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A person typing on a laptop, perhaps doing work they love
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Are we entitled to love what we do?

An image of deep space with many stars - representing deep learning
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Improve your concentration with Deep Learning

A time lapse photo of a road, showing the cars as blurs
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Pleasure or enjoyment?

A family tree showing how closely related George V, Wilhelm II and Nicholas II were.
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World War One — a family affair.

Fireworks above a line of trees - representing a New Year's resolution
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An alternative New Year’s resolution

Author Rob Date 28th February 2016
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A woman with her eyes covered by a piece of fabric, blind
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Don’t let the long term blind you

An ominous formation of clouds - 'bad' weather
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Stop waiting for good weather

A birthday cake with candles
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5 things that being 25 taught me

A panorama of Railay's east beach
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Life can’t always be planned

A leaf, lying on the grass
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4 health and wellbeing lessons from leaving my job

A train track, with trees and sunset in the background - a possible inspiration location
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My Inspiration Location

A stop sign with a red light, representing procrastination being stopped
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Overcoming my problems – Stopping procrastination

The logo of Daily Zen, a Twitter account focused on zen, meditation and mindfulness
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Meditation and Self-Discipline

Two doughnuts, of the jam-filled variety, representing one way to look at efficiency
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Learn to trust yourself with doughnuts

A close-up of some marbles, representing the subjectivity of quality
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Quality is always subjective

The logo of Daily Zen, a Twitter account focused on zen, meditation and mindfulness
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Selfless Improvement

A person moulding a lump of clay with their hands, making art
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Just make good art

A dictionary, showing a definition, representing new understanding
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Overcoming my problems – understanding my mindset

A visual representation of Kate Raworth's Doughnut Economics, with the green area representing sufficiency
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Introducing Doughnut Economics

A planning meeting at a table, with a map plan, laptop and other items
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To plan or not to plan?

Scrabble pieces spelling out the word 'anxiety'
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Accepting anxiety — it helps.

A pile of rocks, perfectly balanced and with a reflection - representing meditation
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An alternative to starting meditation

A photo of the sunset in Koh Phangan, taken from the beach
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Putting things into perspective

A desk, pictured from above, with typewriter and other items for work
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4 work lessons from leaving my job

The legs of runners as they cross a finish line
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End each day on a high

Two old books, side by side - one of 'my memories' and the other of family photos
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How to remember like Sherlock Holmes

A roadsign with the place names 'Usefull' and 'Useless' on it, representing effectiveness and ineffectiveness
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Efficiency and effectiveness

A blow torch, heating some glass as part of an experiment
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Don’t search for your passion — just experiment

A close-up of a wave breaking, representing effortless decision-making
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The importance of “oh fuck it”

Man with big hair and sunglasses, with lots of enthusiasm
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How to avoid killing your enthusiasm

A set of wooden measuring instruments
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3 steps for measuring improvement

A clock with Roman numerals, showing the time
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Slow down time

A woman performing a headstand, representing New Age spirituality
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New Age spirituality — it’s missing something.

The Find A Spark logo with the text "If I could just ask for two things..."
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If I could just ask for two things…

A crossroads in the woods, a path in the snowy ground splitting in two. Two paths to take between the trees.
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2 career change lessons from leaving my job

A person passing a flower to someone else, representing sharing
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Sharing, not imposing

A case of 100 dollar bills, representing perceived success
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Success doesn’t make an expert

Writing paper and a fountain pen
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I’m writing my own 2017

A man wearing a virtual reality headset — an example of a recent gadget.
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Own your gadgets — don’t let them own you.

A person holding a map in their hands, representing a search for procrastination
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Overcoming my problems – Identifying procrastination

A close up of a wave
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Urges are waves. Let them break.

Two Rubik's Cubes, one unsolved and one solved, representing a changed mindset
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Overcoming my problems – changing my mindset

An open study book, laying on a table with pencil on top and notes to the right
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4 insights on learning from Josh Waitzkin

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