Life

What Does It Say About a Society When the Top Cause of Death for Kids Is…Guns? — It’s happened again. That uniquely American tragedy, crime, monstrosity. A school shooting. This one, in Tennessee, killing six people. By now, you’ve heard the story, and about many of the details. But there’s a thing, a fact, that maybe you don’t know. An especially disturbing one, even at this grim…

What My Little Town Taught Me About Building a Civilization Fit for the Future — It’s amazing, in its own dire way. Open a newspaper, Twitter, check your Facebook, and so forth. What do you see? Dystopia — a tidal wave of it. A few years ago, you might have thought: this is just a phase. It’ll pass. But it’s not. If anything, it’s getting…

These are the 3 most important qualities of your Keystone Habit. — When I met my coaching client Jill, she was beyond overwhelmed. She had a very stressful and demanding job, a family member with cancer, and a side project that she was passionate about but couldn’t find the time to create. Certainly, we could all understand why. Less than two years…

Make use of Cunningham’s Law and you too will say “even jesus committed sins” — I’m a self-help groupie. There’s something about improving your life that’s addictive. Some collect pot plants while I collect life hacks. In my notes apps I have a section for life hacks that was created 629 days ago. Here are the best ones I’ve found on the internet. Use this mind control life hack to attract dream people into your life

I’m a dandelion puff blow me and I will scatter… on the outside I’m a little rough but on the inside is the stuff that matters… hold me gently by the stem and make a wish to the gods above or maybe you speak to the ones residing below — either way…

Everyone talks about their 5 am morning routine. They don’t talk about the one that works. — People overcomplicate morning routines. I’ve tried many to find one that works for me. There are a bunch of steps that successful people follow but when you’ve actually tried it for yourself, you wonder how is it even possible to commit to it every day. Y’know, the common routine of …

Looking back and looking forward: meandering thoughts on personal growth and different career paths — Back in middle school, I had this classmate who wasn’t exactly the most impressive in terms of stature. One day someone asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up. His answer? “Grown-up!” (Although in Swedish it’s more like “What do you want to be when you’re big?”…