A practice that I have recently been doubling down on is something that I like to call embodiment. To me, that means living in the body. Maintaining awareness of your physical feelings. Try it right now. Close your eyes and feel yourself. You can scan through your body. Feel your face, your chest, your belly … Continue reading The Art of Embodiment
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My life philosophy in four books
While I’m no reading fanatic by any means, over the last few years I’ve crushed through a hell of a lot of books. When I look back at that time now, there are four books that really stand out to me and the takeaways that I got from them. Let's dive straight in... The first … Continue reading My life philosophy in four books
Vai com Deus
Here in Brazil there’s a common expression - “Vai com Deus”, translates to "Go with god". People will use it when they are saying goodbye. A “have a great day” or "take care of yourself" kinda thing. Generally only used by more the more religious, but all the same you hear it from time to … Continue reading Vai com Deus
The next level of human evolution
Today let’s get a bit out there. Astral. Spiritual. Let’s enter the woo. Let’s leave the world of scientific validity and try to enter the realm of merely philosophising and exploring the realm of possibilities. Theres a term that gets thrown around a lot in spiritual circles, and that term is the “collective consciousness”. The … Continue reading The next level of human evolution
Stay tuned… :)
Hey everyone! Writing today to let you know I haven't disappeared or stopped writing, just been busy and writing in the background but not releasing 🙂 Happy to say that it is a rainy Saturday here in Floripa, and I have just scheduled out the next six posts to be released every Saturday from here … Continue reading Stay tuned… 🙂
2020 Lookback
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to sit down and unload a fat ass brain dump. It ended up being around 10k words or so, all geared around looking back at the year 2020 and what happened throughout it all. After I wrote this I thought to myself, "fuck, this is way too … Continue reading 2020 Lookback
When flow triggers backfire
In the world of Flow States there is a topic called “Flow Triggers.” These are the things that we can do to drive ourselves into flow. The “triggers” we can pull that will drive us into the state. They come from the work of people like Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Herb Benson, Robert Sapolsky and Keith Sawyer. … Continue reading When flow triggers backfire
Flow Triggers as an Arsenal
Over the last few weeks I’ve been enjoying the exploration of flow triggers. The things that you can do to drive yourself into the zone. Into a state where you are laser focused and can get more done in less time. Today’s topic will continue on this tangent 🙂 For some background context, in case … Continue reading Flow Triggers as an Arsenal
Tell me your favorite drugs and I’ll tell you your flow triggers
If you follow along in the larger Troy Story, you’ll know that my passion over the last few years has been the exploration of Flow States. That feeling of being “in the zone”, and understanding the science of what is going on in the brain and body when you experience that state. In previous posts … Continue reading Tell me your favorite drugs and I’ll tell you your flow triggers
How to discover your flow triggers
When you think of the phrase “in the zone” - what come to mind for you? What are the activities/sports/hobbies/passions where you’re so focused on the task at hand that time passes by in a strange way and you accomplish more in less time? It’s a question I ponder frequently. I ask it to about … Continue reading How to discover your flow triggers