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The attention ultra-weapon Our attention control skill is fairly underrated. Practically, it shapes to a significant extent – positively or negatively – our reality. Although we can consciously direct our attention wherever we want, it will often decide as a naughty kid to go wherever it feels like. Being able to control our attention is a “superhuman”…
Deep or wide attention? All people could be split in two different categories: those who agree that people could be split in two categories and those who don’t Just kidding, we are only checking to see if we have your attention. Here we go again: All people could be split in two different categories: those…
The Pareto Principle (80-20 rule) Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist realized that 80% of his country’s wealth was held by 20% of the Italian population. It didn’t take long for him to understand that this was true, not only for Italy but also for the rest of the world. On top of that, it was…
Is the time in our day enough? Time is one of the most democratic things on the planet. Not intelligence. Neither money. Not even health or beauty. Not happiness. Time! Everybody has 24 hours. If you think about it, time is our most important asset. We start off as babies, having all the time of…
Is there a recipe that determines how happy we will be? Why some people seem to be happy while others aren’t? What is exactly that makes us happy? Is it money, beauty, health, education or genes? Unquestionably all of these play a role. Do we have a saying in our personal happiness? Sonja Lyubomirsky’s research…
The Johari Window The Johari Window is a great self awareness tool. It is named after the first names of the two psychologists who have invented it, Joseph Lufft and Ηarry Ingam. This tool can help us discover important aspects of ourselves with emphasis in critical skills such as behavior, empathy, team cooperation and personal…
What is the difference between our principles and our values? Our personal values are hidden deep in our mind. Spending some time to discover them, allows us to see which aspects of our life are aligned with them and which are in some kind of conflict! Principles Our principles are pushed to us by others,…
The Four Stages of Life Carl Jung identified four distinct life stages in all people’s lives. These stages have nothing to do with what we do for living, how old we are, what we have achieved or how much money we make. Also, these stages are not necessarily linear. We do not have to complete…
Exercise: Mindfulness and awareness games Play as many of these mindfulness and awareness games, as you can. Learn to bring yourself to the here and now. In the long term, they will help you gain a better perception of your body and of the environment, which is very important for a calm and pleasant life….
The Wheel of Emotions Robert Plutchik, with his excellent work on the wheel of emotions, has produced this great diagram. It depicts brilliantly some of the interrelationships among them: Exercise: Study the wheel of emotions Spend some time to study the above diagram. Then, try to understand how the emotions interact and interrelate. This will…
