<ul><li>Learn to make the most out of an imperfect situation like moving solo into a new city.</li><li>Being mobile is only one way of living life, and by living this way we inherently miss out on all the other ways to live and build community.</li><li>A few tactics you can use, particularly based on wherever it is you wind up living, are: Do everything, keep in touch with people, and take time for yourself.</li></ul>

Moving To A New City

<ul><li>Put yourself out there to meet people.</li><li>This could be through work, exercise groups, meetups, social media, volunteering, or even dating apps.</li><li>Finding sustainable communities that you see regularly and can invest in is key to thriving in a new place.</li><li>It's easy to live in a bubble made up of only people who think like you.</li><li>Connect through different channels.</li></ul>

Go Outside

<ul><li>Keeping in touch is important. Reconnect with friends/acquaintances/friends of friends in the city you're in, and communicate virtually with friends and family far away.</li><li>If you've fallen out of touch with old friends, it's not necessarily your fault. People might fall away because of a busy job, relationship, or other things that are not related to you, but they'll be happy to see you years or decades later.</li></ul>

Keep In Touch

<ul><li>Having time alone without being lonely is vital to making a relocation healthy and sustainable.</li><li>Going to therapy, exercising, and staying connected with friends or family are all things you can think about doing so you can truly enjoy alone time.</li><li>Doing something you love by yourself may be exercising, reading a book, cooking, or watching TV.</li></ul>

Take Time For Yourself

How to make and sustain relationships in a new city as a single person.

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Travel

Moving to a new city solo can be less lonely than you think

The digital nomad lifestyle is often characterized as one that offers a better balance between work and leisure. Many people assume that it will be better for their mental health than remaining trapped in the mousetrap of a corporate 9-5 existence.While the digital nomad lifestyle can certainly help you lift yourself out of some negative routines and situations, and put you in a position to make more of your life, it also presents a whole range of new issues that can be just as challenging to your mental health.

Digital Nomads And The Challenges Faced In Remote Work + Travelling

Unlike the problems of burnout, stress, and disconnection in the corporate world, which are now relatively well understood, the mental health crises of digital nomads are relatively unexplored territory.Digital nomad lifestyle is where you can escape the boring and pointless routine or commute, work, commute, sleep. No routine feels good, but but things get out of control easily.While you don’t want to fall into the trap of over-scheduling your life, introducing some routine can help you feel like you are more in control of your time. A <a href="https://andysto.com/10-proven-morning-routine-ways-to-boost-your-productivity-as-a-digital-nomad/">consistent morning ritual</a> can be a great place to start.

Mental Health Of Digital Nomads: Lack Of Routine

Self-care routines are notoriously difficult to maintain when you are on the road, and you are living in environments over which you have little control.Without steady access to a gym, your fitness routine might fall by the wayside. Same with your food intake and sleep.Digital nomads need to realize the importance of self-care and choose to make them a priority among the many things vying for their time and attention. We have written several articles focussed on the various areas of self-care that might be helpful including: <a href="https://andysto.com/staying-fit-on-the-road-exercise-solutions-for-digital-nomads/">staying fit on the road</a> and <a href="https://andysto.com/how-and-why-to-get-a-good-nights-sleep-as-a-digital-nomad/">how to get a good night’s sleep</a>.

Loss of Self-Care Routines

Living in “borrowed environments” in which many things are out of our control can leave us feeling like we don’t really have a safe haven when we need to escape from the world and be on our own. It can also work to rob us of a sense of agency within our own lives.Digital nomads often need to learn techniques for shutting out their environment and entering their own “mental” safe space, through practices such as meditation.It can also be a good idea to take more control over the things that are within your control, like the positioning of your laptop and bags.

Lack of Control

One of the biggest mistakes that digital nomads make is to try and squeeze in too much. Many will try and cover twelve cities in the space of a month, while maintaining a full workload.This exacerbates all the problems as you are never in one place long enough to establish new routines and start to feel comfortable.Many travellers suggest that this type of rapid travel also makes them feel disconnected from the world that they are moving through, as they are only ever in one place long enough to dip a toe in the water. They never get to dive deep and truly understand where they are.

Travel Burnout

One of the biggest causes of mental health issues in the modern world is constant, low-level anxiety caused by the pressures to “do it all”. These days we are all expected to excel professionally, to be perfect parents, and also play sports, be artistic, and much more.These pressures trigger our stress hormones. But we evolved to experience stress for short periods of time in response to immediate forms of danger. The stress hormones release into our body for a limited period of time to give us the energy and focus to do what needs to be done to avoid the danger.

