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11 Microshifts That Will Improve Your Life In The Longrun

We all want to improve our life. Wouldn’t it be great to do so with minimal effort? These 11 microshifts will help you with that.

1. Go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day

For most people, it’s a struggle to wake up early. They are grumpy, tired and rely on coffee or energy drinks to get them going.

A small shift in your sleeping habits can solve this problem for you.

The only thing you need to do is commit to the same sleeping schedule every day.

Meaning: Go to bed and wake up at the same time Monday till Sunday.

After two weeks of this, I noticed that I was way more awake by the time I had to get out of bed because my body had gotten used to the rhythm.

After all, your body doesn’t understand why the weekend should have a different schedule than any other day.

If you always eat lunch between 12 am and 1 pm, your stomach will growl around that time because it expects to be filled.

If you always wake up at 5am, your body will already be out of its deepest sleep by that time, and sometimes you’ll even wake up before your alarm clock.

The reasons you should not only wake up at the same time but also go to sleep at the same time are simple:

Falling asleep will be much quicker because your body will be used to it around that time.
Sleep is important, and you should get the recommended amount for you to be healthy and learn quickly.

2. Don’t allow yourself to hit snooze

Hitting snooze is a bad habit of too many people.

First of all, it won’t really make you any less tired. Your body won’t wake up properly because it expects you to go back to sleep immediately.

It’s easier to rip off the bandaid once and get out of bed immediately than having to be rudely awakened multiple times by your alarm until you have eventually enough lack-of-time induced stress to force yourself out of bed.

Second of all, how you do anything is how you do everything.

If your first action of the day is already procrastinating and lacking discipline, it sets a bad tone for the day.

Discipline is like a muscle that requires training. The more often you use it, the easier it will get.

Every time you allow yourself to be self-indulgent, it will be harder to choose discipline the next time around.

Unless you have an entirely free day, snoozing is a self-sabotaging habit of starting your day.

3. Don’t say you HAVE to do something, but you GET TO do something

Mindset is everything. It determines whether you see the world as gloom and doom or a bright wonderland full of possibilities.

Many people have turned their whole lives around simply by changing their mindset.

One such microshift in your mindset is to start thinking that you get to do things instead of moaning about having to do them.

You get to go to the doctor; many people don’t have the money to do so.
You get to study for exams; imagine how many children desperately wish they could go to school or college.
Also, you get to pay high taxes; not only are you contributing more to society that way, but it also means you are a high earner.

This microshift increases your daily gratitude, raises your energy, and in turn, attracts more things to be grateful for into your life.

4. Set up automatic savings

Within a few minutes, you can set up some monthly savings to go automatically into your savings account.

It doesn’t even have to be a big amount. Starting with a mere 5€ is already setting you up for big savings in the future.

As you earn more money, you can slowly increase the amount of your monthly savings a couple times a year.

Besides that, you can forget about it and let the algorithm do its thing.

Having a decent amount of savings that you don’t touch unless in the direst of circumstances creates a feeling of safety, peace of mind, and relative financial freedom.

This small microshift can decrease one of the most pressing worries of most people.

5. Disable autoplay

YouTube, Netflix & CO. aim to keep you on their platform for as long as possible.

The autoplay function works wonderfully for that and has caused countless people to find themselves looking at things totally different from what they planned to an hour ago.

Unsurprisingly this can steal hours and hours of your week that you could have spent more productively.

That’s why this microshift of disabling autoplay can improve your life significantly in the long run.

Since most people use social media through the respective app, the social media companies spend a big part of their budget customizing the apps in an attention-capturing way.

They want you to open the app and stay in there as long as possible.

The more pleasant the user experience is, the longer they stay on the platform.

That’s why the small microshift of ditching the apps and instead only using the internet browser can have such a huge impact.

Using Instagram over your laptop is much less appealing than using it over your phone.

This annoyance makes sure that you only look at the things you came for and then lockout as soon as possible.

Or even better, stop looking at your feed! Open the accounts you are interested in directly.

That way, you won’t fall into an unexpected rabid hole full of content to distract you and steal your time.

7. Always have a big water bottle near

Your body consists out of up to 75% of water. Unsurprisingly this means that it is of utmost importance to stay well hydrated.

Despite this importance, many people struggle with drinking the recommended daily amount of water.

One big reason for this can be summed up with the saying ‘out of sight out of mind.‘

I, for example, effortlessly drink a lot of water each day, as long as I have a big bottle of water standing next to me on my desk.

Whenever I feel a tiny bit thirsty, I only have to grab the bottle and drink.

And since it is a 1,5-liter bottle, I only have to fill it up maybe twice a day.

