Can Nootropics Make You Smarter?

When it comes to changing your mindset in order to change your life, you probably think of things like ‘the gratitude attitude’ or maybe meditation or nootropics. You’re probably aware of mindfulness and of CBT. But what if you could simply flick a switch and completely change the way that your brain works? What if you could become smarter and cleverer overnight? Wouldn’t that be the ideal? This is what[…]

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How Stoicism Can Make You Impervious to Harm

One of the most incredibly motivating and inspiring films of all time is without a doubt Rocky. Rocky is a film about people punching and hitting each other, but it has become much more than that. The Rocky theme tune is iconic and plays during pretty much any scene featuring people getting better at something. The film is adored by gym-goers all around the world and it is the stoicism[…]

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Why The World Has Become Less Kind

Kindness is something that I feel is leaving us a little bit – people are less kind and getting more self-involved. Cobie Smulders It seems life has taken us to a place where we no longer value kindness as a trait. In fact, kindness has been replaced with being less kind and wanting to stay impersonal. The question is why has the world become less kind? Is it that we[…]

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Three Myths About Self-Compassion

We hear a lot about self-compassion these days and, for most, the concept is a foreign one. Just a generation or two ago, the mindset was that life was hard, extremely hard, and that was all there was to it. Men worked day and night, women tending to the family and home. Husbands and wives woke up to the sound of the rooster crowing and then went to sleep with[…]

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Three Powerful Habits of Highly Compassionate People

What does success have to do with being a compassionate person? The answer is a lot. When you think of someone who is compassionate, do you associate it with someone who has a martyr/victim personality? Most folks associate compassionate people as soft or weak. However, compassionate people have an amazing superpower – they know how to use compassion as a strength and not a weakness. Here are a few habits[…]

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Why Compassion is So Important

We live in such a busy world. Everywhere you go you hear about either being more, doing more, or buying more. With everyone in the family either going to school or working, “busy” is the new normal. Self-care falls by the wayside, spending time with others is minimal at best, and worst of all, compassion becomes a luxury not a necessity.   The Benefits of Compassion Compassion boosts your health[…]

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