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Leonardo da Vinci's creative process
How to approach problem-solving like da Vinci
The importance of curiosity and observation
We are all creatures of habit, and a lot of our habits suck. Changing them is hard. One great trick is to piggyback a new habit onto an existing one.
First, come up with something easy that you think you could manage every day. Now stack that new behavior onto something you do daily.
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We humans are often unaware of the positive effect we can have on another person by simply recognizing their existence, perhaps offering a smile or a kind word, and how good such acts are for our own mood.
Wave to a neighbor you usually ignore. Compliment the bagger at the grocery chec...
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Loneliness is one of the biggest hurdles to our collective mental health and well-being, now more than ever. And each of us, lonely or not, craves social connection.
So, think of someone you care about who hasn’t heard from you in a while, and send them a short note. Just say hello and...
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Doesn’t matter what you actually do. A long, hot bath. A totally aimless walk around the neighborhood. Lunch in the park. Visit a friend. Take a nap. Read a book.
Whatever it is, don’t involve your phone, computer, or any other communication device. Turn them off, check out for a stretc...
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If you’re compelled to make a new to-do list, keep it short. No more than one or two things that can be knocked off today.
Get them done. Pat yourself on the back and have a cookie. Then forget about to-dos until tomorrow. Repeat.
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If you’re feeling stressed or depressed or just blah, dig deep into your mind to figure out what’s behind it.
The key to any successful stress-reduction strategy is to first figure out what’s bugging you. Is there a single cause? Great! But often there isn’t anything specific, which in...
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Doesn’t matter if you walk or just sit, do some gardening, or merely ponder your existence. It’s well established that spending more time outside will improve your mood, especially if you can find some green space.
As an added benefit, natural daylight triggers chemi...
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The best way to turn a behavior into a habit is to use a trigger to remind yourself to do it. Your trigger needs to be something you always do anyway. Anything you already do without thinking works.
As you build new habits, you create new triggers for yourself and stack a new habit onto it....
When planning on building new habits, one easy way to integrate them into your everyday routine is by actually adding them to an already existing habit.
Therefore, choose one habit you have had for quite a while now and associate a new routine to it. You might be surprised by how fa...
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