Constant, Low-Level Anxiety

<ul><li>Digital nomads often work as freelancers. This means an insecure income and a lack of safety net which can be an extreme stressor.</li><li>Digital nomads are also under incredible pressure to do well both professionally and personally. </li><li>There are constant worries over things such as visas being denied, and not being able to access medical treatment when needed.</li><li>For digital nomads, even when you can afford to pay for it, good medical help is not always available.</li></ul>

All Kinds Of Pressure

There is no easy way to avoid these inevitable stressors that accompany the digital nomad lifestyle, but proper planning can make a big difference. Good health insurance, investing for the future, and creating a financial safety net in case something does go wrong can all help to lift some of this pressure.Self-care activities such as meditation and exercise can also help you to better manage the stress hormones that are flooding your body.

The Way Out Of Stress

One of the biggest challenges for digital nomads can be loneliness. While you make friends on the road, these ephemeral friendships don’t tend to “fill the void” in the same way as being physically close to your nearest and dearest.Moreover, depending on where you are in the world, you may just feel generally isolated. Language barriers and distance might mean that you lack some of the passing daily interactions which help make all of use feel connected.

Loneliness 

It is important that digital nomads put effort into maintaining their long-term relationships back home to continue accessing that support network, and that they become more open to speaking out when they are struggling, rather than waiting to be asked.Spending more time in individual places and letting yourself create deeper local friendships can also help significantly.

Loss of Support Network

Many digital nomads don’t talk about what is challenging them and assume that they are the only ones facing this challenge. It is not uncommon to think that there is something wrong with you that you can’t just be happy with your amazing life.There is a bit of a stigma against digital nomads talking about the challenges of their lifestyle. When you are jet setting from one beautiful location to the next and sharing photos in some of the most beautiful and inspiring places in the world, few people want to hear you complain.

We Don’t Talk About Mental Health

If anything, mental health can be even more challenging for digital nomads because it is not an area that is yet well understood, and there is also a stigma against digital nomads complaining about their mental health when they have such an apparently charmed lifestyle.This is a challenge that we need to tackle as a community. All digital nomads need to be more open to talking about mental health challenges and normalizing the discussion within the community.

The Challenge That We Need To Tackle

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Remote Work

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Career

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Mental Health

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Society, Arts & Culture

The Mental Health Challenges of Digital Nomadism

When given the choice, the majority of workers would prefer to work remotely. And flexibility is one of the most important benefits when candidates consider a new job. But working from home can have a hidden downside.
Remote workers aren’t getting the same amount of recognition for the work that they are doing. In particular, there’s research that remote workers are working longer hours, actually performing better, but 50% less likely to get promoted.
Managers may not be recognizing the contributions of the remote worker because they don’t see them on a day-to-day basis.

Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind

There’s also the implicit idea that remote workers may be seen as making a choice to put work second and family or other responsibilities first.Many CEOs have publicly voiced against remote work, and there are many who may be thinking the same but not expressing it publicly.

Manager Bias

Managers have a responsibility to make sure they’re treating remote workers equally, says Voyles. The first step is to <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90548691/extremely-transparent-and-incredibly-remote-gitlabs-radical-vision-for-the-future-of-work">formalize remote work</a>. At the beginning of the pandemic, many organizations scrambled to set up employees at home, and procedures weren’t well-thought-out or established.

What Managers Need To Do

Companies should make it clear how long employees should work each day. Establish specific hours, expectations, and outcomes. Give employees a guide so that they know exactly what’s expected of them.When there’s ambiguity in-person, employees can walk up to their managers and ask questions. Remotely requires reaching out for a meeting and schedule that. Take away that ambiguity and make everything crystal clear.

Well-Defined Guidelines And Procedures

Managers should also set up regular one-on-one meetings with employees to make sure they’re connecting on a regular basis(with a minimum of once every two weeks). This is where employees can learn the feedback on their work, and managers can give the recognition that the remote workers are contributing.

Regular One-On-Ones

Establish equality during meetings in which some workers are in the office and others are at home. When there are some people in person in the same room and other people who are logging in, they don’t get to hear and participate in those side conversations, and they can feel excluded.If anyone is online, everyone should be online.

