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Is fat bad for you? Why is fat vilified? What do different types of fat do in the body? Our culture often portrays fat as something to avoid at all costs. It’s true that eating too much fat can cause health issues, but certain types of fat play key roles in the body. Keep reading to learn about the role of fat in the body.
What is the best therapy for trauma? Do you want to try a more traditional approach or something more unconventional? There are many ways to resolve your trauma symptoms in therapy. In his book It Didn’t Start With You, Mark Wolynn talks about two different methods of conducting trauma-based therapy: language-based approach and psychedelic-assisted therapy. Keep reading to learn about the best therapy for healing trauma, according to Mark Wolynn.
Do you write for a living? Do you sometimes get bored or demotivated to write? If you get bored writing, you might need to spice things up by taking a different approach. Instead of using the top-down approach (going from thesis to argument), try doing it the other way round. Here’s how to spice up your writing using the slip-box note-taking method.
What is hormesis? How can you activate the process of hormesis in your body? Hormesis is the process by which our bodies become stronger in response to stressors like hunger, extreme temperatures, and physical damage. Hormesis activates numerous survival mechanisms, such as conserving resources and repairing cellular damage. Here’s how we can take advantage of hormesis not just to extend our lives, but to improve our quality of life as well.
What is the Law of Vibration? How does emitting good vibes help you attract more positivity into your life? According to Vex King, the key to achieving happiness and your dream life is to have a positive mindset or, in other words, put out good vibrations (or “vibes”). A positive mindset will attract positivity to your life. He calls this the Law of Vibration. Here’s how the Law of Vibration can help you manifest your dream life.
Do you want to know how to build a successful team for your business? Why should you focus on developing your employees’ strengths rather than fixing their weaknesses? In their book Nine Lies About Work, Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall say that the key to building a successful team is encouraging your subordinates to develop their unique strengths rather than fix their weaknesses. To do this, you must determine what outcomes you want from your team and then figure out how each member can help you achieve those outcomes given their individual strengths. Here’s why leaders should shift their focus
Why do we self-sabotage? In other words, why do we make decisions that prevent us from living our best life? According to Gay Hendricks, the author of The Big Leap, self-sabotage ensues when we reach what he calls the “Upper Limit Problem”—the maximum amount of success and happiness we are comfortable with experiencing. Once we reach that threshold, we will self-sabotage by making unwise decisions in order to return to the comfortable baseline. Here’s why we self-sabotage and how to stop doing it once and for all.
What does Oliver Burkeman have to say on time management? Do you believe that you can fully have control over how you spend your time? According to Oliver Burkeman, time management is an illusion in a sense. In his book Four Thousand Weeks, he contends that humans live with the mistaken belief that if you try hard enough and find the right time management solutions, you should be able to gain total control over your time. Contrary to the promises of self-help gurus and time management tools, you’ll never be able to wield total control over your time. Let’s discuss the
What is Brené Brown’s Atlas of the Heart about? What is the key message to take away from the book? Many people can only recognize and name three emotions: happiness, sadness, and anger. This lack of vocabulary blocks us from being able to fully experience and share our feelings with others—and that prevents us from forming connections with each other. In her book Atlas of the Heart, Brené Brown provides descriptions and explanations of 87 emotions, along with the situations where you’re likely to encounter them. Below is a brief overview of Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown.
What do women want in men? Do women really like “bad guys”? There’s not one concrete answer to what women expect from men when they’re dating or in a relationship. According to Rollo Tomassi, the author of The Rational Male, women are drawn to guys who act rude and are full of themselves. Robert Glover, on the other hand, says that women aren’t attracted to those types of men. Check out the debate between Tomassi and Glover on what women really want in a man.