Psychology With Punch
When I talk about the Good Life, many people think many different things. It is time to clear out the vagueness because I have something very specific in mind. The Good Life is a life where you fulfill your whole potential. This is what my website HowToGoodLife.org ist all about. This goes far beyond your potential... Continue Reading →
Sleep is one of the greatest enemies of a solid meditation practice. But it doesn't have to be that way. Take me for example, I need incredible loads of sleep. 9 hours per night or you can't distinguish between me and a trash can the next morning. The same need for sleep was plagueing me... Continue Reading →
We all are neurotic to some degree, no exceptions. At least I haven't met anyone completely free of it. Neurosis is a psychological term, but it is not reserved for crazy people in the insane asylum. Neurosis is the direct opposite to happiness and acceptance, it is the root cause of all problems. That's why... Continue Reading →
“Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population every year.” “Anxiety disorders are highly treatable, yet only 36.9% of those suffering receive treatment.” — Anxiety and Depression Association of Amerika Nearly one fifth of the... Continue Reading →
What is change but death? When the caterpillar changes into the butterfly where does the caterpillar go? It disappears, it dies. Growth and change share a profound like with death. They are two sides of the same coin. With my site HowToGoodLife.org I am giving you tools and concepts to change yourself for the better. I... Continue Reading →
"Don't overwork a willing horse" -- Russian Proverb Thinking is easy. Giving advice is easy. Coming up with clever ideas on how to live a good life is easy. Following through on that advice, that's hard. For example, take the concept of meditation. Meditation is not rocket science. You can boil it down to "sit down,... Continue Reading →
When you are struck with a depressive episode you need to act quickly and decisively while remaining patient with yourself. Which is exactly what you cannot do when stuck in depression or anxiety. That's why you need to be super patient with yourself and must get help from someone. It is not possible to handle... Continue Reading →
"I can project an image of assurance and poise that fools almost everyone and yet secretly tremble with a sense of my inadequacy. " -- Nathaniel Branden About three years ago, I was doing a presentation at my university and I aced it through and through. My posture was perfect, my free-flowing words were perfect,... Continue Reading →
"When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion." --Dale Carnegie Emotions are critical to understand. If you want to increase the quality of your life fundamentally and sustainable, this is where you have to look. This is where you have to put in the work.... Continue Reading →
"We are at our most powerful the moment we no longer need to be powerful." --Eric Micha'el Leventhal This time I have a little Zen story for you. Probably it is just that, a story. Nonetheless, there is a valuable and very practicable lesson to be learned. Don't be too fast to dismiss it... Continue Reading →
Everybody wants to be happy, right? Everybody tries to be happy and most people say, that they are generally happy. But when someone cuts them off in traffic or the restaurant messes up their dish, all that "happiness" goes to shit. Let's go through some more examples to make this point clear. You feel happy,... Continue Reading →
When you are struck with a depressive episode you need to act quickly and decisively while remaining patient with yourself. Which is exactly what you cannot do, when stuck in depression or anxiety. Thanks, life. Making decisions becomes incredibly hard. That's why it is really helpful to have someone to guide you and make decisions... Continue Reading →
There is a lot of people out there,who struggle with themselves on a regulary basis. At least I do. If you're like me, this article is for you. Enjoy! Once we reach early adulthood we usually have a rather clear defined self-image. We think we know how we are, and how we are not. We... Continue Reading →
Life is a first-person experience. Which mean, that every experience you have, is yours all alone. No one is having it, but you. You experience your life for yourself. Others might experience similar things, but not the same. Your joy is, first and foremost, only your joy. Your pain is only your pain. This seems... Continue Reading →
What a big question. The greatest brains of mankind have been pondering this controversial question for millenia, hundreds and thousands of books have been written about it, yet it was me who finally came up with the answer! Joke, i didn't. But i found something simple, yet profound, what i want to share with you.... Continue Reading →
"The more each person can remove his or her ego from the discussion and focus on the subject matter, the more fruitful the conversation will be for all involved.” ― Matthew Kelly, The Seven Levels of Intimacy We all know at least one person, with whom we have had discussions and fights over the same... Continue Reading →
"Sit down, shut up, see what happens." -- Martin Ball I apologize for the attention grabbing headline. You see these kinds of headlines all over the internet, "Do this simple trick and never work a single day in your Life" and "Read this and you will be rich, beautiful, and find love in the next... Continue Reading →
"Every culture ever has operated under the illusion that it understand 95% of Reality and the other 5% would be delivered in the next 18 month. From Egypt forward mankind has been running around believing they had a perfect grip on things and yet we look back at every society that preceded us with great... Continue Reading →