Meeting Equality

So many organizations are using the same strategies and methods to evaluate performance when we’re working in a completely different way when we’re remote.Ensure that whatever assessment method they create is equal in terms of its ability to assess in-person performance and remote worker performance.

Standardize Performance Evaluation Methods

Women, people of colour, and people with disabilities are more likely to be affected by the ‘Zoom ceiling'. Women may be making a choice to work remotely in order to balance their work with home and family responsibilities that are often placed upon them.
For racial minorities, there’s quite a bit of research coming out that they’re experiencing a more pleasant work environment and fewer microaggressions when they’re working remotely. So, they’re likely to pick remote work as an option. People with disabilities may have remote work as accommodation.

The Zoom Ceiling

Don’t be afraid of a little self-promotion. Letting a manager know your recent accomplishments can be really beneficial for remote workers because it’s not something a manager will have readily overheard as they would in the office.

What Employees Can Do: Self Promotion

Consider keeping regular hours, even if they’re not 9 to 5. I think one of the worst things that can happen for remote employees is if their manager reaches out to them and can’t get in touch. That can paint the picture in the manager’s eyes that the remote worker is not on task or is flaking on their job duties. Make sure it’s predictable when people can contact you. It helps with showing that you’re dedicated. In many ways, remote workers have more to prove.

What Employees Can Do: Keep Regular Hours In Remote

Remote workers sometimes miss out on promotions because their contributions aren’t fairly recognized.


Understand yourself and those around you.

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Psychology

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Corporate Culture

How the ‘Zoom ceiling’ might hurt your chance of promotion

The great work-from-home experiment has surfaced both good and bad effects.
<ul>
<li>Working from home during the(still ongoing) pandemic has been an extraordinary experience, where almost overnight, we started handling our job, kids, home and everything else without any real support or warning.</li>
<li>This unique situation was due to a global medical emergency, something we only saw in apocalyptic movies.</li>
<li>When the world re-opens, the equation will change again and working from home could be an individual choice with various pros and cons.</li>
</ul>

Remote Working In A Normal World

<ul><li>Conversations became foreign, exhausting and soulless with Zoom, even as home offices were being set up in the bedroom or the Kitchen table under a stack of books.</li><li>These conditions were forced due to the pandemic, as working from home had become an unavoidable necessity. </li><li>Now that vaccines are here and the pandemic is under control in most areas, companies would want to call their employees to the office.</li></ul>

Kitchen Offices With Zoom Fatigue

The pressure-cooker environment brought in by the pandemic made remote working normal, but now as hybrid working(a mix of remote and non-remote) has started to happen in some companies, people staying at home could feel handicapped or left out, as it is easier to build relations or advance one’s career when physically present in the office.

Hybrid Working Blues

Pre-pandemic, successful remote work required the following:<ol><li>Your working space or home office should be a different room, not where you sleep or eat.</li><li>Have a reliable high-speed broadband connection.</li><li>One should have at least six months of experience in the current job to know what is going on.</li></ol>The pandemic proved that even if one is working from the bedroom with the mobile hotspot connection on the laptop and has just a week of work experience, remote working is still possible.

Breaking The Rules

<ul><li>The great remote work experiment taught everyone that it is possible to do everything remotely. </li><li>Software companies stepped up and offered more for free to ensure that work and education did not suffer.</li><li>Going forward, communication, flexibility and clarification instead of assumption should be the golden rules of remote working.</li></ul>

The Great Remote Work Experiment

We've lived through a global remote-work experiment. But is our assessment of work-from-home flawed since we didn't have a choice?

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Teamwork

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Leadership & Management

Why the 'Great Remote Work Experiment' may have been flawed

The question is increasingly popping up whether or not the skills of motherhood belongs on a CV. The role of motherhood has become more visible during the pandemic as schools transitioned to remote classrooms, and women took on a bigger load of home life than before. Mothers multi-task, plan, research, negotiate, manage time and lead. Research shows mothers are better at listening, more diplomatic, very organised, more efficient, and better mentors.

Motherhood fosters employable skills

There has long been a push to recognise motherhood as a legitimate job, and the skills learned recognised as valuable to employers. HeyMama, a US-based community for working mums, have launched a campaign called Motherhood on the Resume. The campaign is an effort to break down the cultural biases that exist against mothers.

Motherhood on the Resume

While women gain essential skills from motherhood, such as strong communication and interpersonal skills, the work world may not yet be ready to listen. Employers view mothers as less fit for employment and promotion than their non-parent counterparts. Employers judge mothers as 10% less competent and 12.1% less committed. The US Census data shows that black women were paid 63% of non-Hispanic white men, and Latinas were compensated at only 55%.

