In pursuit of personal and professional growth we seek out the tools work best, apps, hacks, procedures to use to get stuff done and avoid procrastination. We try many of them, but in that search for the perfect tool, we forget the most essential and complex app we have …. our mind. Indeed this search […]
Personal Development and The ‘Improvement’ myth
‘Self-improvement is masturbation. Now self-destruction…’ Tyler Durden Fight Club. In facing my anxiety and depressed moods, I’ve read my fair share of self-help books. But after many years, I became somewhat disillusioned with the genre. My quest for personal development leads me to read, listen and watch so much advice. But a part of me […]
Pitfalls of self-help – Distraction and Addiction
I’ve read many self-help books but in recent years I’ve become more cautious of the whole genre. My quest for personal development lead me to read, listen and watch to so much advice. But a part of me became exasperated at how much it felt like work. I asked myself ‘When will it end? When can […]