“Mini-vacations” some call it. A “breathing break”, some might say. Procrastination? Well, workaholics may term it that. Regardless, research has shown that small breaks, where we close out everything external and just let us be with our own thoughts, can significantly both boost productivity as well as happiness. Continue reading Sign Out From the World a Few Minutes, Revolutionize Your Day
How to Become a More Sustainable Traveller
A vital thing related to travel that I have yet to cover is sustainable travel. Being a sustainable traveller is very important to me, and thankfully, it is an increasingly important topic worldwide. Hopefully, all of us can become better at reducing our impact on the planet while supporting local economies and protecting wildlife, which is why I’ve put together this article on becoming a more sustainable traveller. Enjoy. Continue reading How to Become a More Sustainable Traveller
5 Easy Steps to Conquer Culture Shock
To live in a foreign country and within a different culture is exciting. However, it can also at times be frustrating. It is one thing to travel abroad as a tourist, and then move on when one has “seen enough”, but it is something completely different to move to another country for an extended period of time and then having to function according to the various, and sometimes mystical, set of norms that another culture often possesses. Having lived in many countries, and gone through this process often, I will share with you today how to counter culture shock, and such quite natural, albeit annoying, feelings and frustrations. Continue reading 5 Easy Steps to Conquer Culture Shock
Why You Really Need a Fear List & How to Get Started
I’m a huge fan of lists. Obviously my all-time favourite list is my infamous bucket list. However, there are many other lists that can have a tremendous positive impact on our lives. Today, I want to tell you about a really important list — the fear list — which I urge you to write. Here’s why. Continue reading Why You Really Need a Fear List & How to Get Started
Read Faster: The Honest and Efficient Road to Speedreading
Today I want to share with you some key traits to dramatically save your time and become a better you. Think about it; what do you spend a majority of time doing? Wouldn’t you say writing and reading are two major components of life and work as we know it? Let’s look into how we can save tonnes of time, so that you have more time to spend on other things that matters to you. Continue reading Read Faster: The Honest and Efficient Road to Speedreading
3 Crucial Steps to Help Live a Purposeful Life: Breaking Down Your Life Goals (+ Freebie)
It can often be difficult to really put those long-term questions and goals into something tangible. Questions such as “where do you see yourself in 10 years?” or “what’s your major life goals?” can easily throw you off. What’s more, is that those broad goals by themselves are often hard to work towards and stay motivated about. So today we’re going to do an exercise that will help you break down your life goals to smaller pieces and in so doing help you make meaningful habits and actions that will lead to your desired outcomes. Continue reading 3 Crucial Steps to Help Live a Purposeful Life: Breaking Down Your Life Goals (+ Freebie)
The Power of Travel Blogging And Why You Should Do It
Every journey has 2 parallel experiences; the external and internal journey, and together they form vivid accounts of our trips. There’s only one problem… Continue reading The Power of Travel Blogging And Why You Should Do It
Why You Need to Forget About Perfection
A major reason to why we procrastinate is because many of us are perfectionists. We refrain from making decisions or starting a project because we feel that every choice we make and action we do must be perfect. As such, we look for the perfect job, the perfect place to live in, the perfect project… Continue reading Why You Need to Forget About Perfection