Biases against motherhood

Hiring managers who've seen what their mothers are capable of, or who are parents themselves, may view a mum more positively. But subjectivity and biases remain. Some hiring managers might pass over mothers because they assume mothers will need more time off, or take advantage of a flexible scheduling policy. Ultimately, mothers need to connect how the skills learned in motherhood make them a strong candidate for a job.

The hiring perspective

Mothers need to understand both the up and downsides of adding the title of 'mum' to their resume. <ul><li>Although adding the title of 'mum' can feel empowering, it may still be risky as implicit bias is a huge factor.</li><li>A company's culture may also affect if the title belongs on that resume. However, if enough mothers vote with their feet, this could help spur a larger cultural change.</li><li>Right now, adding 'mum' to a CV isn't standard. It's difficult to know if more renegrades willing to 'sacrifice themselves' can change how women are viewed in the workplace.</li></ul>

To add or not to add

Many have advocated that motherhood is a legitimate job that builds employable skills. Does the title belong on mums' CVs?

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Personal Development

Does motherhood belong on a resume?

Music has thousands of genres, styles and sub-genres. Not all of them are commercially viable. There are certain genres that are favoured by the music industry and market:
<ol>
<li>Pop</li>
<li>Hip-Hop And Rap</li>
<li>Rock</li>
<li>Dance/EDM</li>
<li>Latin music</li>
<li>Indie/Alternative Rock</li>
<li>Classical Music</li>
<li>K-Pop</li>
<li>Country music</li>
<li>Metal.</li>
</ol>

The Top 10 Music Genres

Pop music is the most mainstream, popular form of music, though its exact genre sometimes changes from soft rock to electronic. This kind of music appeals to almost everyone, and marketers often use this kind of sound to cater to the lowest common denominator.
The Beatles were essentially soft rock (though their music takes many shapes) but are considered pop.

Pop Music

<ul>
<li>Originating mainly in the 80s and having their roots in Blues and Gospel, Hip-Hop/Rap combines elements of spoken word, melodious hook and electronic sounds has managed to create a great fan following.</li>
<li>Early rappers spoke about their struggles, while the new generation is relishing an enviable life.</li>
<li>Social media has ensured that new sub genres go viral and influence youngsters across the globe.</li>
</ul>

Hip-hop And Rap

<ul>
<li>Rock, which directly evolved from the Blues, was first heard in the 50s in the United States and later in the United Kingdom.</li>
<li>The Swingin’ Sixties saw the rough and bluesy Rock’n’Roll, paving the way for the guitar and drums sound to achieve universal success in the 70s, known as the golden age.</li>
<li>It gave rise to the punk movement and evolved into complex styles in the 80s and 90s like alternative rock and progressive rock.</li>
<li>Rock music isn’t what it used to be though.</li>
</ul>

Rock Music

The digital age has enabled millions who cannot play traditional instruments to create music using just a computer. This form of music originated in the 80s and became popular in dance halls in the 90s.
This genre attracts millions in the overhyped concerts of famous DJs playing computer-generated tunes.

Dance And Electronic Music

Incorporating tones of reggaeton and Samba, latin music grew in popularity in the last forty years and has a wide variety of elements that define its sound. 
Mainstream pop has generously borrowed from latin music.

Latin Music

In the last three decades, alternative and indie rock has evolved from its punk roots. It achieved mainstream popularity in the 90s (the grunge wave) when it even eclipsed pop and rock music. 
It is still alive and kicking underground.

Indie And Alternative Rock

Symphonies, operas, concertos and orchestras are still listened to by people worldwide. 
The older ones (Bach, Beethoven)are a lot more popular, as they have aged well.

Classical Music

Korean pop has been bought all over the world, partly through glitzy marketing, but mainly through the fun, colourful and vivid imagery that goes with the catchy beats.
The fan following of K-pop stars has beaten mainstream pop artists.

K-Pop

Loved all over the world, this genre has evolved over time but has still retained its countryside identity. 
The beautiful voices, soulful lyrics and guitars add to the charm of country music, and many artists have added rock and pop flavours to their sounds.

Country Music

Loud guitars, creepy images, twisted lyrics and the wall-0f-sound effects have made metal a genre for the non-conformist. 
Bands use heavy drumming, distorted sounds, and lately electronic elements, to create the gothic atmosphere of metal and heavy metal.

