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There is an untold truth about money – an actual equation that allows you to build wealth from nothing. It’s an equation that is hardly taught in schools if at all, and is often overlooked by those who are trying to get rich, or achieve their dreams of “financial freedom”. In this video, we’ll take a look at exactly what that equation is.

Atomic Habits can help you improve every day, no matter what your goals are. As one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, James Clear reveals practical strategies that will help you form good habits, break bad ones, and master tiny behaviors that lead to big changes. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. Instead, the issue is with your system. There is a reason bad habits repeat themselves over and over again, it's not that you are not willing to change, but that you have the wrong system for changing. “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems” - James Clear I’m a huge fan of this book, and as soon as I read it I knew it was going to make a big difference in my life, so I couldn’t wait to make a video on this book and share my ideas.

Here are some simple everyday habits that make you smarter! You probably already know that being smart is important, but did you know that there are certain things smart people do every day, which you can do too? That's right. You don't have to be a genius or a highly intelligent person and spend hours in the library to get smarter. There are simple habits that can improve your cognitive functioning and boost your brain power. Smart people understand that being smart is not just about how much information we learn or how many facts we know; it's about being able to use that information effectively. A smart person can take in new information and synthesize it into something useful for themselves or others in their lives. Smart people are also self aware and curious about the world around them. They are always looking for ways to improve themselves and their lives. And they know the importance of critical thinking and continuous learning and evolving. If you want to become smarter and increase your IQ, try to incorporate these daily habits into your life.

You need the play the long game. To do that, you need to have a constant overview of the big picture, but play on a micro-level - your 24 hours within a day.

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You can start changing your life. You can be happier with tiny changes. Hey, you can even start today.

Try cultivating these ten skills in your own life and see how they affect your life both in the short and long term. It might just surprise you!

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You might have seen videos or news articles about all the amazing benefits of waking up at 5am, 4am or anything in between. Some of those benefits might include: being more productive, focused, motivated, happier etc.. That's complete rubbish and I'll explain why. Getting up early won't make you more focused or productive. In fact, it could actually kill your productivity. Just because some CEO of a company or a navy SEAL wakes up at 4am, it doesn't mean you should wake up at that time as well. Today I'll explain why not everyone is suited to wake up that early, and why it's ok if you don't. Then you can decide for yourself if you want to follow that advice.

We're all lazy to some extent. And there's nothing wrong with that. However, most of the time, it's those exact moments of laziness that make us overindulge on our bad habits. We all have certain behaviours that we default to, and we tend to perform them almost on auto-pilot. Those behaviours could be positive, or they could be negative. However, instead of accepting all of our default behaviours, we should re-examine the ones that are not serving us and adjust them. And we can use our lazy nature to our advantage here. All we need to do is utilise The 20 Second Rule.

How often do you actually wake up feeling energized? How many times a week do you get up when your alarm rings, without hitting the snooze button? Nothing is worse than going to bed early, only to wake up still feeling exhausted. There are number of factors that affect how tired you feel in the morning, and you probably have some habits that are robbing you of your energy. We'll look at some of the solutions that you should adopt, which will help you wake up early and well rested. 1 .STOP SNOOZING When you snooze, you’re not really getting more sleep. It doesn’t make you feel better about waking up. It actually does nothing beneficial for you. Every single time you hit the snooze button you wake up feeling more tired. 2.GET ENOUGH SLEEP We need a certain amount of sleep every day for our body to function properly. You should go to sleep and wake up at the same time seven days per week. This way your body gets into the rhythm and you can wake up naturally at the end of a sleep cycle, every single day. 3.RE-HYDRATE AND GET THE BLOOD FLOWING It's crucial that you hydrate yourself first thing in the morning. After 6 to 8 hours without water, you'll naturally be dehydrated, and dehydration causes fatigue. Another important thing to do, is some light exercise as soon as you wake up. It may seem counter intuitive, but researchers say expending energy by engaging in regular exercise, doesn't make you tired, it actually creates energy in your body. 4.AVOID SCREENS BEFORE BED Your TV, smart phone and computer screen all produce artificial blue light. The problem with artificial light in the evening, is that it tricks your body in to thinking that it's actually day time. When it gets darker outside, your body naturally produces a sleep hormone called melatonin. Since artificial light blocks melatonin production, we can really mess up our sleep, because your body doesn't send signals to your cells that's it's night time.

