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Do you want to get to know more about yourself? Your health, how successful you are and your performance? The Quantified Self movement promises to give you precise data about your health and your track records in many activities. It promises to give self-knowledge through numbers. However, when we try to over-quantify qualitative concepts like happiness, we end up missing out the essence of life.
Quantified Self & Accountable Me
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Discipline and the Joy of Wasting Time – A Difficult Balance
Discipline does not always work in our favour. When we fire us up with meeting targets, we often lose touch with our inner core and miss the joy of the journey. Maybe it is time to re-learn the joy of "wasting time” to get back in balance. How do you harmonize your need for discipline with your desire for freedom and spending some "you-time"?
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The joy of doing chores
I used to do my chores efficiently, driven by my discipline. However, I have recently discovered a new attitude towards these kinds of activities, enjoying the simple sense of accomplishment they bring.
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Fearing the fear
We learn from our past experiences. They make our choices easier, help us understand the world better, and help us avoid doing the same mistakes. However, projecting past experiences onto present or future situations also makes us less open to new experiences. I find myself fearing the fear when it comes to situations related to painful experiences. How do you approach situations you dread?