If you are a go-getter and don’t have a mentor, you are really missing out of a great source of knowledge and wisdom. Having a mentor is as important as having a job. All the…
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This is a blog about creativity and mind research.
The wonder of Icelandic vacation 2 by Suf Alkhaldi
Probably, the most amazing cure for stress and the way to recharge my life battery is to take a vacation. Vacations for me usually reset the time to calibrate my life priorities. On vacations, I slow down…
The wonders of an Icelandic vacation by Suf Alkhaldi
Sitting in a coffee shop with my wife Sara ordering decaf cappuccinos in downtown Reykjavik a couple of weeks ago, I felt that I was transformed to a new world. Most of the people who…
How to self-control and manage your willpower by Suf Alkhaldi
Self-control is something we all need to work on when we hit our teenage years and beyond. Teenage years are often full of bad decisions — pushing against conventional wisdom and challenging anything that represents…
Why avoiding bad advice is hard by Suf Alkhaldi
One of the good skills I needed to develop was to know the difference between good and bad advice. It sounds simple, but it was not that simple for me and it is still not….
The 10,000 hours of deliberate practice rule by Suf Alkhaldi
The 10,000 hours deliberate practice was first introduced by K. Anders Ericsson in his famous article in Harvard Business Review in July-August of 2007, which has been famously used by Cal Newport (productivity blogger and Computer…
The decision to be productive at life by Suf Alkhaldi
As I am moving forward with deep work understanding, even taking a class on that (Top performer) , trying to achieve more but keeping regular hours of work, planning my day has become a challenge…
The discovery of deep work by Suf Alkhaldi
It is highly unlikely to read anything about working habits of current and previous well-known people without stumbling onto the Deep Work trend. The new book released by Cal Newport about Deep Work contributes to…
The beauty of living with a growth mindset by Suf Alkhaldi
I finally finished reading the book ” Mindset: the new psychology of success” by Carol Dweck recommended by a friend, two years ago — thank you Brighid. The book is a landmark for a new era…
The joy of ignoring failure by Suf Alkhaldi
When Elon Musk built his company SpaceX , he was asked about the possibility for his company to fail. His answer was a textbook inspiration for me and for all the people who hesitate to do…