. Admit it.

8 Ways to Get a Morning Headstart Lose an hour in the morning, and you will be all day hunting for it. - Richard WhatelyTweet Getting up early every day to start the day off right has a huge effect on the rest of our day. Unfortunately we can not always completely trust our morning selves, especially if we are lying in a warm cozy bed and there is no immediate pressure to get up (Or we can delude ourselves with pressing ‘snooze’.) To combat this, a healthy and balanced morning routine works wonders, and especially doing it for 30 days to make it a habit. A morning routine sets the tone for the whole day to come. Just remember, keep it simple but stay disciplined! 1. A good morning routine actually starts the day before. 2. After waking, don’t immediately jump out of bed. 3. Most of us forget that we spent hours in magical worlds while dreaming. 4. Every animal stretches immediately upon waking. A great, quick and easy way to stretch your whole body are the Five Tibetan Rites. 5. 6. 7. 8.

30 Challenges for 30 Days Did you know that it takes 30 days to form a new habit? The first few days are similar as to how you would imagine the birth of a new river. Full of enthusiasm it gushes forth, only to be met by strong obstacles. The path is not clear yet, and your surroundings don’t agree. Old habits urge you to stay the same. But you need to stay determined. So, take a moment to reflect on the question ‘Who do I want to be in 5 years?’ Check out this short TED talk first to get inspired: Now pick one or more challenges and stick with them! However, be cautioned, picking too many challenges at the same time can easily result in a failure of all of them. #1 Write a I-Like-This-About-You note/text/email each day for someone (Easy) This is the perfect way to let someone else know you care. #2 Talk to one stranger each day (Hard) This is a great one to cure approaching anxiety. #3 Take one picture each day (Hard) #4 Re-evaluate one long-held belief each day (Intermediate) Do you love yourself? We recommend:

10 Reasons You'll Never Look at Sunsets the Same Way Again A thin blue line shoots across the horizon and that is the mark. You know the sun will eventually set underneath that line, but until then, the moment where it crosses that line, you are witness to one of the most beautiful sights in the Universe. Here are a few things these earthly wonders called sunsets have taught me over the years: 1) Everything Adds Beautiful pastel hues of orange and yellow shine bright around the sun, but as you expand your perspective the entire rainbow of colors is there. Soft baby blue and turquoise clouds float calmly through the open sky. A sunset is not a single color, and every new color adds beauty. 2) Change just is A sunset is when change is most evident. Change is neither good or bad – change is. 3) Your Experience is Unique Even if we are identical twins standing next to each other, we will not be looking at the same sunset. Every second you are adding to your own unique universe – make the next second matter. 4) There is Only Now 7) Light and Dark 8) Beauty

I Decluttered My Closet With The KonMari Method And Here's What Happened | Chanel Parks My name is Chanel and I collect a lot of shit. From clothing to papers to the weird knick-knacks I've won at bar trivia nights, my room is covered in so many items, one might wonder how I live there. Even though I clean at least once a week, my room is rarely as neat as it could be. Once you accumulate so many things over the course of so many years, it's hard to find a place for everything. No it won't. If you're not familiar with the title, it's basically the book of January 2015, or what I like to call the monthlong period when everybody tries to fulfill their "be more organized" resolutions. Kondo's philosophy emphasizes the mental attachment we have to our possessions and her approach is quite simple: declutter first, then store. Once clients have completed decluttering their homes, Kondo's "KonMari" method requires that clients find a specific place for EVERYTHING that's left. Here's what "everything" looked like for me before I took the plunge: Look at that sea of clothes. Swoon.

