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neurodiversity. calm productivity. mental health.

I write about and share practical psychological knowledge and real-life stories. When you have a moment, I invite you to take a break—maybe with a cup of tea—and read any articles that speak to you. 

Burnout is not cool.

When I entered the world of personal development, it got clear pretty quickly that working yourself into the ground is expected. You can wear burnout as a pledge of honor. “I’m so tired, I got home from work last night and then worked on my business until 2 am. That’s

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Stop shoulding all over yourself

Work harder. Do yoga. Make more money. Eat less sugar. Make it look easy. Don’t stress. When I tell myself that I should do something, that something immediately gets less exciting. The energy shifts. Especially if I just think I should do it because everybody says it’s important. Saying ‘should’ weighs

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Unhappiness 101

Something was wrong. Deep inside I knew I wasn’t happy. Of course, I did everything in my power to numb that feeling and convince myself that I was alright. Does that sound like the description of a happiness blogger? Because it is. It describes my situation, the one I’ve been

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Why doing a job you love matters

Some people say that it’s okay to have a job you don’t love. Your job’s purpose is to pay your bills, right? So why talk about this woo woo “do what you’re passionate about” theory? Let’s take a step back and look at it from a 10.000 feet perspective: Why

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Does Success Lead to Happiness? What Science says.

All our goals and dreams of success have one thing in common: We believe they’ll bring us happiness. That’s why we take big leaps, and go off to chase dreams, shiny objects, and bigger paychecks. We believe that if we could just achieve this one more thing, we would finally

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