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Reactive to Proactive Thinking
This challenge is designed to help you build the vital habit of controlling your day rather than letting the day control you. We’ve all caught ourselves in the position of automatically reacting to what life throws at us. When we decide to merely fall in the habit of reacting to stimuli, we lose the…
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Reading 15 Minutes a Day
Build one of the most important habits; The habit of reading, by starting with 15 minutes a day. Read 15 minutes a day of a chosen book or other impactful media. Reading isn’t difficult, it’s just the difficulty of starting that is. Reading can be the most rewarding and educational habit one can…
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The Mood Calendar
How can you improve your wellbeing in a way that is deep and lasting? To do this, you need to first find your Baseline mood. By collecting data on how we feel on a day to day basis, we begin to discover what conditions bring us joy in our day to day living. We…
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that was first published in 1988. Originally written in Portuguese, it became a widely translated international bestseller.[1][2] An allegorical novel, The Alchemist follows a young Andalusian shepherd in his journey to the pyramids of Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding…
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The Digital Detox Challenge
Welcome to The KOA Challenge of the Week! Each and every week we challenge ourselves with tests that improve us mentally as well as physically. Become a better, stronger, more refined version of yourself with KOA. Remember, if you’d like to dive into a Challenge of the Week further than the 7 day period that…
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Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
In Flow, Csikszentmihalyi demonstrates the ways a positive state of consciousness can be controlled, not just left to chance. During flow, the ability to experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life increases.
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The Long Term Planning Challenge
Welcome to The KOA Challenge of the Week! Each and every week we challenge ourselves with tests that improve us mentally as well as physically. Become a better, stronger, more refined version of yourself with KOA. Remember, if you’d like to dive into a Challenge of the Week further than the 7 day period that…
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The Machine Brain – Offloading Tasks for Efficiency and Wellbeing
As a human, we can only keep track of so much. A cluttered mind is a dull and slowed down mind. This is why it’s important to offload the small trivial tasks in order to clear up some space to actually focus on what’s important. Habits Resources ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ – Task Management 101 – Using Google Calendar…
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The Pareto Principle (Why You Shouldn’t Focus On Everything)
[player id=2734] I am sure you have heard the words “Pareto Principle” or “80/20 rule” at least once in your life. They are everywhere: productivity, business, how-to-do-more-this-year-100%-real videos… But do you really know what the Pareto Principle is and how it affects your life? What’s more, do you know how to take advantage of this…
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A Mind for Numbers by Dr. Barbara Oakley
In A Mind for Numbers, Dr. Oakley lets us in on the secrets to learning effectively—secrets that even dedicated and successful students wish they’d known earlier. Contrary to popular belief, math requires creative, as well as analytical, thinking. Most people think that there’s only one way to do a problem, when in actuality, there are…