So, all in all, it’s a minimal effort with the very easy trigger of seeing the bottle.

8. Always look for the 1% you can improve

Most people are reluctant to do anything that doesn’t promise significant results.

That’s why people are so tempted by get-rich-quick schemes. They want to do this one thing that makes them rich quick. As soon as someone tells them to consistently run a blog for a few years, they lose interest.

It’s the same with investing and savings. People feel like small investments are not as valuable as big chunks. Yet over the years, the power of compounding can make these small investments surmount astonishing numbers.

Smart and successful people recognize the power of small improvements.

They have a lookout for life-changing opportunities and those small steps in a better direction.

It’s all about optimizing their strategy, habits, and time in the best way possible.

So take a look at your life and make a few microshifts here and there. Perhaps you can drive to college twenty minutes earlier, avoid rush hour, and use some of your time more productively.

Or maybe it’s time for you to get a new laptop/tablet because the additional time it takes to load is not only wasting your time but also disrupting your focus.

9. Always try to find opportunities

I’m sure at one point or another, someone in your social circle or even you have lamented that life would be so much better if you’d only have one of these incredible business ideas.

Or perhaps you’ve found yourself jealous of the luck some people have to be discovered online.

The thing with opportunities or ‘luck’ is that they are more controllable than most people would ever allow themselves to think.

While it’s true that you can’t pick and choose the specific kind of luck that’s going to occur to you, you can position yourself in a way that allows you to see opportunities.

One way to do that is by actively trying to find opportunities.

10. Park your car farther away/Get out one bus stop earlier

If you are anything like me, you spend way too much time sitting at your desk in front of a screen and way too little time walking under the blue sky.

We all know movement is important, yet our lifestyle doesn’t give us many opportunities to walk without actively blocking some time.

But it’s always a bit tricky to integrate a new habit into a day that already seems to lack enough time.

So, what microshift can help us with our goal to move more?

If you drive in a car to work or school, how about parking at the far end of the parking lot, instead of close by the entrance.

And if you are using public transportation, consider getting out/getting in one or two stops earlier and walking the rest of the distance.

I am always way too early for my lectures if I take public transportation. So I like to walk through the city instead of hopping onto the bus.

Also, considering how long I need to wait for the bus and the traffic lights and bus stop in between, it doesn’t take me that much longer to walk.

11. Switching one product a month for a healthier, cheaper, or more sustainable alternative

Improving your diet or buying products while reading all the labels can be a daunting task.

We all know that our health will benefit from buying that cereal with less sugar or switching your microplastic shampoo to a more natural one.

But there are so many options out there, and the research on which one is best takes ages and a lot of effort.

It’s time to stop waiting for the magical day when you will be motivated to change all these things at once.

Instead, do it as a micro shift, choose one product a month that you want to get a replacement for.

Doing this one by one might not seem like it’ll make a big difference in your life, but before you know it, you will have switched out a dozen products, and that’s going to benefit you a lot in the long run.

Which microshift do you want to tackle first?

If you are ambitious enough to do the first change today, comment NOW!

Until next time, Felicity Seeker!

11 microshifts that will improve your life in a big way

11 Ways To Be An Interesting Woman | How To Be More Interesting

Blog, Boss Lady, Personal Development

It’s easier to impact this world if people are interested in what you do. But how can you be more interesting?

Here are 11 tips that will make you a more interesting woman.

1. Ask questions

It doesn’t make you very interesting when you only talk about yourself.

But, paradoxically, you appear more interesting by being very interested in the person in front of you and the world around you.

Caring about the story of someone else will make them feel good, and eventually, they will wonder who you are.

2. Don’t just consume mainstream content

Have you ever come across a YouTube channel with very few subscribers and felt a bit turned off by it?

Or how about that one book that looks interesting but has suspiciously few reviews on Goodreads.

The chances are high that the masses recommend things that are truly worth your time and effort.

However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t find some golden content that is less popular.

There are a lot of hidden gems out there that you’ll miss out on if you only follow mainstream recommendations.

As an interesting woman, you should consume niche content because it gives you insights and things to talk about that most people don’t have.

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
– Haruki Murakami

3. Don’t just strive for accomplishments but for experiences

Sure, we are fascinated by people with the car, the house, the shiny brands, the big paycheck, the promotion, etc.

But following that initial fascination are all the questions about the person’s experiences with these accomplishments.

How did that guy make so much money?
What is it like being able to jet-set around the world?
How many interesting people did she meet through her job?
Where did she start her journey?

In the end, we always care more about the stories behind the initial coolness of someone’s accomplishments.

We don’t care so much about a raw list of places someone has visited. Instead, we want to know what they experienced there.