In today's world, being able to focus is almost like a superpower. You rarely see anyone who's able to concentrate on a single task for hours. And the individuals who are able to focus, to nobody's surprise, get so much more done than other people. There are many areas where you could benefit from better concentration. Whether it's for school, studying, work or a hobby. If you're able to focus you can get your desired results faster. So today I'll explain what's holding you back from focusing and what you can do to improve it.

You probably don't have a problem playing video games or browsing social media on your phone. In fact I have no doubt you could sit in front of a screen and do both of those activities for 2 hours, or even longer without breaking your concentration. But what about half an hour of studying? That might be too hard. How about working on your side business for another hour? Doesn't sound too appealing. Even though you logically know that studying, exercising, building a business or something equally productive, will bring you more benefits in the long run, you still prefer watching TV, playing video games and scrolling through social media. One might argue that it's obvious why. One activity is easy and doesn't require much effort, while the other activity is difficult and it requires you to apply yourself. But some people seem to have no problem studying, exercising, or working on their side projects, regularly. Which begs the question: Why are some people more motivated to tackle difficult things? And is there a way to make doing difficult things, easy?

One fundamental teaching of Socrates refers to the theme of self control. According to Socrates, wisdom or philosophy allows people to adopt self-control and to do what is right in their life. To achieve self control, people must be free from their appetites for bodily pleasures, like food, drink, sex and other physical comforts. For example, Socrates was famous for going barefoot and dressing as simply as possible, managing to control his own passions, desires, and appetites. His asceticism - or severe self-discipline - is difficult to follow in our modern lives as for many of us such a lifestyle is neither practical nor desirable. In spite of this, he can still teach us to enhance our self-control, and to help you better understand his teachings regarding the mastery of self-control and how best to implement them into your own life, here are 3 lessons from the wisdom of Socrates: 01. Be in control of your bodily desires 02. Be Just 03. Know yourself I hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope these 3 ways to master self-control will add value to your life. Socrates lived between 469 and 399 B.C.E. and he is one of the most famous philosophers in the entire history of humankind. He is sometimes considered as the founder of the Western philosophy and his work reflects the philosophy of Skepticism, which has as its main base that knowledge can be obtained through systematic doubt and continual testing. Although Socrates hasn't written anything, he has forever changed philosophy itself. Most of the things we know today about his philosophy came from Plato, Aristophanes and Xenophon whose writings are in the form of dialogues between Socrates and other Athenians. These writings gave birth to a new literary genre called the Socratic dialogue. Unfortunately, he is also famous for his tragic life. In 399 BCE, he was accused of corrupting the youth of Athens and of failing to acknowledge the city's official gods. After a trial that lasted just a single day, he was sentenced to death. He spent his last day in prison, refusing to escape. The way his life ended can be considered as the founding myth of philosophy as a discipline. For one to really practice philosophy, they have to go against societal norms, to question everything even at the risk of their own peril. Everything about Socrates was impressive: his appearance, personality, and behaviour, as well as in his views and methods. And this made many of the people around him to write about him, including Plato. It is unfortunate that Socrates did not write at all and all we have is indirect evidence. Also, it is said that each age produces a Socrates of its own, however there are some core fundamental teachings of the original Socrates that transcend the centuries.

In this video we will be talking about The 10 ways to control or anger from the writings of Seneca. Seneca was a Roman statesman and stoic philosopher, who in his book De Ira, offers us tips to prevent and control anger within Stoic philosophy. So here are 10 tips from Seneca to control your anger - 01. Recognize that anger is destructive 02. Recognize your anger triggers and learn to control them 03. Just wait 04. Use art and music to calm the mind 05. See yourself as an offender 06. Heal rather than punish 07. Choose your friends wisely 08. Don’t seek reasons to be angry 09. Use self-deprecating humor 10. Practice Self-reflection Seneca was a prominent Roman philosopher and playwright who published several essential works about Stoicism. He counselled Emperor Nero, and thought that anger is a temporary madness, and that even when justified, we should never act on the basis of it because it affects our sanity. Seneca wrote a book specifically on anger called “De Ira” which defines and explains anger within the context of Stoic philosophy, and offers advice on how to prevent and control anger and that’s why in this video we are going to look at 10 ways we can control our anger from the teachings of Seneca. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways.

