Sitting in a coffee shop with my wife Sara ordering decaf cappuccinos in downtown Reykjavik a couple of weeks ago, I felt that I was transformed to a new world. Most of the people who were sitting there were in their late twenties to mid-thirties. Some were drinking coffee and eating cake while others were drinking… Read More
How to self-control and manage your willpower by Suf Alkhaldi
Self-control is something we all need to work on when we hit our teenage years and beyond. Teenage years are often full of bad decisions — pushing against conventional wisdom and challenging anything that represents the establishment or authority. My parents worked hard to teach me to control my anger, joy, as well as my desires.… Read More
Why avoiding bad advice is hard by Suf Alkhaldi
One of the good skills I needed to develop was to know the difference between good and bad advice. It sounds simple, but it was not that simple for me and it is still not. Knowing the difference between good and bad advice is not only hard, it is a skill – at least I have… Read More
The 10,000 hours of deliberate practice rule by Suf Alkhaldi
The 10,000 hours deliberate practice was first introduced by K. Anders Ericsson in his famous article in Harvard Business Review in July-August of 2007, which has been famously used by Cal Newport (productivity blogger and Computer Scientist at Georgetown University) and Malcolm Blackwell, the author of Outlier. Blackwell proved that in order to master a skill like playing… Read More
The decision to be productive at life by Suf Alkhaldi
As I am moving forward with deep work understanding, even taking a class on that (Top performer) , trying to achieve more but keeping regular hours of work, planning my day has become a challenge and fun as well. I try hard to place 90 minutes of deep work in the mornings and the afternoons… Read More
The discovery of deep work by Suf Alkhaldi
It is highly unlikely to read anything about working habits of current and previous well-known people without stumbling onto the Deep Work trend. The new book released by Cal Newport about Deep Work contributes to the definition and explanation of using this concept. Cal Newport’s blogs on the practice of deep work are followed by thousands… Read More
The beauty of living with a growth mindset by Suf Alkhaldi
I finally finished reading the book ” Mindset: the new psychology of success” by Carol Dweck recommended by a friend, two years ago — thank you Brighid. The book is a landmark for a new era of understanding the growth mindset and the fixed mindset. Many chapters of the book made me examine my own life. The explanation of… Read More
The joy of ignoring failure by Suf Alkhaldi
When Elon Musk built his company SpaceX , he was asked about the possibility for his company to fail. His answer was a textbook inspiration for me and for all the people who hesitate to do something big: “it is too important not to try.” History will tell you that achievers failed more than anybody… Read More
It is time to change how we look at stress by Suf Alkhaldi
What do you think about changing how you look at life stress? How about treating stress as a friend. Stress — as new research suggests– is not fatal as we used to think. One study suggests that it is not the stress but how people view it that contributes to higher or lower rates of… Read More
Why laughter is contagious by Suf Alkhaldi
Properly, the most rewarding human habit, developed through thousands of years of evolution, is the ability to laugh. Laughing creates a state of happiness and relaxation that we all enjoy. It is not surprising that we have comedy shows and comedy clubs as well as family gatherings, creating a lot of laughter. Somehow when I was… Read More