So, start to care more about having interesting experiences than flashy goals.

4. Be passionate

Passion is like a magnet for humans, and we always feel awed and drawn to passionate people.

But how can you be more passionate in life? It’s not just a switch you can turn on or off.

It’s a mindset. It’s allowing yourself to do things you actually like even if they don’t seem particularly useful.

And with the things you don’t feel passionate about, you should try to feel the excitement.

You might be surprised how excited you can be about seemingly mundane tasks if you look for the good in them.

The more you try to find things to be excited about, the easier it will get.

5. Stay up to date in more than just politics

Have you met those people with whom every conversation somehow leads to what currently is going on in politics?

Of course, it is relatively important to stay up to date with politics. But there is so much more out there to talk about.

6. Overcome obstacles with grace and ease

Nobody likes a constant complainer. In fact, even complainers don’t like it if anybody but themselves complain too much about things.

By contrast, there is just something fascinating about people who manage to tackle any obstacle life throws at them with grace and ease.

7. Have a vision for your future

There is something very inspiring about people who have a clear vision for their future and are driven to achieve it.

We want to know what that vision is and why they are so ambitious about it.

If you want to be more interesting, you should have goals for your future and pursue them unapologetically and passionately.

8. Be private

Humans always want what they can’t have.

If someone is very private and doesn’t share much beyond the superficial information, it creates mystery around them, and people want to learn more.

But be careful! This can also work against you.

If you are unsocial and too private, people will want to stay away from you and perceive you as standoffish.

So be kind, friendly, and moderately social, but don’t let everyone know what you do at every minute of the day.

9. Gain power

It seems to be a universal rule that people in power are always a focal point of society.

We are curious about how they got that power and the kind of person behind the curtains.

Powerful people automatically seem interesting to us.

Of course, gaining power is not something you can do overnight. But you can decide throughout your life to do things that will earn you more authority in the long run.

For example, you could run for the student council or get a part-time job with your professor.

You can also gain power more quickly by asking for that promotion or switching your job instead of just waiting for others to notice you.

10. Allow yourself to be authentic and strange

We all have our quirks and weirdness. As vulnerable as it can feel to show this openly, it is exactly what makes you more interesting.

Authenticity is fascinating because it indicates the dauntlessness and honesty that many people wish to embody themselves.

If you want to be more interesting, be unapologetically yourself.

11. Be knowledgeable about multiple different topics

People like to put you into a box.

Not to intentionally limit you, but because we like order, it makes things more predictable.

So when we meet someone who gushes all about the games they play during their free time, we think, ‘alright, they are a gamer.‘

If they talk a lot about horses, we put them into the ‘equestrian enthusiast‘ box.

A great way to be an interesting woman is by defying these orderly expectations.

As soon as you show people that you are more than just a one-trick-show-pony, they become interested and start wondering what more they don’t know about you.

Do you have any more ideas on how to be an interesting woman? What makes people interesting to you?

We’re looking forward to reading your comments!

Until next time, Felicity Seeker!

11 Little Things That Show You Are An Intelligent Woman

Blog, Boss Lady, Personal Development

You don’t need to win a Nobel prize to show you’re smart. Often it is the little things that show people that you are an intelligent woman.

How many of these things apply to you?

1. You know how to figure things out by yourself

As nice and efficient as it is to have someone who takes your hand and shows you the ropes, it is not a realistic option in every situation in life.

More often than not, you have to figure things out for yourself. Luckily, there is enough information out there nowadays that you can pretty much teach yourself anything!

An intelligent woman knows how to systematically and confidently do that, while many others frantically grasp at many different staws or don’t try at all.

2. But you don’t try to figure everything out by yourself

Yet, at the same time, it is a sign of intelligence not to let your pride keep you from asking for help.

I’m sure you’ve seen at least one person who stubbornly refused to let others help him only to end up wasting time being frustrated.

An intelligent woman doesn’t make her path unnecessarily difficult. She is well aware that there will be more than enough hurdles, anyway. She might as well avoid some through the guidance of others.

She keeps a careful balance between trying some things on her own and asking for help from others further down the path.

3. You’re curious about a wide range of topics

It’s relatively easy to be knowledgeable in one topic and reproduce that knowledge when necessary.

Intelligence shows itself in interdisciplinary thinking and creativity, which require knowledge beyond one topic.

And curiosity often precedes knowledge.

That’s why people who are curious about a wide range of topics appear intelligent.

4. You think through everything that you do

An intelligent woman rarely does something without reason. For her, time is valuable, and she doesn’t want to waste it if there is a better alternative.

She doesn’t succumb to peer pressure or mindlessly follows the path society has laid out for her.

