There’s a feeling that everyone is familiar with, where the wheels are spinning in place and real progress is not being made. It’s frustrating. Why can’t this problem go away? When you’re presented with an issue that takes some thought, all of your mental muscles are stretched and if not solved quickly, these muscles fatigue rapidly. The feeling of burnout is a symptom of this fatigue and at some point the original problem you set out to solve never really does. There are a lot of different scenarios where this is true. Between work, school, social life, home life, there […]

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If you’re like 99% of the population, focusing can be a challenge. Sustained focus – that greater than the meager 30 minutes – is an elusive feat that few have mastered. Research has shown that humans now have an attention span shorter than that of a goldfish. This is not going to cut it when you have work and deadlines to meet. Although a short attention span isn’t entirely your fault, these are steps that you should take to proactively regain your focus for sustained periods. 1. Block out your time – Write down the time that you are going […]

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The third decade of your life, also known as your 20’s, might be the greatest teaching laboratory of our lives. For those who have just graduated college, have already begun work, and those who are well on their way to the big three-oh, there are lessons to be learned at each year along the way. Here’s a good place to start: 1. Today is the first day of the rest of your life – Realize that what you do today will have a big impact on how your life plays out tomorrow. You’re still young enough to try something new, […]

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There are a few things that become very evident as you get older, one of these being that you will have many more obligations to tend to. Most are adaptable, however. Others need a bit of work. But one thing that also becomes evident is how little time we actually have. If you haven’t given much thought as to how you spend your day, chances are you’re not alone. Our routines get in the way of clear thinking and the next thing you notice is how a week has gone by, a month, a whole year. It seems the older […]

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I was caught up in the hustle and bustle of making it through school, having the biggest and best stories, doing what everyone else was doing, and ultimately trying to impressive everyone I met. I never admitted it but this was becoming very taxing. Oddly enough, I found this quote to help me find some peace. “There were people before you and there will be people after you. Your life will span just the tiniest fraction of the history of man. Do not worry what others think, we’ll all be dead soon anyways.” This changed the way I looked my […]

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