Feeling sluggish and unfocused at work often leads to reaching for caffeine or a quick social media check. However, these methods can backfire, causing more fatigue and reducing job performance. Instead, one should take a ‘refocus break’, which means letting the mind wander leisurely without overloading it with information. Switching from the Task-Positive Network attention…
This whole journey for me began with my job. I was in a place where I felt like I had hit a plateau. I wasn’t getting the training I was hoping for in other areas, but then again, I wasn’t particularly being a squeaky wheel about it either. I had just settled. Eventually, the monotony…
Recently, the word discipline has been coming up a lot for me. I downloaded the Headway app a few weeks ago, and I’ve been listening to a lot of self-help books (and I’m not afraid to say that). One of the common themes mentioned in most of those books is the idea of self-discipline. I…
I am a 29 year old father, husband, logistician, landscaper, drone operator, photographer, musician, adventurer, student, and writer. Wow. I know it may seem like this was some sort of prepared writing, but it’s just me putting my life on the internet, realizing as I put everything into words just how much I have going…