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We all feel that way at times and its okay. When it becomes a persistent state of being, we may need to change a thing or two, starting with our outlook. This episode contains the attempt of talking myself into doing just that.

Picking up activities after prolonged break is hard - and the longer the hiatus, the harder it is. I am a champion in dropping things and starting from scratch over and over again... This episode contains the process of talking myself into starting again.

 Recording of live-streamed talk between Raphael Bennett and Ales Balcar.
Personal development and growth in the zone of "comfortable discomfort", (un)reasonable expectations and (in)significance of measuring progress.

Recording of a live-streamed talk with Raphael Bennett, this time about imposter syndrome and the inner critic in our head, who just would not shut up. 

 Recording of a live-streamed talk with Raphael Bennett, this time around the topic of honesty: How to express our true selves, while staying polite and socially acceptable?

 Coach and grief management expert Suraj Shah (https://livewithloss.com/) talks about his work with people who experienced loss in their life and his own experience with grief. 

Cedric Bertelli (www.cedricbertelli.com), a specialist on "Emotional Resolution" explains how old traumas hinders our ability to be our best selves - and more importantly - what we can do about them. Warning for everyone: It is simple, but it is not easy. 

Many of us crave a lasting change in our lives - to get healthier, wealthier, sexier, more productive, focused... you name it. But we also crave french fries, binge watching Netflix and all sorts of other things that stand in the way of our prospective bad-assedness.
Committing to limited, time-bound discomfort experiments can bring respectable results over time... And show you, that discomfort really is relative.

Simple principles you may know (with little tweaks you may not):
1) Plan work and private events together in one calendar, using time blocking.
2) Track how long things actually took, to offset planning fallacy. Try Pomodoro technique.
3) Review and adjust without feeling guilty about the past.

Sophie Chiche, a mind behind Becurrenttoday.com (and much more) talks about the hidden part of the iceberg called "productivity": Meaningful choices, joy, nutella, saying "No" to things and freedom.