Andy Puddicombe trained as a monk and now runs Headspace (Headspace) Andy Puddicombe is a former Buddhist monk who became the co-founder of Headspace – a guided meditation app that boasts 60 million users around the world. Even if you’ve never heard of or seen Andy, his voice is instantly recognisable to anyone that’s used […]
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It’s funny how much time and energy and frustration I would have saved in my life had I been braver. Good thing I now know that the quickest route to having an unfair advantage over the seething masses is not in doubling my output or being busier or making more things to share, though these
I can’t say precisely what the future will hold, but I do know that a lot of us are not ready. What’s worse is that the cues that surround us, beyond a few feel-good Instagram quotes, tell us that we’ re ok. That we need to consume more. That we don’t need to act. That
Most suggestions about how to ‘fix’ our social anxiety are devoid of motion/action/movement: ‘Meditate for hours daily.’ ‘Repeat affirmations that you are confident.’ ‘Pray.’ ‘Just relax and be yourself.’ ‘Take that pill.’ ‘Think differently.’ ‘Be present.’ ‘Talk about your sad childhood with a therapist.’ Some of these can help. Absolutely. However, I do not believe
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Just as I have repeatedly made mistakes, I’ve spent my life surprising myself. Over and over and over again. Mistake. Surprise. Mistake. Mistake. Surprise. Mistake. Surprise. I’ve lost myself to despair from failures. I’ve felt the elation that erupts from taking courage and pulling through. I’ve experienced the joy that comes from surprising myself. The
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Art is hard. It often looks easy from the outside. ‘I could have done that,’ says Jane. ‘But you didn’t,’ says Peter. That’s art. A true artist is not born. They are certainly not made overnight. Art is the result of a series of events that came together thanks to a commitment. A decision made
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Isn’t there enough art in the world already? Why would I need to create yet more content? How can I stay motivated if there are thousands of people out there who make amazing art; who provide a brilliant service; who have outstanding products? I’ve seen so little ‘success,’ and I’ve lost motivation to make more.
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Listen, I know how hard it is. To get started. To make it work. To show up every day. To make money doing it. To be a ‘success.’ You haven’t got your shit sorted yet. I know. You need to fix yourself first. You need to love yourself before you can go out and be
You may find it inconceivable that you would see real success ‘doing what you love.’ You may even find it difficult to stay with any one thing long enough to make something of it. There are many cool things out there after all, and it is difficult to make a decision. But you might not
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