Metal

The Top 10 Genres in the Music Industry - Musician Wave

Scottish filmmaker John Grierson is known as the father of documentary films, and coined the term ‘documentary’ in 1926. He believed that cinema can add value by observing and documenting real life, and this capacity can be a new kind of art form.
He states in his own documentary that documentaries can be a powerful democratic tool and it is a social responsibility of a filmmaker to help society achieve its ideals of democracy.

Documentary: Origins

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Problem Solving

Grierson: A Documentary About the Filmmaker Who Coined “Documentary” - Brain Pickings

Chutzpah is the willingness to take risks in a shameless and self-assured manner that could be seen as disrespectful or rude - for example, an entrepreneur calling a CEO of a large company directly, despite no invitation.
Chutzpah can be valuable in some cases if you know how to take advantage of it.

Chutzpah

A person who displays chutzpah is sometimes referred to as having nerve or having gall.
<ul>
<li>An example of chutzpah is a person who states in an interview that "I don't have any of the necessary qualifications, but you should hire me because I'm smart and will find a way to do the job better than any other."</li>
<li>A good example of chutzpah is in the context of language learning. Linguistic chutzpah can help learners act confidently and use the new language they're learning.</li>
</ul>

Examples of chutzpah

The meaning of chutzpah differs depending on context and degree. In the right circumstances, chutzpah may suggest spirit. In the wrong situation, chutzpah indicates insolence.
A positive aspect of chutzpah revolves around being confident, daring, and brazen. The negative viewpoint of chutzpah revolves around violating norms and overstepping boundaries. But chutzpah can be positive or negative depending on a person's perspective.

Positive and negative chutzpah

Benefits of chutzpah
<ul>
<li>It can push you to take good risks, such as a willingness to step forward in a bold action even though you may not have an idea of how you will pull it off.</li>
<li>It can push you to focus on what you need to do where you would otherwise be numb by potential barriers.</li>
</ul>
Dangers of chutzpah
<ul>
<li>It can cause you to take bad risks or being too pushy.</li>
<li>It can cause you to waste resources, such as time and energy, on attempts that are likely to fail.</li>
</ul>

Benefits and dangers of chutzpah

First, assess the situation.
<ul>
<li>Consider your goals for using chutzpah.</li>
<li>Consider the people that you're thinking of using chutzpah toward.</li>
<li>Think of the ways in which you can display chutzpah.</li>
<li>Weigh the potential benefits and risks of using chutzpah. In a high-risk and low-reward situation, choose an alternative course of action.</li>
<li>Consider relevant moral principles to guide your actions.</li>
</ul>

How to use chutzpah

The way to respond to chutzpah depends on who is displaying the chutzpah, toward whom, under what circumstances, and how you view this kind of behaviour. However, keep the following in mind:
<ul>
<li>People might not be aware that they are displaying chutzpah.</li>
<li>Don't assume someone acted out of a desire to cause harm when there is a reasonable alternative explanation.</li>
<li>Instead of allowing reflex to guide your actions, assess the situation before proceeding.</li>
<li>When chutzpah is inappropriate, consider calling the person out, so they are aware of what they're doing.</li>
</ul>

How to respond to chutzpah

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Communication

Chutzpah: The Benefits and Dangers of Shameless Audacity - Effectiviology

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”

No matter how much enthusiasm we have for the goals, taking on even just two habits at once is setting ourselves up for failure, because greatly increases the difficulty of sticking to it.
Pick only one habit to change and devote all of your energy to that, and once it’s on autopilot, move on to the next one.

Taking On Two Or More Habits At Once

Just telling ourselves that we’re going to change isn’t enough. You have to write down your goal and stick to it.Write a start and an end date (30 days is a good time frame). Write down exactly what you’re going to do, how you’re going to be accountable, your rewards and the obstacles and triggers.

Not Committing a Plan To Paper

We often half-commit to change for a while, relapse, feel guilty about it and then start all over again. That often happens when we are not fully committed.To commit fully, tell everyone about it and put reminders you're doing it everywhere.

Being Half-Committed

There will be times when you falter, and for those moments it’s ideal to have multiple supporters. Best yet, join a support group of people doing the same thing.Make the commitment to your support group, and promise and ask for their help when you hit rough spots. Put this in your written plan.