If she goes to university, it’s because she’s thought through her options and decided it was the best one for her.
When she gets vaccinated, it’s not because everyone tells her to but because she’s done her research and decided it’s the right thing for her.
She does it her way if she starts a business instead of just following a ‘guru’s‘ advice.

Few people think through the things they do, which is why doing so can be a subtle sign of intelligence.

5. You’re doubting your knowledge

Paradoxically, doubting your knowledge is much more a sign of intelligence than unwavering confidence.

You should always be careful around people who claim to know everything about a topic. Chances are, they haven’t touched deeply enough on it to realize how much there is to know.

If you have the knowledge to show for and can also define the limits of that knowledge, it shows people that you actually know your stuff.

6. You go against the stream

Peer pressure is real and all the more seductive when you are insecure about what you should do.

An intelligent woman knows that the path most people walk is not necessarily the best one, which is why when she discovers a way more suited for her, she takes it regardless of whether she walks alone on it.

7. You can adapt to any situation in a short time

The ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances is more important than ever nowadays.

It often requires street smarts more than book smarts.

8. You are very productive and get a lot done in a short amount of time

Some people claim procrastination is a sign of intelligence. Perhaps that is true for people with a crazy high IQ.

But I believe that productivity and effectiveness are far better indicators of more ‘ordinary’ intelligence.

After all, any intelligent woman with ambitions will take the time to establish this crucial habit of success.

Productivity and effectivity are things that don’t just happen by accident. They require practice, planning, and discipline.

You also need to ask the right questions, where most people ask the wrong ones.

Don’t find more time to study; ask yourself how you can get more done in the same amount of time.

Don’t get more done by multitasking and sacrificing your work’s quality; instead, see what tasks you can ditch or accomplish more effectively through batching.

9. You’re surrounded by people who have their life together

People with similar interests, habits, and goals attract each other.

It’s only natural that an intelligent woman has a social circle of people who are smart and have their lives together.

Of course, you can still love someone who is currently a mess. But on average, your social circle is likely going to be made up of high achievers.

10. You actively learn things outside of school or your job

Smart people never stop learning. That’s why they are so smart, after all.

They realize that the educational system only teaches us so much and that there is a world full of knowledge for you to uncover and use.

People will quickly see you as an intelligent woman if you are seemingly always learning something new.

11. You take care of your health

An intelligent woman does not neglect her health. She knows that the momentary comfort of eating junk food or having fun instead of going to your regular doctor’s appointments is not worth it in the long term.

So she makes sure to always take care of her health in whatever way possible.

This means everything from eating healthily, not drinking alcohol excessively, strictly following the health guidelines in a pandemic even though they might be annoying, not smoking, working out regularly, having a good desk chair, etc.

What are some other signs of intelligence? Have you ever seen someone do something and thought, ‘damn, that chic is smart?’

What was it?

Share your thoughts with us and your fellow boss babes!

Until next time, Felicity Seeker!

11 Subtle Ways To Command Respect | How To Earn Respect

Blog, Personal Development, Success

Being respected helps accelerate your way to success. But what do we need to do to command respect from the people around us?

Here are 11 subtle things that will earn you respect.

1. You are punctual

Nobody likes to waste time, especially not waiting for someone who clearly doesn’t care about you wasting your precious time.

Being late is, therefore, an excellent way to make a terrible first impression.

By contrast, being punctual might not get you noticed much initially, but it will earn you respect from most people over time.

2. You are organized and don’t lose things/your life is organized

Losing stuff is bothersome. First of all, because it wastes so much of your time and energy to find what you’ve lost or rather misplaced.

And second of all, it is highly annoying for everyone around you to always have to wait for you to sort yourself out.

On the other hand, being organized takes some discipline, so it is an admirable trait to see in another person.

It makes us wonder how much thought they spend on their organization system, and we appreciate how easy dealing with them is.

If you want to command respect, showing up organized is a great way to do so!

3. You are kind and patient; especially in annoying situations

Kindness and patience are always going to be traits that draw people towards you. But they are admirable even more so in stressful and annoying situations.

Surely you’ve witnessed someone taking out their frustration on a waiter or shop assistant or hotline worker at least once or twice. Has it ever made you feel anything but uncomfortable, angry, or pitying?

Even if your waiter messes up your order or spills the drink on your lap, the situation will only get worse for absolutely everyone involved by spitting cruel words, being insulting, or shooting disdainful looks.

Since this seems like the automatic response of many people, it is all the more impressive when you watch someone stay calm, patient, and gracious.

4. Your shoes are clean

Shoes are often a part of your outfit you won’t spend all too much time obsessing over. And unless you’ve got a whole closet full of shoes, it’s also the part that gets worn much more often than your other clothes.

