Your hardware is outdated. Food was scarce for millions of years. The body adapted by ‘rewarding’ you with pleasure when you eat foods that are good at giving and storing energy. But those foods were rare hunter-gatherers could go weeks without eating them. Their staple foods were a large variety of plants. In a short …
What do you believe to be your most important relationship? Your partner, your parents, or your children perhaps you are thinking. Chance is that you treat them with love, kindness and that you have the utmost respect for them. If that’s the case, then you are a good person. But the mark of a great …
Most people living in wealthy countries have way too much stuff. Compare that with what people owned one century ago, and you will be amazed at the difference in such a relatively short period. But the more consumerism spreads, the more earth suffers. Many people understand this but do nothing about it. The possibility of …
Someone once told me: “you will always care about money”. I never really considered this remark before, but yes, I will always care about money. Living in a capitalistic society has that effect on you. We care about money because it links to our survival. But how we experience money depends very much on our …
Are you able to resist that delicious piece of candy? What about watching a movie when you should be productive? Many people (including me) struggle with instant gratification, the desire to experience pleasure or fulfillment without delay. We think we make rational decisions, but it is often our mood that decides. And it likes instant …
We all have exactly 24 hours each day. Equally fair for everyone. What do you do with it? You can choose to live intentionally. Never made this choice? Then you live unintentionally. Most people live this way. They go where life takes them because they don’t have a plan. What is the big difference? The …
Having time for something is a matter of priority. People who tell themselves that they don’t have time are liars. They do, but there is simply something else that is more important to them. You can’t do everything you want. If you don’t get clear on your priorities, things will be messy. You are spreading …
2020 was a traumatic year. Everyone has suffered (unequally and unfairly) from the impact on our lives. When you walk on the streets, you can see the anxiety, the grief, and the frustration on people’s faces. It sucks. And yet, there is a silver lining. We need challenge and hardship to grow. Most people understand …