In this video we will be using some of the Stoic wisdom of Marcus Aurelius as motivation to help keep you from worrying and stressing too much about the ongoing pandemic as well as all the other things that we tend to worry about in our everyday, modern lives. During his rule, Aurelius found the time to construct a series of autobiographical writings, now known as the Meditations. In these writings, Marcus Aurelius offered a number of key insights on how to stop worrying. So here are 5 important insights we could use to stop worrying from the writings of Marcus Aurelius - 01. Everything is just history repeating 02. Ignore the noise 03. Practice mindfulness 04. Serve yourself 05. Serve others I hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope that these insights will keep you from worrying. Even though Marcus Aurelius wrote it 2,000 years ago — his insights on Stoicism still carry strong weight today. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways.

n this video we will be talking about 12 practical exercises, as per the book How to be a Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci that uses Epictituse’s Enchiridion, which we can use in the modern world while mastering the four stoic virtues. So here are 10 important insights for being a stoic from Epictetus. 01. Examine your impressions 02. Remind yourself of the impermanence of thing 03. The reverse clause 04. How can I use virtue here and now 05. Pause and take a deep breath 06. Other-ize 07. Speak little and well 08. Choose your company well 09. Respond to insults with humor 10. Don’t speak too much about yourself 11. Speak without judging 12. Reflect on your day I hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope you find these exercise helpful if you wish to pursue Stoicism.

In this video we will be talking about 10 important insights for building your Self Discipline from the writings of Marcus Aurelius. He was also a devout student of the philosophy of Stoicism. During his rule, Aurelius found the time to construct a series of autobiographical writings, now known as the Meditations. In these writings, the Marcus Aurelius offered a number of key insights on how to build self discipline. So here are 10 important insights for self discipline from Marcus Aurelius. 1. Self Discipline starts with finding your purpose 2. Count on yourself 3. Show up every day 4. Practice voluntary hardship 5. Practice dichotomy of control 6. Never play the victim 7. Practice delayed gratification 8. Ignore naysayers 9. Find wise people to emulate 10. Honestly review your day I hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope you find these insights very insights very helpful to for your self discipline. Even though Marcus Aurelius wrote it 2,000 years ago — his insights on Stoicism still carry strong weight today. Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Even though it is over 2000 years old, more and more people are discovering how Stoicism is not only relevant to modern times, but can be applied in very simple, yet strong ways.

Dig into the seasoning known as MSG, and find out how this flavoring was developed and if it’s actually bad for your health. -- In 1968, Dr. Robert Ho Man Kwok felt ill after dinner at a Chinese restaurant and wrote a letter to a medical journal connecting his symptoms to MSG. His letter would change the world’s relationship with MSG, inspiring international panic, biased science, and sensationalist journalism for the next 40 years. So what is this seasoning, and is it actually bad for you? Sarah E. Tracy investigates.

'Act normal, don’t be silly, don’t bully lots of people' We brought together two people with a very large gap of 57 years between them and got them to ask each other questions about life and growing up. Our aim was to see if people from opposing stages of their lives could learn from each other.

What is the best life we can live? How can we cope with whatever the universe throws at us and keep thriving nonetheless? The ancient Greco-Roman philosophy of Stoicism explains that while we may not always have control over the events affecting us, we can have control over how we approach things. Massimo Pigliucci describes the philosophy of Stoicism.

Narcissism isn’t just a personality type that shows up in advice columns; it’s actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists. But what causes it? And can narcissists improve on their negative traits? W. Keith Campbell describes the psychology behind the elevated and sometimes detrimental self-involvement of narcissists.