Pushing Beyond Better

The emotional system of our bodies evolved over millions of years whereas in the past 12,000 years, the complexity of human society has risen substantially. Our brains have to deal with far more situations and scenarios than earlier humans. This can cause a disconnect between us and the modern world. Our emotional decisions may often seem irrational in the modern day. That’s because the modern day has been built from rules and logic outside the laws of nature. Blog post: https://pushingbeyondbetter.com/expectations-your-emotional-landscape-part-1

Diversity of investments which you think could be good/beneficial limits your risk while increasing the likelihood, similar to the way Venture Capitalists make investments. Doing this across multiples avenues in your life: knowledge, social, health, etc. can vastly keep you in the green, keeping life satisfaction up and continually increasing over time. Blog post: https://pushingbeyondbetter.com/self-invest-like-a-venture-capitalist

Humans are hyper-social creatures. Acknowledge this idea, implement it, and you can unlock infinite upgrades on your life. It’s astounding how powerful social experiences walk in lock-step to personal well-being. Transcript here: https://pushingbeyondbetter.com/social-experiences-are-key-to-personal-well-being

What do you do after you: regularly get 8 hours of sleep eat healthy 80% of the time stay hydrated daily live an active lifestyle You win life, right? Awesome on you if you have that all in order, but all of that is really just maintenance of your body. What does the heavy-lifting for a more enjoyable life? Concepts in your head. The dominant, most persistent ideas that regularly run through your mind affect your perception of the world and what you experience. Once you become aware of concepts that regularly inhabit your mind, you can become more vigilant about which concepts you let stay and which are no longer working for you. Read here: https://pushingbeyondbetter.com/enhance-your-life

There is an unfortunate fallacy that plagues people of all ages who have a relatively good life. This fallacy encourages complacency and even apathy. Before we reach this fallacy, we’ll explore a few questions Transcript here: https://pushingbeyondbetter.com/the-good-life-fighting-contentedness

Why meditate? Everyone spouts the great benefits of meditation these days. I would like to look at the pragmatic uses of meditation and how to craft a meditation practice that works for you. Transcript here: https://pushingbeyondbetter.com/meditation-kickstarts-self-awareness

We are deep inside the information age. 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created everyday. There is too much data to process. One of the most valuable commodities in today’s economy is YOUR attention. Attention may be one of the few commodities that is truly scarce today. Transcript here: https://pushingbeyondbetter.com/you-are-a-filter-your-attention-matters

“Creative block” is not insurmountable. Understanding what drives creativity will allow you to continually push your creative work to its bounds without being knocked out of commission for weeks on end. Transcript here: https://pushingbeyondbetter.com/continuous-learning-exploration-feeds-creativity

Investing in yourself is necessary and highly valuable in the cultivation of a happy and worthwhile life. I want to look at key investments that have huge returns over a lifetime if begun early and with effort. Transcript here: https://pushingbeyondbetter.com/3-worthwhile-self-investments-for-20-somethings