As a result, they also tend to get dirty sooner or later.

Ensuring your shoes are always clean is a very subtle way to show that you care about details and are organized enough to take care of them.

5. You give people and projects your undivided attention

In a world full of distractions, giving a task or person your undivided attention is rare. This is why it leaves such a big impression.

It makes the person in front of you feel important, and people remember how you made them feel far more than what you said.

It also saves time, because you are much less likely to have to ask the other person to repeat themself.

6. You listen to other people’s opinions and counsel but only follow that of a few carefully selected people

Too many prideful people brush aside the mere suggestion of other opinions because, after all, they already know everything there is to know.

This show of (perceived) superiority not only makes a bad impression it’s also creating unnecessary difficulties for everyone involved.

There is always the chance of gaining something valuable by listening to other opinions and counsel. Sometimes the argument might not be new, but the way it is expressed can cause an idea to spark in you.

As much as it earns you respect to listen to other people’s opinions, you will lose all of that respect if you follow every new counsel you’re given.

Successful people who command respect know not only how to listen to outside advice and but also when to follow or disregard the advice.

7. You hold yourself to high standards

Many people hold others to high standards and expect them to do their best regardless of the circumstances.

Yet few of these people hold themselves to the same high standards. Instead, they grasp flimsy excuses to justify their less than ideal performance.

How can you ever expect to command respect when you don’t hold yourself to the same standards as everyone else? It will only make you seem like a hypocrite.

However, if you hold yourself to even higher standards, you are almost guaranteed to earn at least reluctant respect for that.

8. You separate your private and professional life and don’t overshare

Unless your private life is part of your brand, it should stay far from your professional life.

Few things are as annoying as someone not being able to stay professional.

The people you strive to be like don’t want to know about your struggles at home. They want to know how to get the job done most efficiently.

Don’t appear to work with wrinkly clothes and unkempt hair because you had a fight with your spouse.

Don’t hire someone entirely incompetent and lazy just because they are your cousin.

And please, don’t have your children screaming in the background of your Zoom call.

It will earn you much more respect if people realize one day that while you were giving 110% to this big project at work, you had to juggle a difficult family matter, and it didn’t impact your work at all.

Or, if you truly can’t give it your all, make sure to take the initiative and take some of your vacation days before you start to slack at work.

That’s impressive. That will earn you respect.

9. You surround yourself with respectable people

The people you surround yourself with speak volumes about the kind of person you are.

If you are surrounded by many high achievers who are all giving their best, people expect you to be similar, which will raise their respect for you.

By contrast, if people associate you with liars and deceivers, they will only become vary of you.

10. You don’t gossip or deal with unnecessary drama

As entertaining as gossiping might be, it inevitably stirs some mistrust towards you.

People will ask themselves what you think about them and what you tell others about them when they’re not around.

It can also create the appearance that you don’t have anything better to do with your time.

After all, the time you spend gossiping at work others spend doing things worth their paycheck.

To command respect, don’t participate in the gossip, neither actively nor passively, by listening in.

11. You keep your word

Keeping your word makes you appear in two ways: Honest and reliable.

Don’t appease people with false promises just to get them off your back, and always make sure you are organized enough to fit the additional favor into your life.

It’s next to impossible to command lasting respect as a notorious liar or by being unreliable.

So the next time you …

Promise to send a message by tomorrow; you do so.
Say you’ll get the task done in a week; you do so.
Know you can’t do it in a week; you don’t promise them you will.

How many of these things are you already doing? Is there anything you want to stop/start doing?

Also, what do people need to do to earn your respect?

We’re curious to hear from you.

Until next time, Felicity Seeker!

21 Fun Challenges That Will Improve Your Life | Challenges To Try

Blog, Personal Development

Here are a couple of fun challenges for you that will help you feel less bored and even better your life in the long run. Try them out today!

1. Learn how to write with your non-dominant hand

Being ambidextrous is not only cool but can also come in handy when you can’t use your dominant hand because of an injury or if it is already occupied.

So why not challenge yourself to learn how to write with your non-dominant hand?

2. Learn how to brush your teeth with your non-dominant hand

This is a great way to wake up your brain in the morning, prime it for the day, and practice working with your non-dominant hand.

The long-term effects of using your non-dominant hand are debated.

Some claim it increases your creativity and problem-solving skills.

Others argue that each hemisphere in your brain intentionally has a specific task, and balancing out its functions will not make you smarter.

Either way, it is a fun challenge to try out when bored.

3. Learn to do splits

Learning to do splits takes patience and commitment to regular stretching.

Many lose their motivating after a few days at a seeming lack of process.

