You’ve seen these quotes a lot, haven’t you? Quotes from “spiritual guru’s” or even just Instagram celebrities saying things like: “You create your own reality” and “Just think positive and watch your life transform before your eyes” Well, here’s the problem with that…. You and I both tried and applied this in our life… But… Continue reading No. Your thoughts DON’T create your reality… (Here’s why that’s bullshit – and how this DOES work)
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7 Things I do to focus and get deep work done
TL;DR Click here to skip why deep work is important and go straight to the 7 things I do We spend our working days like this: Constantly distracted by messages and emails. Clicking from one chrome tab to the next attending to “emergencies” from other people while wondering what we were actually supposed to be… Continue reading 7 Things I do to focus and get deep work done
How Social Media Is Drugging Kids (And Why Parents Don’t See It)
Unconscious and unlimited use of social media makes us addicted to the instant gratification it provides and is as destructive as the addictive use of alcohol, drugs or sex. When rough times hit us in life, kids will prefer to retreat and hide out with these or other drugs. In this case the drug of… Continue reading How Social Media Is Drugging Kids (And Why Parents Don’t See It)
My semicolon tattoo
So… I got a semicolon tattoo. To me, it relates to some really personal and important things: depression and anxiety. A while ago, I wrote about the real reason for my 30 day sleep challenge here on the blog. I shared that the real reason to do this challenge was mainly fueled by my battle with… Continue reading My semicolon tattoo
The real reason for doing a 30 day sleep challenge
A little over a month ago, I sat down and wrote why I was gonna do a 30 day sleep challenge. I said: “The ultimate goal is to live fuller.” BTW, if you are interested in the results: Read my blogpost outlining the results of my 30 day sleep challenge. I also said that what convinced me… Continue reading The real reason for doing a 30 day sleep challenge
30 day sleep challenge results
In my last post, I promised I would write this post to wrap up the sleep challenge blog post series. I expressed that I would tell you: The one struggle during these 30 days that has been undocumented The effects of the habits that I have tried on my life What I will certainly bring from this… Continue reading 30 day sleep challenge results
Day 30 – 30 days: get 8 hours of sleep
Thirty days ago, I started with this idea to challenge myself to get 8 hours of sleep so I could live a fuller life. I have gone through 30 days now and I have shared a lot. But I have also kept a lot of things private. Some other things I have been wanting to… Continue reading Day 30 – 30 days: get 8 hours of sleep
Day 29 – 30 days: get 8 hours of sleep
Today has been day 29 of my challenge to get 8 hours of sleep for 30 days straight. Wednesday. Happy hump day. A full day of work in Belgium followed by visiting a good friend in Holland. Every day I’ll share my FitBit Surge sleep data. Aside from that, I want to document how I’m doing in terms of changing my habits: No more… Continue reading Day 29 – 30 days: get 8 hours of sleep
Day 28 – 30 days: get 8 hours of sleep
Today has been day 28 of my challenge to get 8 hours of sleep for 30 days straight. It was tuesday. A day of work, driving and plaing soccer. Every day I’ll share my FitBit Surge sleep data. Aside from that, I want to document how I’m doing in terms of changing my habits: No more screens, from 1 hour before bedtime. Go for… Continue reading Day 28 – 30 days: get 8 hours of sleep
Day 27 – 30 days: get 8 hours of sleep
Today has been day 27 of my challenge to get 8 hours of sleep for 30 days straight. It was monday, another day at the office followed by chores and errands at home and researching about some things I’ll announce soon 😉 Every day I’ll share my FitBit Surge sleep data. Aside from that, I want to document how I’m doing in terms of changing… Continue reading Day 27 – 30 days: get 8 hours of sleep