When your mind is disturbed you can not climb the mountains, play chess, draw or write. When your mind is disturbed, you cannot function as a normal human being, you cannot enjoy life! That is why I wrote this two-part post about things that affect the calmness of your mind. With knowledge of these factors [...]
Calm presence of mind is important. Calmness or anxiety of your mind, not the situation itself, will determine the way you feel, work and act. The more serene your mind is, the easier it is to solve complex problems, get inspiration and work hard under pressure. We aren’t going to talk about the implementation details [...]
Once upon a time there was a girl. She was 18 years old. She had a family, mother, father and brother. She was a good student, modest and beautiful and she seemed as happy young person. But as it usually happens in the stories, not everything was so perfect. She was suffering a lot. Why [...]
A life lived without comparison is one of the most essential elements of self-confident person. Comparison is the act of seeking similarities and differences with those around us. This does not seem like a big deal. You’re just looking for similarities and differences with the people around you. Why is this so terrible? When we [...]
A few years ago, I went to my friend’s house. We talked about many things. Gossip, cars, girls… Then friend of mine told a quick story about one of his friend. This guy had a lot of money, his parents were rich, he studied at the elite college, parents bought him the sports car, he [...]
A little while ago I read an interesting article, and I want to express my thoughts after I read it, which I hope that you find interesting and helpful for growth. Article was: Depressive realism, From Wikipedia Depressive realism is hypothesis that depressed people have a more accurate perception of reality and judgments than nondepressed people. [...]
“Practice not-doing, and everything will fall into place.” Tao Te Ching by Lao-tzu Doing is presentation of an act. This brings to a particular result, outcome. But what if you do not do anything? What if you do not even think? No matter how much time. Maybe for five minutes, maybe days. What will happen then? Well, [...]
Fear of failure is not evil. It’s not bad or good. It even does not exist in reality. Moreover, that’s not what fear of failure is really about. Fear of failure is an illusion that we did something wrong. But I have a question for you. What does it mean “to be wrong?” There is one [...]
Do you ever happen to read in the newspapers, or see on television, about the existence of evil people and then get upset because of that? You read about murder, rape, harassment, and then go through your head – “hey this is an evil world.” I think it’s unnecessary stress and in this article I will [...]