This also happened to me a couple of times over multiple years until I finally committed to my daily stretches.

Much to my surprise, it only took me two weeks to manage my first splits.

Don’t push yourself too much tough! If you overstretch yourself (you will notice it when one leg suddenly stretches less than the other), you will have to take a break for a few weeks to let your muscles heal again.

4. Learn to hold a handstand

Again, this takes practice and patience.

Do it safely, and make sure to use the right technique straight from the beginning before you form bad habits.

5. Learn to speed read

The informational age causes us to spend much of our lives reading everything from books, news articles, blog posts, subtitles, Instagram captions, e-mails, and text messages.

Yet, most of us still read at a speed barely faster than elementary school kids.

Imagine how much more time you’d have each day if you could double or even triple your reading speed while retaining your comprehension!

6. Practise the Memory Palace technique until you can use it with ease

Probably every student has wished at one point in their educational career to memorize information more easily.

Well, the memory palace is a technique memory pros swear on for effective memorization of information.

And while the rules of this technique are rather simple, applying it takes some practice and can be frustrating.

So challenge yourself to get this technique down and ready to use.

7. Learn the Major System to memorize numbers with ease

The Major System attributes letters to numbers so that combined with the memory palace technique, you can visualize a picture that translates into a number.

That way, you can remember phone numbers, birthdays, passwords, and more much more easily.

But again, you have to get the major system down first.

8. Go a month without sugar

Going sugar-free is challenging not only because of our sweet tooth but also because virtually everything nowadays contains sugar.

You might not even be convinced whether staying away from sugar really has any major health benefits.

That’s why a trial month is a perfect challenge for you to see the effects a sugar-free diet has on your body and overall well-being.

9. Go a month without gluten

Seemingly all beautiful foods have gluten in them: bread, noodles, cereal, etc.

It’s difficult to go without it, but there have been some speculations that gluten might cause acne and other health issues, so it might be worth a try.

10. Eat vegan for a month

Besides the obvious reasons for going vegan, I think it can be a nice challenge that will clarify whether or not you really need that much meat in your diet to be healthy and happy.

Try it out! You might just discover a new favorite recipe!

11. Practise Yoga daily for a month

Depending on what type of Yoga you do, its practice can have calming effects or make you lose a ton of calories.

However, all of the different Yoga types will positively impact your body and overall health if practiced regularly.

There are many YouTube videos you can check out to learn about people’s experience with doing Yoga daily and the health benefits found by science.

12. Learn how to juggle

I always thought being able to juggle was a neat skill.

I just never dedicated enough time to learn it.

When I finally did so, I learned to juggle with three balls in only about a week! Now I only need to commit enough time to learn how to juggle with four balls.

My tip: Use rolled up socks and do it over a bed. That way, you won’t damage anything in the room, and you won’t get back pain from picking up the ball off the floor countless times.

13. Learn to spin a pen between your fingers

Again, just a fun little skill that looks really cool but takes a while to get the hang of.

Take some time to practice at home (not at school!) and make sure there is nothing breakable near when your pen slips out of your grasp mid-spin.

14. Learn to type with ten fingers

Some lucky children learn this early on in life.

If you are one of the people who didn’t, go and download one of the free typing programs and spend a few minutes every day on it.

Being able to type fast is a necessary skill in many high-paying jobs. If you can type even faster, you will save yourself a lot of time.

15. Cook one new recipe daily for a month

Eating the same few meals over and over again can get monotonous. But finding new recipes and cooking them for the first time takes a lot of time many people don’t have.

So let’s make it easier through task batching.

Just dedicate one month (or maybe just two weeks) to cooking a new recipe every day.

Before you start into that month, you spend some time accumulating 28+ recipes you want to try. Then you plan them out so that recipes with similar ingredients will be cooked close to one another, making shopping easier for you.

And then you’re already good to go!

You’ll end up not only having one month full of new recipes and improving your cooking skills, but you will also have an arsenal of new recipes for the months that follow.

16. Find less-waste-producing alternatives for at least four household items in one month

There are many people online who advocate the merits of living without plastic, entirely vegan or entirely vegetarian.

These people often make changing your lifestyle sound like a daunting 180° flip. It makes us forget the significance of small steps.

You don’t have to be all vegan or all vegetarian.

And you don’t have to live entirely without plastic.

Reducing the amount of plastic you use even by changing one of your products is already a valuable step you should be proud of.

Because it is a step that can take a lot of time and effort since it can take some time to find a suitable alternative and an affordable and available one.

So challenge yourself to find less-waste-producing products for at least four household items during this month.

Some ideas for products to replace: wet wipes, detergent, shampoo, water bottles.

