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Could I be an original thinker?

By smartsavvystuff Posted on 5 February 2021 Posted in Blogging Tagged with countdown to freedom, creative, doubt, fear, habits, learning, original thinker, procrastination, Project 365, self-development

Could I be an original thinker? I love this TED talk by Adam Grant, which takes a look at the habits of original thinkers. They are the people who come up with creative ideas, and then put them into action. …

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Why is sleep so important?

By smartsavvystuff Posted on 4 February 2021 Posted in Blogging Tagged with bedtime, countdown to freedom, creative, learning, Project 365, regularity, routine, self-development, sleep, sleep patterns

Why is sleep so important? I’ve just watched this TED talk by Matt Walker, and it gave me a bit of a wake-up call! Sorry for the bad pun, but it was really powerful. I highly recommend you watch it. …

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What is consciousness?

By smartsavvystuff Posted on 3 February 2021 Posted in Blogging Tagged with consciousness, countdown to freedom, creative, hallucination, learning, prediction, Project 365, reality, self-development

What is consciousness? As part of my research into how my mind works, I wanted to explore a little about what consciousness actually is. I particularly love this TED talk by Anil Seth, which shows how the brain uses predictions …

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What is the most inspiring thing you have ever seen or heard?

By smartsavvystuff Posted on 2 February 2021 Posted in Blogging Tagged with challenge, change your life, countdown to freedom, creative, fifteen minutes, inspiring, learning, Project 365, self-development, speech, Stanford, Steve Jobs

What is the most inspiring thing you have ever seen or heard? For me it has to be the speech given by Steve Jobs at Stanford University in 2005. Don’t know what I’m talking about? Watch it. I’ve attached the …

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Why do so many of us suffer from anxiety and depression?

By smartsavvystuff Posted on 1 February 2021 Posted in Blogging Tagged with anxiety, change, countdown to freedom, creative, depression, garden, learning, loneliness, meaning, natural world, Project 365, purpose, self-development, signal, social prescribing, values

Why do so many of us suffer from anxiety and depression? I absolutely love this TED talk by Johann Hari. It is such an honest, powerful discussion about anxiety and depression. He talks about how important it is to overcome …

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How can I influence my emotions?

By smartsavvystuff Posted on 31 January 2021 Posted in Blogging Tagged with anxiety, behaviour, butterflies, change, countdown to freedom, creative, determination, distress, emotional intelligence, emotional suffering, emotions, energise, excitement, learning, panic, predictions, Project 365, self-development

How can I influence my emotions? I have just watched a totally fascinating TED talk by Lisa Feldman Barrett PhD. It has revolutionised the way I look at my emotions. Rather than being held hostage by them, it seems I …

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How do gut feelings influence our behaviour?

By smartsavvystuff Posted on 30 January 2021 Posted in Blogging Tagged with behaviour, brain, call to action, convince, cortex, countdown to freedom, creative, ego, features and benefits, feelings, gut feelings, inspire, language, learning, limbic system, marketing, neuroscience, Project 365, purpose, sales, self-development, self-importance, start with why, success, unique selling point

How do gut feelings influence our behaviour? If you haven’t seen Simon Sinek’s first TED talk from 2009, I highly recommend you watch it right now. I’ve attached the link below. It’s called “How great leaders inspire action”, but I …

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How can I find lasting happiness?

By smartsavvystuff Posted on 29 January 2021 Posted in Blogging Tagged with achievements, contentment, countdown to freedom, creative, happiness, learning, meaning, pleasure, possessions, Project 365, purpose, relationships, self-development

How can I find lasting happiness? There have been many times in my life when I have been so happy that I thought it would last forever. I remember a previous boss of mine describing me as “the happiest person …

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Why should I simplify my life?

By smartsavvystuff Posted on 28 January 2021 Posted in Blogging Tagged with angst, countdown to freedom, creative, creativity, family, friends, health, learning, Project 365, reading, relationships, relief, satisfaction, self-development, simplify my life, stress, success, writing

Why should I simplify my life? I had a bit of a lightbulb moment earlier this month. I had gradually been coming to terms with the idea that I needed to get rid of most of my stuff and live …

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How can I become more productive?

By smartsavvystuff Posted on 27 January 2021 Posted in Blogging Tagged with countdown to freedom, creative, daydreaming, energy, habits, inner critic, laziness, learning, planning, pressure, priority, procrastination, productivity, Project 365, routine, self-development, structure, willpower, worry

How can I become more productive? I have often noticed that I spend a lot of my time daydreaming. I also spend a lot of time planning, rather than actually doing, things on my to-do list. Although I seem to …

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