Ultimate Guide to Goal Hacking: 5 Scientifically Proven Methods to Accomplish Anything **This post summarizes months of research on what goal setting methods actually work, and a new project I am starting to help everyone use these techniques in an easy and fun way** Which of your big goals have been on the to-do list forever? So often it’s those goals that matter to us most that seem just out of reach. If we want something really bad AND know the steps required to attain it, why do we still fail to do so? The answer is simple: we haven’t been using the right tools. Behavioral scientists have been trying to figure out our psychological relationship with goals for decades, and they’ve come up with some very actionable conclusions. It’s been proven that you can quadruple your chances of success with the goal hacks listed below (in order of least to most powerful). 1) Write it down The simple act of physically writing down what you want to achieve significantly raises your chances of success. One study contacted thousands of people who needed flu shots. 2) Track it Track your goal.

Intellectual Hipsters and Meta-Contrarianism Related to: Why Real Men Wear Pink, That Other Kind of Status, Pretending to be Wise, The "Outside The Box" Box WARNING: Beware of things that are fun to argue -- Eliezer Yudkowsky Science has inexplicably failed to come up with a precise definition of "hipster", but from my limited understanding a hipster is a person who deliberately uses unpopular, obsolete, or obscure styles and preferences in an attempt to be "cooler" than the mainstream. But why would being deliberately uncool be cooler than being cool? As previously discussed, in certain situations refusing to signal can be a sign of high status. Thorstein Veblen invented the term "conspicuous consumption" to refer to the showy spending habits of the nouveau riche, who unlike the established money of his day took great pains to signal their wealth by buying fast cars, expensive clothes, and shiny jewelery. This process is called countersignaling, and one can find its telltale patterns in many walks of life. Pretending To Be Wise

25 Best Books on Self-Improvement You Need to Read Before You Turn 25 I remember the first time I got my hands on a self-improvement book. I was baffled. At that moment I realized my fate was not set in stone. These are affiliate links to Amazon.com, using these will support HighExistence, thank you. 1. This book is a masterpiece, and unlike most self-improvement books, this one targets an infinite array of areas in which you can, and ultimately must, improve. 2. Perhaps it is the fact that randomness played such a significant role in my years as a poker player that I find this book utterly important. Not enough time? 3. I read this book in a time where I thought power was something I should attain. 4. The title of this book doesn’t capture it all. Not enough time? 5. While finding a book on psychedelics in a list of books on self-improvement might come as a surprise, I believe any metaphysical distinction between tools such as books, meditation or molecules hold no ground and they should all be solely judged on their merits. 6. 7. Not enough time? 8. 9.

Non-linear relationships are much more complicated than linear ones Non-linear relationship is fundamental to most physical and statistical phenomena and their study is important to fully understand the world around. Linear relationships are the easiest to understand and study and a number of very important physical phenomena are linear. However, it doesn't cover the whole ambit of our mathematical techniques and non-linear relationships are fundamental to a number of most important and intriguing physical and social phenomena around. Examples of Non-Linear Relationships As their name suggest, non-linear relationships are not linear, which means by doubling one variable, the other variable will not double. There are an endless variety of non-linear relationships that one can encounter. Examples: The side of a square and its area are not linear. Studying Non-Linear Relationships Even though non-linear relationships are much more complicated than linear ones, they can be studied in their own right. Approximations

Getting Started with The Feel Good Lifestyle - TheFeelGoodLifestyle.com Welcome! My name is Phil Drolet and I’ll be your guide around here. First off, here are the top 3 things I believe in: 1) Live life to the fullest. 2) Unleash your greatness. 3) Be the change you want to see. My goal is to help you live these 3 values everyday by creating content that inspires you, empowers you, and gives you the tools to take your life the to next level. On This Site, You Will Learn How To: Smash your fears and become more confident.Be more productive and feel mentally sharper.Live an adventurous life and feel more alive.Make BIG things happen in the world. Enter your email below to receive weekly tips & inspiration that will help you unleash your greatness. What others are saying about Phil & The Feel Good Lifestyle “Since I’ve been following The Feel Good Lifestyle, I’ve finally started taking chances and following my path. “Phil is becoming the Tim Ferriss of our generation.” “Yesterday, I was lacking motivation so I asked myself, “What Would Phil Drolet Do?” About Phil

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