17. Journal every day for 30 days

Many people recommend journaling, and while we might believe in its benefits, it can still be difficult to start.

I believe the biggest problem is that people don’t know what to write about. And the second biggest, that they don’t block out a fixed time in their daily schedule for their journaling session.

Use this challenge to work past these two issues.

18. Improve your selfie skills with ten selfies a day for a month

If you are not a selfie pro, this can be a fun challenge to overcome your awkwardness when taking pictures.

Confidence in any skill requires practice. So commit to taking ten selfies a day for a month and play around with different poses.

19. Try a new makeup look every day for 2 weeks

It doesn’t need to be anything big. Especially if you feel incompetent with makeup, make sure to stick to subtle looks that you can do quickly and wear every day.

At the end of the challenge, you will be more competent in applying makeup and have over a dozen looks to choose from in your arsenal.

20. Challenge yourself to read one book a week

Many people don’t even read one book a year. Few read one book a month. Even fewer manage one book a week.

Challenge yourself to belong to this last group and maybe couple it with becoming a speed reader.

21. Summarize every day of a month/a year in a sentence

It’s not only fun to be able to look back on the day-to-day happenings of your year.

It also causes you to remember that year better and, as a result, not feel like it has flown past in the blink of an eye.

Do you have any additional challenges to recommend? If you do, we might add them to the list.

Either way, I hope you found some inspiration from this. I wish you lots of fun and motivation while doing the challenges.

Until next time, Felicity Seeker!

9 Fun Ideas To Start Journaling Daily | How To Start Journaling

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Many recommend journaling as a daily habit. But it can be difficult to start when you don’t know what to write about. Here are 9 fun ideas to start journaling daily.

1. Content commentary

This is how I got into daily journaling.

I took some personal development content – mostly YouTube videos – and analyzed in how far I lack what they recommend.

For example, for content like 16 Habits of Highly Successful People, I would write about which of these habits I already have, which I really should implement and how I could do so.

This is a very structured and easy but valuable way to journal. It increases your self-awareness and helps you to not just consume self-help content but actually use it to change your life.

Also, you will never lack anything to write about since there is an abundance of personal growth content out there.

2. Scripting

Scripting describes a way of journaling in which you write in the first person as if you are already living your dream life.

For example, don’t write about how today was just another day studying all day long while spending a few hours on your side hustle.

Instead, write about how your business hit the 5.000 €/month benchmark today. Write about how you found the dream apartment and what exactly it looks like.

Just write as if your goals have just become your reality, and make sure to imagine vividly and really feel the emotions along the way.

3. Problems turned to solutions

Another way I like to use scripting is by directly writing about how I solved a problem that I currently still have.

So, for example, instead of lamenting about how I am struggling to get clear skin or to learn faster or to get more blog traffic, I write about how I finally have these things and how all the effort and patience were worth it.

This helps to get unstuck from self-pity mode and it instead directs your attention to how you could reach this future reality.

4. Daily Summary

This is a very short journaling idea, but it can ingrain the habit of opening your journal every day.

Simply write a one or two-sentence summary of the most noteworthy things that happened during the day.

This will not only be nice to look back on, but it will also make you remember more of what you experienced and accomplished.

5. Letter from your future self

People always talk about writing a letter to your younger self. Why not turn that into an affirming and manifesting practice by writing a letter from the point of view of our future self.

What do you imagine your future self will be able to tell you?

You are on the right track; just be patient!
All the hard work is going to be worth it!
Things will turn out even better than you’ve expected them to!
XYZ isn’t a problem anymore!
I’ve come such a long within such a short time!

6. Journaling Prompts

Another great way to start journaling is by using the abundance of journaling prompts offered online.

Especially Pinterest can be a great source of inspiration, so make sure to create a Pinterest board full of journaling prompts for yourself and aim to write and answer to at least one prompt a day.

7. Diary

Recounting your day and working through the things that happened in diary-style can also be a form of journaling.

It’s not my personal favorite because I’ve already recounted everything often enough by the time I sit down to journal.

Any additional recounting is an unnecessary dwelling that will only keep me stuck in a possibly unhelpful energy.

8. Daily gratitude, affirmations, positive/negative, and self-worth

Ok, so this is part of my morning routine, which is why it’s a perfect idea to start journaling daily. I start the morning by writing down :

three things I’m grateful for (try to find new ones as often as possible)
three affirmations (in the present tense, as if you already have it)
one good thing that happened yesterday and one bad thing (this is referencing to one of the Universal Laws, the Law of Balance, which basically states that for everything positive, there is something negative)
lastly, one skill or attribute that makes me feel proud and worthy (because if we feel unworthy, we won’t manifest our dreams)

Being consciously aware of the law of balance is important because you can make your life very difficult if you try to only stay on the positive side.

