mindset
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I Deadlifted 136kg By Focusing On The Process, Not The Goal
In August 2015, I boldly proclaimed that I would become a “deadlifting badarse”. In my own world, that meant being able to deadlift 136kg. I struggled with 93kg at the time, so 136kg felt like a dream goal, the kind a four-year-old might blurt out. Then, last week I finally deadlifted 125kg for the first…
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Don’t Be Fooled By ‘Protein Cookies’ And Other ‘Protein’ Junk Foods
The other day at the gym, I found this bag of peanut butter “protein cookies” and was utterly fascinated by it. The packaging proudly displays “18 grams of protein per bag”, along with every healthy-sounding buzzword there is: Non-GMO, gluten-free and high protein. Let’s not put on airs, bag of cookies, you’re still junk food.
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Overcome Shyness With ‘Radical Implosion’
Shyness isn’t a lifelong personality trait. Learning to talk to strangers is a skill you can acquire. Want to know how Conan O’Brien and Will Ferrell got over their shyness? Using a technique called “radical implosion”.
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Ease Anxiety Around Stressful Situations By Saying ‘I Am Excited’
When stress is high and anxiety has taken over, the hardest thing anyone can do is “calm down”. What if, instead, you capitalised on this negative, heightened emotion and turned it into a more positive one, like excitement. Start by telling yourself, “I am excited.”