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Cornerstone Habits Can Help Improve Your Life

Whether intentional or not, chances are you have formed a few habits that you practice every day. Maybe you have a habit of waking up and going straight to look at your phone. Perhaps you have a habit of cleaning up as you cook. Or, maybe you have developed a habit of biting your nails when you feel stressed or nervous. Habits, whether good or bad, are a necessary part of life. Why? They help free the decision-making areas of your brain up for choices that need more of your attention. Forming habits isn’t as simple as it…

Post author:Fatemah Farahan
Post published:February 8, 2022

Gratitude and Gratefulness: The #1 Secret to Happiness

I’d been awake since 3am, and hadn’t slept more than four hours in nearly a week. Every stressful aspect of my life, personally and professionally, needed my attention in some way, and no relief appeared in sight. I was so on edge that when my husband inquired if I wanted some tea, I unwittingly snapped, inadvertently taking my frustrations out on him. I instantly felt awful, knowing I’d messed up with my partner, and needed to atone. But as I walked towards the kitchen, my husband met me in the hall, holding a hot cup of…

Post author:Fatemah Farahan
Post published:September 1, 2021

Six Reasons Why Sleep is Important for Finding Fulfillment

On any given morning, my son will wake as either Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde, and you can generally predict-- with astonishing accuracy-- on which side of the coin he’ll land. If he goes to bed at his normal time, and obtains the requisite 10 hours of sleep he needs to recharge his brain and body? He’s an angel. But when he resists his body’s circadian rhythm, and rejects his natural sleep-wake cycle, refusing to fall asleep at his normal bedtime? Well, let’s just say you should avoid our house on those mornings. If this pattern…

Post author:Fatemah Farahan
Post published:February 20, 2021

Tom Brady is a paragon of human excellence

Why Routines are Fundamental for a Fulfilled Life

Tom Brady is a paragon of human excellence, a fact driven home by his recent tenth Super Bowl appearance at the age of 43. He’s achieved a level of professional success few could ever even imagine, and while it’s become fairly routine to heap praise on the future Hall-of-Famer, his unparalleled accomplishments as a football player beg the question: how does he do it? The answer is quite simple, particularly if Aristotle’s assessment of excellence-- that preeminence is not a singular act, but the habitual repetition of actions-- is correct. Tom Brady, like the vast majority…

Post author:Fatemah Farahan
Post published:February 7, 2021