You want to know what to do with your life, right? I mean what you really want to do, to follow your passion. But what is your passion actually? I’m pretty sure your passion isn’t washing dishes. If so, cool, I wish you all the luck in the world. For those who don’t want to […]
Syntropic Thought: Hamburgers & Flying
Everything is perfect. I am piloting a small bushplane over the worlds second largest wildebeest migration. The sun rises in the distance. The sight is truly magnificent. And I even get paid to do this! It is in all ways a dream that has come true. The funny thing is that my mind is not […]
The Only Real Way To Help
Suppose you have a dear friend who is stressing himself (or her) out completely. Something needs to change for him or he will destroy himself eventually. You, as a friend, obviously only want the very best for him. What is the best way to actually help him? From an outside perspective it is easy to […]
Syntropic Thought: Stay Authentic, No Matter What
So far this blog has been a great and inspirational journey. I enjoy every aspect of it. Especially the feedback I get from you is awesome – that is what I am doing it for. I aim to grow the list of subscribers to a thousand by the end of this year. There are many […]
How To Deal With Too Many Choices
When making choices in our lives, we are often overwhelmed by the abundance of choice out there. Not just the bigger decisions in life like what to study, but also the smaller ones like what to do this weekend. You might think that more choices make life easier, but according to Barry Schwartz at TED, […]
Syntropic Thought: Car Breakdown
My car broke down. “Crap, this is going to cost me valuable time and money…” went through my mind. Immediately I felt stress. But not for long; I recognized and acknowledged the stress and decided to do something about it. There is nothing to do about the facts. The car is broken. It is going […]
The Art Of Listening
Listening is more than just hearing the words that come out of the mouth of the person you are listening to. True listening means to read between the lines. It is hearing the unspoken and understanding the motivation behind the words. If there is any one skill that has the power to transform your/the world […]
Accept What You Can’t Change & Change What You Can’t Accept
I remember asking myself, one early Saturday morning cycling to work, what the heck I was doing awake this early and going to a job I did not like? It seemed incredibly unfair to me. A feeling of deep misery came over me. I questioned what I was doing and why I was doing it […]
3 World Problems We Can Solve Forever With One Simple Solution
We often deal with problems in the wrong way. We don’t treat the problem at it’s root, but rather we its their symptoms. Even though we may have the right intentions, we waste our efforts and energy by treating the symptoms not the actual cause/root of the problem. Aspirin I came up with a little metaphor to […]
How to Break the Chain of Thoughts
Do you know those moments when one little thought unleashes an almost unstoppable chain of thoughts, sucking you in completely? For the next 10 minutes your mind wanders around, creating fantasies and imagining scenarios in your mind. Meanwhile, a big frown appeared on your face, your heart rate has gone up, your shoulders got tense and […]