It is almost impossible not to hear this statement when you talk to someone: what would so-and-so think or say? My mind immediately shoots this subliminal fast response: who cares what people think or this…
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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…
Why laughter is contagious by Suf Alkhaldi
Properly, the most rewarding human habit, developed through thousands of years of evolution, is the ability to laugh. Laughing creates a state of happiness and relaxation that we all enjoy. It is not surprising that…
A resolution: The decision to be happy by Suf Alkhadi
Every year I spend some time to write down my resolution for the year. Most of the time, I achieve 80% of what I write down. This year, I will share one resolution with my readers: I…
How can habits help us to break the wall of fear? by Suf Alkhaldi
I want to take the final weeks of this year to revisit some of my previous posts and update them with new material. In a previous post, I wrote about forming the habit of reading, thanking…
The Science of “Choking” and the End of Freezing Under Pressure by Suf Alkhaldi
Have you ever studied very hard for an exam and when the time came for taking the exam, you completely failed? If you said yes, you are not alone. This phenomenon of failing under pressure…
Leading to better performance and more brainpower: Meditation by Suf Alkhaldi
In our current fast-paced lives, increasing our stress decreases our ability to remember things and, therefore, decreases our working memory. The constant and chronic worries drag our mental state to drain our brainpower, leaving us…
The race to win our attention: fight back by Suf Alkhaldi
As our life becomes faster due to the development of many technologies that compete to attract our attention even for milliseconds, our ability to function with less distraction decreases. E-mails, cell phones, TV, and daily…