Around 7 years ago I read The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg and I loved it. It was during a period of deep learning after I became committed to understanding more about myself. A key point in the book was the concept of the habit loop. It was the idea that habits are made … Continue reading Changing my routine
Tag: Blogging
You have to show interest in your interests
In a recent conversation I expressed that I believe it's important to show interest in your interests, especially if it's something you want a career in. If you want to get into photography are you taking photos, learning about the manual settings on your camera, attending exhibitions etc. And how often are you doing these … Continue reading You have to show interest in your interests
A necessary break
Currently working on and through lots of different things in my life. I've allowed myself to take space from blogging in order to ensure that I'm not posting about things that are fresh and problems that I'm yet to solve. A current theme for me is acceptance and I feel very lucky that my life … Continue reading A necessary break
Introspection and extrospection
Over the past few weeks I've been asking myself the question 'what is this blog about?'.I've been thinking about the topics I share most often and how that can be encapsulated into a few words, a clear answer to my question. Over the past few months I've been in a personal development, problem solving, self-help … Continue reading Introspection and extrospection
What’s it like?
I committed myself to writing and sharing it on this blog over 3 years ago. Sometimes it's easy but other times it feels difficult to do. Sometimes I want to write about the world or social media and other times I want to share what I've learnt about myself through self-exploration. The personal posts come … Continue reading What’s it like?
5 simple ways to improve your blog
Create cohesive content You don't have to write about a single topic but you don't want your posst to feel like they belong to 5 different blogs. Post consistently It could be daily, weekly or monthly posts. Find a schdule that works for you and then stick to it. Find your audience You might use … Continue reading 5 simple ways to improve your blog
Why I’ll never run out of ideas
How do you come up with something to write about every single day? Write about your interests and write about your experiences. The origin of this blog was about picking a small moment of each day and writing about the lesson I took from it. The small moment could be watching a film I loved … Continue reading Why I’ll never run out of ideas
Why I’ve decided to stop daily blogging? (For real this time)
Towards the end of 2020, I wrote a post sharing how I'd planned to stop daily blogging. Not long after, I changed my mind. I'd realised that I wasn't ready to give up daily blogging yet because I enjoyed it and it challenged me. I also felt proud knowing I'd committed to something challenging that … Continue reading Why I’ve decided to stop daily blogging? (For real this time)
Catching up and clearing out
If you've been a regular reader for more than a few months, you'll have noticed that I stopped blogging for about 6 weeks. There were a few posts here and there but it was far from my usual daily blogging. However, over the past few days I've been getting my ducks in a row and … Continue reading Catching up and clearing out
How to write 1001 blog posts
All you have to do is focus on each single post, one by one, day by day and suddenly you'll hit 100, 250, 500, 1000 and then 1001. If you miss a day or 2, you need to be willing to make it up to avoid falling behind so far that you're unable to catch … Continue reading How to write 1001 blog posts
The Daily Gemm 