Suspend censoring yourself. Experiment with observing yourself instead.
I want to go within. I don’t care, right here and right now, about the social implications of my creations. I care about the censorship
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No abuse will be tolerated; and why I had to pause
“Don’t allow anyone to teach you how to be a nice person, a person who accepts violence and who unlearns how to respond to it.”
Notes from the exile
It’s safe here. I feel safe. I’ve been given the tiny slice of freedom that should be granted to any human being at any moment. It’s predictable here.
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📖A first look into my new book “One Step Per Day: Meditations to begin again, whenever you need”.We’ll host a launch celebration gathering in Amsterdam
Long working hours increase risk of stroke and death by heart disease; study by World Health Organisation and International Labour Organisation finds
“Working 55 hours or more per week is a serious health hazard. It’s time that we all, governments, employers, and employees wake up to the
Mental Health is not an individual matter | #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
If the air that we breathe is toxic,not even the most advanced breathing exercise will help us live better. Mental health is not just a
You can’t handle everything. And that’s okay.
Just accept it.You won’t be able to meet all of your deadlines.To reach all of your goals. You can’t be everything for everyone.You can’t handle
Before you use the word “deadline” at work again, read this:
When working on a project, it is common to use “deadline” as the desired date that something must be accomplished. But why? Why use something that starts with “dead” as such a vital part of our work terminology?
Yes, you are burned out: burnout denial & accepting that you are not well
Why is it so difficult to accept we are burned out, how can you know if you are at risk and what to do next.
I don’t believe we are limitless.
I don’t buy into the, “if you miss your bus, be your own bus”, story. This probably doesn’t translate well, but I found this quote
What does it mean to be a “Better Achiever” anyway?
It took me six months to share this picture. Earlier this year, I pitched a 5-minute talk to be one of the speakers in the
Morning Pages: The Joy of Writing Upon Awakening
In the early stages recovery from my second burnout, I came across a book called The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron. She created a 12-week
An Ode to Hope
Good morning – I’m writing this to myself. To you. I was ranking the most fantastic moments of my life last night, while trying to
Yes, you are burned out: on accepting that you are not well
In all conversations I had so far with people who burned out and people who work with or research burnout, there is one thing that
On Showing Up
It’s been a couple of days since I published my last blog article (about Morning Pages, and how helpful they’ve been in making me re-engage
Raw Ideas: The year of starting over
2018 started in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, under the fireworks, by the sea, drinking warm beer. Then, it started when I landed back in Holland,
Raw Idea: The day of nothing
So… Yesterday, I posted on my Instagram something about disconnecting from work, didn’t I? It was my day off, and I wasn’t exactly planning on
Raw Idea: Our obsession with numbers
Why did I let myself drift into posting stuff on Instagram instead of writing? Social media is such a tough beast to tame… I thought
From overachiever to Better Achiever
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.” Confucius I learned how to read and write when I was four. By 16,
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