Article about Carl Rogers and his famous analogy “Potatoes in the Basement“
It doesn’t matter what your profession is, we are all in the business of getting people to do stuff. Whether you are a painter who wants to get people to watch your art, or an entrepreneur who wants people to use his product or a teacher who wants to get his students to […]
One of the biggest struggles in my early life was that for years didn’t get the academical results that I was hoping for.Learning didn’t come easily to me, I was always a hustler, so here and there I found ways to push through the minimally required requirements.But after living in F City long enough I […]
“Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. James Clear What’s up beautiful How are you today? I’m excited! I just finished the book Atomic Habits by James Clear At the moment I’m devouring all books on habit formation that I can get my hands. And I […]
People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of. Paulo Coelho! What’s up sweet potato face! Today I’m going to write about MY ALL TIME FAVORITE BOOK: Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. This book was given to me by one of the smartest people I know: My Mom. When I […]
What is The Art Of Learning about? Josh Waitzkin chronicles in “The Art Of Learning” how he became an internationally known chess master and martial arts world champion. You might have heard of Josh, he is the subject for the Hollywood movie “Searching for Bobby Fischer”. In his book, “The Art of Learning”, Josh Waitzkin […]
Carol Dweck is one of the world leading researchers in the fields of personality, social psychology, and developmental psychology. Professor Dweck explains why it’s not only our abilities and talent that bring us success, but also how we approach our goals. She decided between two different mindsets: a growth mindset and a fixed mindset.
When I grew up, my mom always used to carry a journal with her. A diary. Since I could not write back then (and you can make a valid argument that I still can’t) she thought it was a great idea to journal for me. To this day her room is packed to the roof […]
To many of us shy away from asking for more and better. Do you think that you deserve more money? A better working arrangement? Better prices? Better deals? As I am writing this article I am sick and tired of seeing people who don’t know what they are worth and in consequence don’t dare to […]
Over the last years, I Interviewed more than a hundred people in order to learn first hand what the difference is between people who are stuck and people who are kicking ass in life. I was curious. What were the behavioral differences in people who are struggling with depression and people who are highly successful […]
In this article, I’m going to write about the master interviewer Cal Fussman and how changing your questions can change your life.
If you ask most smart or successful people where they learned their craft, they will not talk to you about their time in school. It’s always a mentor, a particularly transformative job, or a period of experimentation or trial and error. Ryan Holiday
The Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl has inspired millions of readers over generations. In his Book Mans’s Search for Meaning, he depicts his personal experiences in the Nazi death camps. Frankl argues that it is impossible to avoid suffering, but it is up to us how we cope with it. He believes that by adding meaning to our suffering we can move forward and overcome any hardship.
Have you at any point in your life suffered from anxiety, depression, poor self-esteem or simply feeling low about your self? I certainly have, and if you are human than you have probably too. I have been studying psychology for years now and I made it my life’s mission to decode human behavior. There are two things […]
In my second Podcast episode, I interviewed the Painter Tonja, in our wide-ranging conversation I came across a concept that she called ” being ok with not being ok“. If you want to listen to the full episode click here to check it out. The initiator was that we discussed a question about our future self. […]
How Do I Know If I Am An Addict? I found the answer to this question in the most bizarre way possible. I was traveling alone in Colombia, and I attended the breakfast electro festival in Medellin. It was crazy. 6000 people, hot latinas, rollercoasters and cocaine everywhere. A weird spectacle. I already was a […]
When Tim Ferris packed his stuff to vagabond around the world, he took two books with him. The first one was Vagabonding by Rolf Potts, the second one was Walden by Hendrik DavidThoreau. Tim Ferris was one of the guys who inspired me to found my own psychology podcast. The 6$ that I spend on […]
My last hours in Portugal. For a last long time, I take a long look at the countryside, and with it a deep breath. I inhale. I stop. The air tastes different than usual. It is funny how traveling teaches you sometimes things, you did not even know you don’t know. The last days have […]
Sober September Challenge – Porto Part 5 My life lately is like a working heart rate monitor. Today I received some really good news, and some really bad news. I feel like Sasha Baron Cohen just informed me that I am HIV Aladeen( which means positive and negative). After stressing out a bit to much […]
This year I was drunk in 8 different countries. Not the most elegant statistic, still noteworthy I thought. I remember cannonballing into the sea in West Sweden at 5 in the morning. I remember playing flunky ball in the middle of the night in Aarhus with two girls from Texas. I remember finding out that […]
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