Closing Out the Year, Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss’s Past Year Review: Insights and Reflections

I just finished Tim Ferriss's Past Year Review: The Exercise (1 Minute) 1. Grab a notepad and create two columns: POSITIVE and NEGATIVE. 2. Go through your calendar from the last year, looking at every week. 3. For each week, jot down on the pad any people, activities or commitments that triggered peak positive or negative emotions for that… Continue reading Tim Ferriss’s Past Year Review: Insights and Reflections

Healthy Habits, Let Them Theory, Mental Health

When Comments Catch You Off Guard: Let Them and Let Me

"Let Them & Let Me" is a mindset strategy from Mel Robbins: "Let them" means accepting you can't control others' actions, thoughts, or moods (e.g. "Let them be wrong" or "Let them act that way") "Let me" is the powerful follow-up, reclaiming your agency by focusing on your own control: your responses, boundaries, and choices ("Let… Continue reading When Comments Catch You Off Guard: Let Them and Let Me

Experiences, Goals

Why Collecting Experiences Beats Collecting Things

Research shows collecting Experiences provides more lasting happiness than collecting material things. We adapt to new things quickly and the excitement fades. But Experiences become apart of who we are and give us stories to share for years to come. With pictures and memories that can last a lifetime! Why experiences win: Anticipation is free… Continue reading Why Collecting Experiences Beats Collecting Things

Experiences, Getting Started, Goals

Transform Your Resolutions with New Experiences

Tired of breaking New Year's resolutions by February? Switch from "lose 20 pounds" to "try 6 new hiking trails." This simple shift changes everything. Traditional resolutions focus on what you want to change about yourself. Experience-based goals focus on what you want to explore in life. Why experience goals work better: They're memorable – You'll… Continue reading Transform Your Resolutions with New Experiences

Lifestyle, Productivity, Technology

Capture Your Aha Moments: The Dual Notebook System

Your best insights are worthless if you forget them by Tuesday. Keep a paper AND digital notebook, and watch how quickly your life improves. As a student of life, I've learned that brilliant ideas and necessary fixes hit at random moments. The dual notebook system ensures nothing gets lost. Your Simple Setup: Paper notebook: Keep… Continue reading Capture Your Aha Moments: The Dual Notebook System

Healthy Habits, Mindfulness, Mindset

How to Forgive and Let Go for Emotional Healing

With the Scorpio New Moon here (deep, intense, and super transformative), I challenged myself to sit down and think deeper. What am I holding to? What am I not forgiving myself or others for? Do negative thoughts keeping popping up around certain situations? I may need to add it to my list of Forgive and… Continue reading How to Forgive and Let Go for Emotional Healing