Not Having Support

Before you start your habit change, think through your motivations. Why are you doing this? What will keep you going when you forget your reasons?Public commitment is a big motivator, but you should have internal ones too. Write these down in your plan.

Not Thinking Through Your Motivation

Not being cognizant of the obstacles makes you more likely to relapse and give up when you hit them. But having a plan to deal with the obstacles when the urges hit make you less likely to relapse.Research and think it through to anticipate your obstacles. Then make a plan for what you’ll do when you face the obstacles.

Not Realizing The Obstacles

<div>The benefits of keeping a log are: <ol><li>It reminds you to be consistent.</li><li>It keeps you aware of what you’re doing.</li><li>It motivates you, as you want to write good things in it.</li><li>It helps keep you accountable before the people you’ve made a commitment to.</li></ol></div>

7. Not Logging Your Progress

It’s not enough to make a big announcement and not follow through.Regardless if you fail or succeed, it’s important to have a system that keeps you accountable and helps you reporting your progress.

Having no Accountability

When you try to break a habit, you have to know all of your triggers and then create a positive habit to replace the negative habit for each of the triggers.Put your triggers in your written plan, and be very consistent with them — when the triggers happen, do the habit immediately, every single time. The less consistent you are with your triggers, the weaker the habit will be.

Not Knowing Your Triggers

Read as much as possible about every habit change, before and during. This way you can find out strategies for success, potential obstacles, good tools that will help you to be successful.

Not Doing Your Reading

We often refocus to other things a few weeks after starting a habit change. But the habit probably isn’t firmly ingrained by then, so you waste the time spent trying to form the new habit. Stick to the habit for at least 30 days, and be as consistent as possible.

Changing focus too soon

If you attach a habit to a trigger, you have to do the habit every single time, immediately following the trigger. Being intermittent will not lead you to a habit.Try not to miss a single time if possible, because the more times you miss the more you’re tempted to ignore the trigger again.

Not Being Consistent

If you fail a few times, don’t give up.Just figure out why it happened, and plan to beat that obstacle next time. Then be as consistent as possible from then on out, until the habit is ingrained.

Quitting After Failure

"Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time." - Mark Twain I've learned a lot about changing habits in the last 2 1/2 years, from quitting smoking to taking up running and GTD and vegetarianism and waking early and all that.

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Health

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Habits

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Time Management

13 Things to Avoid When Changing Habits : zen habits

"Society tames the wolf into a dog. And man is the most domesticated animal of all."

Although we are currently experiencing the highest living standards in the history of mankind:
<ul>
<li>Depression rates are constantly rising in the US since the mid-1930s.</li>
<li>Approximately 40 million American adults are dealing with anxiety disorder.</li>
<li>Over 600,000 children of 5 and under are on some type of psychiatric drug in the US. </li>
</ul>

Depression in the era of infinite possibilities

According to the existential psychologist, Rollo May:
<ul>
<li>“Depression is the inability to construct a future.”</li><li>"Anxiety comes from "not being able to know the world you’re in, not being able to orient yourself in your own existence.”</li>
</ul>

Depression and anxiety

“Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.”

It is a phenomenon discussed by Carl Jung and is characterized by the absurdity and emptiness of our lives, in the absence of any visible clinical symptoms. And it is all related to the "comfort" of the era we live in. Possible causes: having more time to overthink; the lack of meaning in our lives and the difficulty of finding our true essence; we are disconnected from nature; we look for outside heroes and lack the ability to take responsibility.

The general neurosis of our times

<ol><li>Let go of the idea of how your life is "supposed to be". Change strategy, even it means you have to face the unknown.</li><li>Embrace your struggles and use them as a fuel for your new life.</li><li>Stop the autopilot mode and be aware and present in every action you are doing.</li><li>Be smart about your finances. Also, invest more in experiences and less in material things.</li><li>Reconnect with nature.</li></ol>

Living with purpose and vitality

“Chase after money and security, and your heart will never unclench. Care about people’s approval, and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.”

Despite existing in an era with the highest living standards in the history of mankind, despite having easy access to most of our material needs, recent polls have revealed that we modern people are miserable, angry, fearful, depressed, and riddled with anxiety. More so than ever before.

Moving to a new city solo can be less lonely than you think

The Mental Health Challenges of Digital Nomadism

How the ‘Zoom ceiling’ might hurt your chance of promotion

Why the 'Great Remote Work Experiment' may have been flawed

Does motherhood belong on a resume?

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