Grit is a form of perseverance and resilience mixed together, and helps us move forward in times of adversity. Grit is essential to achieving big goals and to handle the seemingly never ending obstacles and tough terrains of life.

Combining Stoicism with Grit makes your mind invincible as ...

Most of us take our life and what all is been gifted to us for granted. This makes us ungrateful and used to what we have.

By being aware of everything around us as temporary, we begin to appreciate what we have with us. If we spent five minutes counting our blessings and even imagining wh...

We all tend to take criticism personally, and get emotionally triggered. A better way is to be objective, and take criticism as if it is towards a third person. Simply pausing after it is given to us, and asking oneself a level-headed question about it being true is another good way to overcome a...

It is a school of philosophy founded in Athens around 300 B.C., and focuses on our psychological and emotional control we have on ourselves when faced with life’s different colours.

Stoicism says that the path to happiness is found in accepting the present moment as it is, and not to let o...

Internalizing our goal setting makes us insulated from outside circumstances. It is an extremely powerful, effective and game-changing way to approach your goals.

Example: If the goal is to write a best-selling book, it depends on external factors one cannot control. If the same goal is in...

When an obstacle, a mental block, or a difficult situation presents itself, we need to pay attention to that moment and power through it with awareness, counting the grit as a +1 credit on your grit counter. This is a mini-success in itself.

It is easier when done slowly and steadily incre...

By trusting the other person, giving them a benefit of doubt and keeping a calm and rational mind, we insulate ourselves from unnecessary worry.

Even if someone does something wrong, understand that they did what they believed was right. This helps us make our lives less complicate.

Life, when lived normally, creates a base level of happiness. We tend to fall back on this level, no matter what happens. The secret is to reset this base level by doing a hedonic reset, stuff that appears comical and absurd, but helps you understand life and its true nature:

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