Hypnagogic State

There is a lot of talk about productivity, stress and burnout. No wonder. We're constantly bashed with an array of information. From our city lives, our friends and family, from the screens inside and outside our houses and pockets, and well, from a fast-paced type of lifestyle that we so cherish in the Western World. Sometimes we may say "I'll sleep when I'm dead", but truth be said, unless you truly are getting enough sleep to feel energised throughout your days, then you'll be dead sooner than before if you don't get enough sleep. Lack of sleep is tied to a lot of health issues and is hurting your productivity and happiness. A lot. While sleeping is resting, we also forget to, well, rest. Be it in the form of just laying down for a while, closing your eyes, meditating or just swerving away from the daily grind a bit, all forms of resting are beneficial. We should not confuse procrastinating or being lazy with resting; in fact, if you're procra

Let me start with one of my favourite stories ever: the one of Petra Majdič. She was a professional cross-country skiier from Slovenia who proved that four broken ribs and a punctured lung wasn't enough to stop her from getting the bronze during the Winter Olympics 2010 in Vancouver. After skidding on a patch of ice and suffering from a harsh fall while warming up, Petra defied her coach's advice and proceded get through with the qualifications, all the way to the semi-finals. In fact, it was only during the semi-final that one of her broken ribs punctured a lung. But that didn't stop her as she went on and competed on the final. She got the bronze medal. Despite the excruciating pain that Petra must've felt and the fact that what she did was plain dangerous, she went through with what she wanted the most, which in this case was competing. And compete she did. Now, I'm not saying that you have to go through extreme physical pain and fatigue in order to accompl

There are nuances in life that can, sometimes, confuse us. Lately, it is more than common to hear about meditation and mindfulness as the single best thing you can do for you self right now in your life. (It may just be). Meditation can, in a way, be described as an act of focusing on only one thing at a time. Maybe it's your breath, a certain part of the body, some type of movement: walking. It can even be music. Meditation trains your attention, calms your mind, and soothes your body. Not to be mistaken with mindfulness: being mindful of your activities may or may not be meditation. One can argue that when one is meditating, one is mindful, but the opposite is not necessarily true. Now, we've all heard about carpe diem . It can be an extension of the concept of being mindful: if one is mindful, one is present at all times. And since the future or the past cannot exist in the present moment, then, by being mindful, you can only truly leave in the moment. But where do