People who try to stay positive often have a big emotional crash that balances them out again.

So make yourself aware of the negatives to every positive in your life. For example:

More income means more taxes.
Finding your dream apartment means additional costs for moving all your stuff there.
A good grade means it will be more difficult for you to keep your performance on the same level and people have higher expectations of you.
Finding the perfect dress means having to spend the money to buy it.

You get the point. There is always a downside to every good thing, but these downsides don’t mean we can’t appreciate the good.

9. Journal through your regrets

Most of us try to suppress the memories of embarrassing situations or other regrets. Of course, we do. After all, it hardly creates comfortable feelings.

However, this doesn’t help us because ‘what you resist, persists.’

Suppressing these memories will only make them pop into your mind at random during the day. Maybe you were in a good mood, and then the memory pops up and makes you feel bad.

So how do we prevent this from happening? The answer: By working through our regrets and overcoming them.

Usually, I do this as a meditation with eyes closed, but writing it down might be better for you if it helps you process and feel the emotions.

This is how you do it:

Allow yourself to vividly remember the situation you regret and let yourself feel the regret.
Then imagine yourself standing next to your past self or the person who wronged you, and tell them: “I forgive you, and I ask that you forgive me.”
Next, imagine how your past self or the person who wronged you looks at you and tells you the same thing.
Lastly, breathe in deeply, and when you breathe out, release your regret out through the breath.

Depending on how deeply ingrained your regret or anger is, it will take a few of these sessions to get rid of it.

But if you do it for every new uncomfortable memory, you will notice yourself cling to them far less.

Which is your favorite idea to start journaling daily?

And who got you interested in journaling in the first place? I think for me, it was Kalyn Nicholson and Kimberley Wenya.

As always, make sure to share any additional tips down below. We always appreciate your advice.

Until next time, Felicity Seeker!

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1. Go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day

2. Don’t allow yourself to hit snooze

3. Don’t say you HAVE to do something, but you GET TO do something

4. Set up automatic savings

5. Disable autoplay

6. Use social media only through their website, not the app

7. Always have a big water bottle near

8. Always look for the 1% you can improve

9. Always try to find opportunities

10. Park your car farther away/Get out one bus stop earlier

11. Switching one product a month for a healthier, cheaper, or more sustainable alternative

1. Ask questions

2. Don’t just consume mainstream content

3. Don’t just strive for accomplishments but for experiences

4. Be passionate

5. Stay up to date in more than just politics

6. Overcome obstacles with grace and ease

7. Have a vision for your future

8. Be private

9. Gain power

10. Allow yourself to be authentic and strange

11. Be knowledgeable about multiple different topics

1. You know how to figure things out by yourself

2. But you don’t try to figure everything out by yourself

3. You’re curious about a wide range of topics

4. You think through everything that you do

5. You’re doubting your knowledge

6. You go against the stream

7. You can adapt to any situation in a short time

8. You are very productive and get a lot done in a short amount of time

9. You’re surrounded by people who have their life together

10. You actively learn things outside of school or your job

11. You take care of your health

1. You are punctual

2. You are organized and don’t lose things/your life is organized

3. You are kind and patient; especially in annoying situations

4. Your shoes are clean

5. You give people and projects your undivided attention

6. You listen to other people’s opinions and counsel but only follow that of a few carefully selected people

7. You hold yourself to high standards

8. You separate your private and professional life and don’t overshare

9. You surround yourself with respectable people

10. You don’t gossip or deal with unnecessary drama

11. You keep your word

1. Learn how to write with your non-dominant hand

2. Learn how to brush your teeth with your non-dominant hand

3. Learn to do splits

4. Learn to hold a handstand

5. Learn to speed read

6. Practise the Memory Palace technique until you can use it with ease

7. Learn the Major System to memorize numbers with ease

8. Go a month without sugar

9. Go a month without gluten

10. Eat vegan for a month

11. Practise Yoga daily for a month

12. Learn how to juggle

13. Learn to spin a pen between your fingers

14. Learn to type with ten fingers

15. Cook one new recipe daily for a month

16. Find less-waste-producing alternatives for at least four household items in one month

17. Journal every day for 30 days

18. Improve your selfie skills with ten selfies a day for a month

19. Try a new makeup look every day for 2 weeks

20. Challenge yourself to read one book a week

21. Summarize every day of a month/a year in a sentence

1. Content commentary

2. Scripting

3. Problems turned to solutions

4. Daily Summary

5. Letter from your future self

6. Journaling Prompts

7. Diary

8. Daily gratitude, affirmations, positive/negative, and self-worth

9. Journal through your regrets